Anant Ambani's AGM debut signals generational shift at Reliance Industries

Ambani scion details expansion in petrochemicals, bioenergy and green hydrogen in first appearance as RIL ED

Anant Ambani, the youngest son of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, grabbed eyeballs for the first time as executive director (ED) of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), leading the company’s vast oil, gas and petrochemicals’ empire at its annual general meeting (AGM) on Friday.

 

Mukesh Ambani, 68, chairman of RIL, set the stage for his younger son’s debut. “This is the first time he is addressing you at Reliance’s AGM,” the chairman told shareholders at the online meeting. “I am as excited as all of you to see him make a debut on our platform.”

 

Anant, 30, presented Reliance’s ambitious vision for its