Karan Adani
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| Born | Karan Gautam Adani 7 April 1987 Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| 🏫 Education | Purdue University (BS) |
| 💼 Occupation | Managing director(MD), Adani Ports & SEZ Limited[1] |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Paridhi Shroff (m. 2013) [2] |
| 👶 Children | 1 daughter |
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| 👪 Relatives | Cyril Shroff (father-in-law) Pranav Adani (first-cousin) |
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Karan Gautam Adani (/ˈkərən/, born 7 April 1987) is the Managing Director of Adani Ports & SEZ Limited[4] and the director of Adani Airport Holdings Limited.[5] In 2008, he was included in a list of "Tycoons of Tomorrow" by Forbes India.[6][7] He is the son of Gautam Adani.
Early life[edit]
Karan was born on 7 April 1987, in the state of Gujarat, to Gautam Adani, an Indian industrialist. In 2009, he graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor's degree in economics via the Management School.[8][9]
Career[edit]
In 2009, Karan Adani joined Adani Ports & SEZ Limited (APSEZ). In 2016, he took over the operations of the company.[10]
In 2018, he led an acquisition campaign for Kattupalli port in Tamil Nadu (about 30 km from Chennai Port and adjoining the Ennore Port).[11] The port was acquired from Larsen and Toubro and making it 10th port in APSEZ network.[12]
In 2019, he was appointed to head Adani Group's airport projects which includes; Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Jaipur International Airport, Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Mangalore International Airport, and Trivandrum International Airport.[13]
Cement maker ACC Ltd said on 16th September 2022 that Karan Adani was named chairman of its board[14]
Awards[edit]
- In 2014, on behalf of Adani Ports & SEZ Limited, he received The Economic Times Award (Category: Emerging Company).[15]
Personal life[edit]
In 2013, Adani married Paridhi Shroff,[16] daughter of Cyril Shroff who is the managing partner of law firm, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas.[17] In July 2016, they had a daughter.[18][19]
References[edit]
- ↑ Pathak, Maulik (February 6, 2019). "Adani Ports Q3 profit rises 42% to ₹1410 crore". mint. Archived from the original on July 29, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Amarchand Shroff daughter weds Adani son in high-powered ceremony". www.legallyindia.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-29. Retrieved 2019-10-17. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Gautam Adani Biography- About family, children, education, wife, age, and more". business.mapsofindia.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2019-10-17. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Pathak, Maulik (2019-02-06). "Adani Ports Q3 profit rises 42% to ₹1410 crore". Livemint. Archived from the original on 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2019-11-29. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "ADANI AIRPORT HOLDINGS LIMITED - Company, directors and contact details | Zauba Corp". www.zaubacorp.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2019-11-29. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Tycoons of Tomorrow - Forbes India Magazine". Forbes India. Archived from the original on 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2019-11-29. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Karan Adani, Ananya Birla feature on Forbes India's 'tycoons of tomorrow' list". www.businesstoday.in. 25 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2020-11-03. Retrieved 2019-11-29. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Karan Adani | undefined Movie News - Times of India". The Times of India. 5 April 2018. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Purdue's Economics Department - Purdue Krannert". krannert.purdue.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2022-06-22. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Gautam Adani's son Karan Adani takes over as CEO of Adani Ports and SEZ". The Financial Express. 2015-12-28. Archived from the original on 2019-07-29. Retrieved 2019-11-29. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Adani to buy Kattupalli Port for Rs 1,950 crore". The Financial Express. 2018-06-29. Archived from the original on 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2019-11-29. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Manoj, P. (27 July 2018). "Adani is 'thinking big' for Kattupalli port". @businessline. Archived from the original on 2022-01-08. Retrieved 2019-11-29. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Indian billionaire Adani snaps up 6 pricey airport contracts". Nikkei Asian Review. Archived from the original on 2019-11-28. Retrieved 2019-11-29. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Adani's son named ACC chairman". The Hindu. 2022-09-16. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2022-09-16. Retrieved 2022-09-17. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "ET Awards 2014: Meet the winners". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 2019-11-23. Retrieved 2021-04-22. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Why India Inc's on the Dance Floor". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 2019-07-29. Retrieved 2019-11-29. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Ganz, Kian (May 11, 2015). "New realities for Cyril Shroff". mint. Archived from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Daddy's day out: Karan Adani bonds with daughter on Jaipur vacation". The Economic Times. 2017-04-24. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2019-11-29. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Saxena, Aditi (2016-07-19). "Karan Adani's daughter has been named Anuradha". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2019-11-29. Unknown parameter
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