His companies have carried out scores of deals, with recent one being Birla's Idea Cellular's merger with the local unit of Vodafone Group Plc to create India's biggest carrier
Infosys chairman R Seshasayee and HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh were also in the running
Interview with Chairman, Aditya Birla group
Billionaire Kumar Manglam Birla plans to invest Rs 6,100 crore in the US to buy or set up a fertiliser plant. Birla's decision has come at a time when India has become a net importer of fertilisers, points out his executive