CK Birla

Chandra Kant Birla
Born	1956
Residence	New Delhi
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Chairman CK Birla Group
Spouse(s)	Amita Birla
Children	2
Relatives	Birla family

Chandra Kant Birla is an Indian industrialist and philanthropist. He is chairman of the CK Birla Group, a conglomerate operating across home and building products, automotive and technology, and healthcare and education.

In addition to chairmanship of the group, CK Birla is the chairman of AVTEC,HIL, National Engineering Industries, Neosym, Orient Cement and Orient Paper & Industries. He also serves as member of the board of directors of the Commonwealth Business Council, chairman of the board of governors of the Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, chairman of the board of governors of the Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur and member of the board of governors of The Calcutta Medical Research Institute.

Under his direction the CK Birla Group has involved itself in philanthropic activities across science and technology, art and culture, and heritage preservation. The group also works to improve the livelihoods of rural and underprivileged communities in India.

CK Birla is the son of Ganga Prasad Birla, and a member of the Birla family. He is married to Amita Birla. Amita is chairman of Birlasoft, co-chairman of National Engineering Industries (NEI) and head of Birla Corporate Services.

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