Hurun Report, a China-based research house, recently released a report on the richest Indians in 2012, in conjunction with GyanMagnus Associates. Here we list the eight richest Indians in technology and telec
Azim Premji
Personal wealth: $12.3 billion
Company: Wipro
Age: 67
Azim Premji has led Wipro since the late 1960's. Then a $2 million hydrogenated cooking fat company, Wipro Limited is today a $7 billion revenue IT, BPO and R&D Services organization with presence in over 50 countries.
Shiv Nadar
Personal wealth: $5.7 billion
Company: HCL
Age: 67
Shiv Nadar was born and raised in mofussil Tamil Nadu, in an India awakening to its first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru's "Tryst with Destiny". Nadar was part of the elite DCM management trainee system and left DCM in 1976, along with seven others, to create HCL in a Delhi barsati.
Sunil Mittal
Personal wealth: $5.7 billion
Company: Bharti Airtel
Age: 55
Sunil Bharti Mittal, the founder, chairman and group CEO of Bharti Enterprises, started his career at 18 after graduating from Punjab university in India in 1976 and founded bharti. Today, at 52, he heads a successful enterprise which employs over 30,000 people and has market capitalisation of approximately US$ 25 billion.
NR Narayana Murthy
Personal wealth: $1.4 billion
Company: Infosys
Age: 66
NR Narayana Murthy founded Infosys in 1981, served as the CEO during 1981-2002, and as the chairman and chief mentor during 1981-2011. He is currently the chairman emeritus of Infosys.
S Gopalakrishnan
Personal wealth: $1 billion
Company: Infosys
Age: 57
S Gopalakrishnan (Kris), along with NR Narayana Murthy and five others, founded Infosys in 1981. Kris served as director (technical) and his initial responsibilities included the management of design, development, implementation, and support of information systems for clients in the consumer products industry in the US.
Nandan Nilekani
Personal wealth: $1 billion
Company: Infosys
Age: 57
Nandan Nilekani, a co-founder of Infosys, was appointed as the chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India, in the rank and status of a cabinet minister for an initial tenure of five years in 2009. Nilenkani also heads the Technology Advisory Group for Unique Projects, a body under the Government of India.
Bhupendra Kumar Modi
Personal wealth: $1 billion
Company: Spice Group
Age: 63
Bhupendra Kumar Modi is the global chairman of Spice Group and was appointed to the board on April 24, 2010 as non-executive director and chairman. About his ventures, he says, "I want to ensure that people everywhere enjoy the highest levels of personal productivity. And today the mobility of the internet will drive this more than any other phenomenon."
SD Shibulal
Personal wealth: $650 million
Company: Infosys
Age: 57
SD Shibulal (Shibu) is the co-founder, member of the board, chief executive officer and managing director of Infosys. He was instrumental in the development of Infosys Global Delivery Model, a standard for the delivery of outsourced IT services and helped set the stage for the company's evolution into a leading multinational business consulting and IT services provider.
om sectors as on September 22, 2012, as stated in the report.
Azim Premji
Personal wealth: $12.3 billion
Company: Wipro
Age: 67
Azim Premji has led Wipro since the late 1960's. Then a $2 million hydrogenated cooking fat company, Wipro Limited is today a $7 billion revenue IT, BPO and R&D Services organization with presence in over 50 countries.
Shiv Nadar
Personal wealth: $5.7 billion
Company: HCL
Age: 67
Shiv Nadar was born and raised in mofussil Tamil Nadu, in an India awakening to its first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru's "Tryst with Destiny". Nadar was part of the elite DCM management trainee system and left DCM in 1976, along with seven others, to create HCL in a Delhi barsati.
Sunil Mittal
Personal wealth: $5.7 billion
Company: Bharti Airtel
Age: 55
Sunil Bharti Mittal, the founder, chairman and group CEO of Bharti Enterprises, started his career at 18 after graduating from Punjab university in India in 1976 and founded bharti. Today, at 52, he heads a successful enterprise which employs over 30,000 people and has market capitalisation of approximately US$ 25 billion.
NR Narayana Murthy
Personal wealth: $1.4 billion
Company: Infosys
Age: 66
NR Narayana Murthy founded Infosys in 1981, served as the CEO during 1981-2002, and as the chairman and chief mentor during 1981-2011. He is currently the chairman emeritus of Infosys.
S Gopalakrishnan
Personal wealth: $1 billion
Company: Infosys
Age: 57
S Gopalakrishnan (Kris), along with NR Narayana Murthy and five others, founded Infosys in 1981. Kris served as director (technical) and his initial responsibilities included the management of design, development, implementation, and support of information systems for clients in the consumer products industry in the US.
Nandan Nilekani
Personal wealth: $1 billion
Company: Infosys
Age: 57
Nandan Nilekani, a co-founder of Infosys, was appointed as the chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India, in the rank and status of a cabinet minister for an initial tenure of five years in 2009. Nilenkani also heads the Technology Advisory Group for Unique Projects, a body under the Government of India.
Bhupendra Kumar Modi
Personal wealth: $1 billion
Company: Spice Group
Age: 63
Bhupendra Kumar Modi is the global chairman of Spice Group and was appointed to the board on April 24, 2010 as non-executive director and chairman. About his ventures, he says, "I want to ensure that people everywhere enjoy the highest levels of personal productivity. And today the mobility of the internet will drive this more than any other phenomenon."
SD Shibulal
Personal wealth: $650 million
Company: Infosys
Age: 57
SD Shibulal (Shibu) is the co-founder, member of the board, chief executive officer and managing director of Infosys. He was instrumental in the development of Infosys Global Delivery Model, a standard for the delivery of outsourced IT services and helped set the stage for the company's evolution into a leading multinational business consulting and IT services provider.
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