Anil takes over as Infocomm chief

After performing a small puja at the Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge Centre(DAKC) at around 11 am, Anil went to his office on the second floor, holding his mother Kokilaben’s hand.

After assuming charge, Ambani Jr went from block to block, shaking hands with his employees and addressing them briefly. ‘‘I am very happy to be here. I apologise for calling you here on a Sunday, but I promise you this won’t be the last,’’ he said amidst laughter.

This was Anil’s first visit ever to RIC’s sprawling 140 acre campus at the DAKC in Navi Mumbai ever since its inception.

Anil, dressed in a pin-striped blue shirt and dark blue trousers, donning a tilak, even insisted on his swipe card on his very first visit.

Later in a web cast to RIC’s 40,000 employees in 85 locations, Anil said: ‘‘It is a privilege to assume the leadership of this great enterprise. We are committed to creating value and leading a billion Indians into the digital era. We will make Reliance Infocomm the most valuable company in the world.’’

Referring to his other companies — Reliance Energy and Reliance capital, Ambani said, ‘‘Reliance Infocomm has both energy and capital and I want growth with profitability and revenue.’’

Anil complemented his elder brother Mukesh for creating truly a world class infrastructure at the Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City (DAKC) and providing him an opportunity to lead it.

He appealed to the employees for their support, commitment and trust to establish Reliance Infocomm as a clear market leader.

The junior Ambani, however, preferred not to talk to the waiting media today. Instead, he was edgy when photographers and reporters stood on his way as he walked into the Centre after visiting the temple within the campus. ‘‘If you all can come out… I can go in,’’ he said.

Reliance Infocomm Ltd, now an Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Enterprise Group company, is India’s largest private information and communications services provider, with a subscriber base of over 11 million.

Thanks to Mukesh, Reliance Infocomm has established a pan-India, high-capacity, integrated (wireless and wireline), convergent (voice, data and video) digital network, to offer services spanning the entire Infocomm value chain.

Mukesh Ambani to address IPCL AGM today

VADODARA: Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of IPCL, will address the 36th annual general meeting (AGM) of the company at its research and development (R&D) centre here on Monday. The senior Ambani’s future plans about the chemicals giant may be revealed during the AGM. This is Mukesh’s first visit to IPCL after the settlement with his brother Anil. As part of the deal, Reliance industries and IPCL went to Mukesh, while Anil got control of Reliance Energy, Reliance Infocomm and Reliance Capital. — ENS