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Anand Mahindra

Mahindra Group · Mumbai

Inherited a struggling jeep company in 1991 and turned it into one of India's most-respected multi-business empires.

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Anand Mahindra
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Company
Mahindra Group
Journey

Moves that mattered.

  1. 1991
    Joined family business — jeep maker on the brink.
  2. 1997
    Bought Punjab Tractors. Tractors → SUVs → IT.
  3. 2009
    Mahindra Satyam — saved a fraud-hit IT giant.
  4. 2020
    Bought a stake in Pininfarina, EV expansion.
Struggles

1997 Asian crisis. 2009 Satyam fraud rescue. 2020 EV bet against deep-pocketed Tesla.

Family

Married to Anuradha. Two daughters. Wharton-educated.

The full story

Anand Mahindra, in 1 chapters.

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    The story

    Inherited a struggling jeep company in 1991 and turned it into one of India's most-respected multi-business empires.

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