Hindalco Industries Ropes Ananya Birla & Ayraman Birla to the Board of Directors

Hindalco Industries Limited has inducted Kumar Mangalam Birla’s two children, Ananya Birla and Ayraman Vikram Birla, as Directors. Kumar Mangalam Birla is the Chairman of Aditya Birla Groups.

Last year, Aryaman and Ananya both joined the Board of Directors of Grasim Industries Ltd., Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail. Additionally, the siblings have been appointed to the Board of Aditya Birla Management Corporation.

Aryaman Vikram Birla is involved in numerous Aditya Birla Group businesses, which include fashion and retail, real estate, paints, and the group’s fashion D2C platform, TMRW. He founded and leads the group’s hospitality business and the venture capital fund, Aditya Birla Ventures. Currently, he serves on the Boards of directors of many companies within the Birla group, such as Aditya Birla Management Co. Pvt. Ltd., Grasim Industries Ltd., Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd., and others. He completed his commerce degree from the University of Mumbai, and he did an MSc in Global Finance from London’s Bayes Business School.

At the age of 17, Ananya Birla founded her first company, Svatantra Microfin Pvt. Ltd., which is now one of India’s fastest-growing microfinance institutions. In 2018, Svatantra successfully acquired Micro Housing Finance Corporation Ltd. She has also founded the design-led home décor brand Ikai Asai, co-founded Mpower, and established the Ananya Birla Foundation.