Adil Zainulbhai joins Reliance Industries board

Adil Zainulbhai, the former Chairman of McKinsey India, has joined the board of directors of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) as an Independent Director. With this, the board will expand to 14 members with 8 members being Independent Directors.
 
“Adil is undoubtedly one of the finest consulting minds in the world and we are delighted to have him join our Board. I look forward to his contributions in strengthening Reliance and preparing the organisation for sustained high growth,” said Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Limited, in a press release.
 
Zainulbhai has had a very distinguished 34 year career, consulting with a variety of global and Indian corporations and their boards. He has been very closely associated with several government-sponsored projects in areas like energy, urbanisation and inclusive growth, apart from his keen interest and efforts in community and social causes.
 
Zainulbhai grew up in Bombay and graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology. He also has an MBA from Harvard Business School.