Dr. VIJAY MALLYA Ranked 28 among India's 40 Richest In 2005 Vija y Mall ya ranked 28 among India's 40 Richest In 2005
•VIJAY MALLYA IS REFERRED TO AS INDIA’S RICHARD BRANSON. •THE KINGFISHER BRAND COMMANDS A 29% SHARE OF BEER MARKET IN INDIA AND IS SOLD IN OVER 52 COUNTRIES. •HAS A PERSONAL YACHT:ONCE OWNED BY ELIZABETH TAYLOR . •OWNS SUPER STYLISH HOMES IN LONDON,U.S, DUBAI AND INDIA. •SEVERAL OBSERVERS MAKE THE MISATKE OF DISMISSING MAL LYA AS JUST A PARTY ANIMAL.(AT ONE TIME,HE WAS CALLED THE PLAYBOY OF THE EAST.
•In dust ry : Beverages •Born December 18, 1955 •Academic Qualification : Ph.D in Business Administration •Bangalore-based billionaire businessman. •A popular public figure: known for throwing lavish parties ,conspicuous consumption of luxury automobiles and his enormous luxury yacht, the Indian Empress.
Chairman
of the United Breweries
Group. Son of industrialist Vittal Mallya. (died in 1983)
He took over as chairman of the UB Group in 1983. Since then,the group has grown into a multi-national conglomerate.
The focal business areas are: alcoholic beverages, life sciences,engineering, agriculture, chemicals, information technology and leisure.
VIJAY MALLYA…….THE SPIRIT BEHIND THE KINGFISHER BRAND In 2005, Vijay Mallya established Kingfisher Airlines. Kingfisher Airlines is the first Indian company to purchase an Airbus A-380. Initially the connectivity was only between Mumbai, New Delhi and Bangalore.
HIS FAMILY
HIS WIFE…Rekha Mallya
Though her family hails from Coorg (karnataka), famed for its coffee plantations and the scent of pepper, her earliest memories of her childhood are about growing up in Bangalore. She supports “ the Name Campaign” , an organisation that helps the kidnapped children.
Sidhartha Mallya
In 2005, Vijay Mallya announced the induction of his 18-year-old son, Sidhartha, on the board of United Breweries Holdings as additional director. Simultaneously, Sidhartha was appointed on the boards of three investment companies controlled by the Mallya family.
Laila
Laila has an under-grad degree from the University of Bentley, Boston. An entrepreneur in her own right, she outsources accessories and lifestyle products from the USA and Europe for a Bangalore lifestyle store called Kahawa. She has also worked as a merchandiser with high-end retail houses in New York.
Leana and Tanya
Study in the US. live in a mansion in Sausalito, a tiny suburb in San Francisco. US citizens and own 25 per cent each of The group's Kingfisher Airline.
SPORTS Mallya has won trophies in professional car racing circuits, notably at the Sholavaram track in Chennai during 1970s and 1980s. He drove a Formula 1 car in early 1980s in the open class. A keen yachtsman and aviator and won numerous trophies in horse racing including several prestigious Derbies.
The glamorous man of Indian Racing………………
The problem with Bentley is that it has been declared a national treasure and cannot be removed from India. Efforts are underway to get a 5-year exemption, send it to Europe for a 2-year restoration, and then show it around the world for 3 years before returning it back to India. So the world might yet get to see this beauty.
Achievements
Establishment of Mallya Hospital in Bangalore. Helped to establish the Mallya Aditi International School, a prestigious private school in Bangalore.
Successfully bid for the sword of Tipu Sultan of Mysore, and brought it back to India. Vijay Mallya has received professional awards both in India and overseas. He was also conferred a doctorate of philosophy in business administration by the southern California university, Irvine .
Also nominated as a global leader for tomorrow by the world economic forum.
Political Career He entered politics in 2000 and superseded Subramaniam Swamy as the president of Janata Party, a breakaway faction of the original Janata Dal party.
• Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha since 2002) from India.
Liquor Tycoon Vijay Mallaya gave the slogan of “Drink and enjoy life”.
Believe it or not…. • Not surprising for a man who prays every day, does the entire 42-day Sabarimala fast every year (during which he only wears black), and is a keen follower of Sri Ravi Shankar and the Art of Living.
Mr. High Spirits
• Early in his career, vijay mallya moved into chemicals, fertilizers, ran 2 glossy magazines • In America, he started a software firm and brought some local newspapers, breweries and vineyards.
Sh aw Wa lla ce enters the UB fold
He bought a Kolkata-based drinks firm, Shaw Wallace. This made UB not only the market leader in India
liquor company by volume after Diageo (though Pernod Ricard's purchase of Allied Domecq will soon push it back to third). UB accounts for 52% of beer sales in India Kingfisher beer alone has a market share of nearly 30 Mr Mallya's family owns 55% of the top UB group company, United Breweries Holdings.
Determination
Mallya's arch-rival and the maker of such strong beer brands as Hayward's 1000 and Hayward's 5000, as Maharashtra is the leading market for beer in the country. Grudgingly, the competition had to admit that nobody knows the art of environment management better than Mallya.
Corporate Family
Square Radius DSF Internet Services Breweries Division McDowell & Co. Ltd. Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited UB Business Centre UBICS Inc. New India Digest The Asian Age Marin scope newspapers kingfisher airlines
“I AM ALWAYS CLAIMING THAT 24 BY 7 ISN’T ENOUGH ……………… ………………………………..I LOVE CHALLENGES.” VIJAY MALLYA
Presented by: ANUPAMJEET KAUR CHANDNI KUNDEL DEEPALI MATHUR