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Rishad Naoroji
Rishad Naoroji (born 30 August 1951) is an Indian billionaire, environmentalist, businessperson, author, and one of the members of the Godrej family. Career Naoroji is the cousin of Indian billionaire Adi Godrej and gets his fortune from a one-fifth share in the Godrej family's assets, but has never been involved in the family businesses. He founded the Raptor Research and Conservation Foundation to focus on the conservation of Indian birds of prey. Naoroji sits on the governing council of the Bombay Natural History Society. According to the Forbes Billionaire's List in 2021, Naoroji has an estimated net worth of $2.4 billion, making him the 1299th richest person in the world. Books * * * See also * Godrej family The Godrej family is an Indian Parsi family that manages and largely owns the Godrej Group of company- a conglomerate founded by Ardeshir Godrej and his brother Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej in 1897. It spans sectors as diverse as real estate, consu ... Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adi Godrej
Adi Burjorji Godrej (born 3 April 1942) is an Indian billionaire businessman and industrialist, head of the Godrej family, and chairman of the Godrej Group. , he has a net worth of US$2.3 billion. Early life Godrej completed his schooling at St. Xavier's High School and then St. Xavier's College, Mumbai for two years. He earned an undergraduate degree from HL college and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he was a member of the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity and a member of Tau Beta Pi. Career After his return to India, he joined the family business. He modernised the management structure and implemented process improvements. Adi Godrej took the Godrej Group to great heights during the License Raj. He heads the group alongside his brother, managing director of Godrej Industries and chairman of Godrej Agrovet, Nadir Godrej, and his cousin, Godrej & Boyce managing director and chairman, Jamshyd Godrej. In 2021 he announced his plans to step down as Chairman of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |