Lakshmi Nivas Mittal is an Indian-British businessman who is the chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaking company. He was born in 1950 in Rajasthan, India and moved to Kolkata as a child where his father owned a small steel mill. Mittal began his career in his father's steel business and built his success through acquiring struggling steel mills and improving their performance. He led numerous acquisitions that expanded Mittal Steel globally. In 2006, Mittal Steel merged with Arcelor to form ArcelorMittal, making it the world's largest steelmaker. Mittal focuses on operating sustainably and supporting local communities through education, health,

2. Lakshmi Nivas Mittal “ Always think outside the box and increase the opportunities that appear, wherever they might be”

3. Why Lakshmi Nivas Mittal ?

4. Biography - Lakshmi Nivas Mittal Indian born British steel tycoon Born on June 15 th 1950 in Rajasthan Family moved to Kolkata from Rajasthan His father Mohanlal Mittal set up a small steel mill in Kolkata.

5. Finished his bachelors degree in business and accounting Mittal began his early career in his fathers steel firm in the early 70s In 1976 Mittal moved to Indonesia and acquired a steel plant ISPAT INDO. His success has largely been built on buying up loss making steel owned mills and quickly turning them around.

7. His wife Usha runs the Indonesian business and his son Aditya and daughter Vanisha are members of the board of directors of Mittal steel.

8. MITTAL STEEL

9. History of Mittal Steel Mittal Group got into steel industry in 1976 when M L Mittal left country because of India’s restrictive economic policies. He went to Indonesia to set up ISPAT INDO. Group started spreading its activities across the globe in 1989 when it acquired an ailing plant in Trinidad and Tobago which was revived

10. 1994 group underwent partition of business interest in the family. All the foreign business were hived of into a separate group ISPAT International under the control of L N Mittal while Indian operations remained with his younger brothers P K Mittal and V K Mittal

11. Acquisitions

12. Mittal Steel growth Timeline 1989 – Acquisition of Iron and Steel company of Trinidad and Tobago 1992 – Acquisition of Sibalsa 1994 - Acquisition of Sidbec dosco 1995 - Acquisition of Hamburger Stahlwerke, ISPAT International Ltd and ISPAT Shipping formed/ Acquisition of Karmet 1997 - ISPAT International goes public 1998 - Acquisition of Inland Steel Companies 1999 - Acquisition of Unimetal 2001 - Acquisition of ALFASID/Acquisition of Sidex 2002 - Business assistance agreement signed with ISCOR

13. Mittal Steel growth Timeline 2003 - Acquisition of NOVA HUT 2004 - Acquisition of Polski Huty State/ Acquisition of B H Steel / Acquisition of Macdenonia Facilities from Balkan Steel / Creation of Mittal Steel and Proposed Acquisition of International Steel 2005 - Acquisition of Stake in Hunan Valin / ISG Acquisition completed / Mittal Steel Europe created / Mittal steel makes Fortune 500 / MDA with Liberian Government / Acquisition of Kryvorizhstal / Acquisition of Stelco subsidiaries 2006 - Merger with Arcelor

14. Current Status World’s largest and most global steel company with shipment of 49.2 million tones and revenue of over $28.1 billion in 2005 and net income of $3.4 billion No. 1 high quality steel producer with crude steel capacity with more than 70 million tons per annum Own steel making facilities in 16 countries spanning 4 continents Employs 224000 people spanning 49 different nationalities

15. Qualities and Distinctiveness Hard working Outstanding vision Convincing, Motivating and guiding Zeal and fierceness Capacity to lead Bravery

16. Awards Mittal was awarded Fortune magazines “European Businessman of the Year 2004” Previously, he was awarded “Steelmaker of the Year” in 1996 by New Steel in the USA The “Willy Korf Steel Vision Award” in June 1998 In March 2005, Forbes named him the third richest man in the world and the richest non-American, with a wealth of $25 billion.

17. L N Mittal is a member of The Foreign Investment Council in Kazakhstan, The International Investment Council in South Africa, The World Economic Forum’s International Business Council and The International Iron and Steel Institute’s Executive Committee. L N Mittal is on the advisory board of the Kellogg School Of Management in the US

18. Mittal Steel believes that businesses should play a major role in supporting the communities in which they operate. Operations by Mittal Steel in the sense of social responsibility kind of support to: Kazakhstan South Africa USA Algeria India CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

19. Education Mittal Steel South Africa has donated over $177mn to community development projects Company’s latest project to sponsor South Africa national science Olympiads Mittal Steel sponsorship is valued at $1.5mn

20. Health and Safety Robust set of safety standards to reduce accidents. Mittal Steel operates an E-Room. Safe business is a good business.

21. Sports Sponsorship &support to football , basketball & other sports. Sporting beneficiaries are Czech Republic, Romania & Algeria. Sporting link with west Indies

22. Community Main provider of electricity. Urban development project in Karaganda Mittal Steel acquired Termiratau in 1995. Constructed modern facilities for the Karaganda Metallurgical institute. In Algeria Company gave $100,000 aid. $242,000 Corporate contribution in 2005. Management & Employees equally moved by devastation when hurricane Katrina inflicted. This raised more then $500,000 for red cross.

23. “ The steel industry has always been fragmented. The steel industry needs to be consolidated,'' Mittal said in a television interview on CNN. Steelmakers across Asia are putting defensive measures in place to prevent being swallowed by Arcelor Mittal. Mittal is combining with Luxembourg-based Arcelor SA in a $38.3 billion transaction to create a company pouring a 10th of the world's steel. ``We are focusing on India and China,'' Mittal said July 7 in Bhubaneswar, India. ``India is a very important milestone for us to remain the biggest company in the global steel industry.''

24. LEADERSHIP STYLE A transactional leader: Mittal is a transactional leader who guides and motivates his followers in the direction of established goals by clarifying role and task requirements.

25. The Leader in Mittal- A great individual A corporate leader in business Started the trend of mergers around the world A caring family man A complete human being

26. “ This is not about creating a giant ….its about creating the sustainability of the steel industry..” -Lakshmi Niwas Mittal

27. Contact Address : Lakshmi Mittal Summer Palace The Bishops Avenue Hampstead Garden Suburb London N2 OAB Great Britain Phone : 0171 629 7988 Website : www.mittalsteel.com