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Kumar Mangalam Birla (Born June 14, 1967), is Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group. Its companies in India include Grasim, Hindalco, UltraTech Cement, Aditya Birla Nuvo, Idea Cellular and Aditya Birla Retail. Headquartered in India, the Group's operations extend to 25 countries.

Kumar Mangalam Birla has held and continues to hold several key and responsible positions on various regulatory and professional Boards, such as:

• Director of the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India from 27 June 2006
• Chairman of the Advisory Committee constituted by the Ministry of Company Affairs for 2006 and 2007
• Member of The Prime Minister of India's Advisory Council on Trade and Industry
• Chairman of the Board of Trade reconstituted by the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry
• Chairman of the National Safety Council
• Member of The Government of Uttar Pradesh's High Powered Investment Task Force
• Member of The National Council of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
• Member of the Apex Advisory Council of The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
• On The Advisory Council for the Centre for Corporate Governance
• Member of the Organising Committee for Commonwealth Games, Delhi 2010
• Chancellor of the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani.

Born on June 14, 1967, Kumar Mangalam Birla was raised in Calcutta and Mumbai. He is a Chartered Accountant and earned an MBA (Masters in Business Administration) from the London Business School, London. Kumar Mangalam Birla and his wife, Neerja have three children, Ananyashree, Aryaman Vikram and Advaitesha.