Portrait of Jamshyd Godrej

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Jamshyd Godrej

Net worth $5.1B

Consumer goods, real estate · India

Born
Jan 24, 1949
Age
77
Source
Consumer goods, real estate
Residence
Mumbai
Citizenship
India
Marital status
Married
Children
2
Education
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Jamshyd Godrej is chairman of the Godrej Enterprises Group, a conglomerate in Mumbai, which he controls with his sister, Smita Crishna-Godrej, also a billionaire.
  • The flagship of the Godrej Enterprises Group is privately held consumer goods giant Godrej & Boyce, which makes everything from locks to refrigerators.
  • His niece Nyrika Holkar is an executive director.at Godrej & Boyce and tipped to succeed him.
  • His son Navroze and niece Freyan Crishna Bieri have board seats at Godrej & Boyce.
  • He is the cousin of the Godrej clan's billionaire patriarch Adi Godrej.
  • A U.S.-trained mechanical engineer, Jamshyd is a keen sailor.

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