Ratan Tata tops Asiamoney list of influential businessmen

MUMBAI: Tata group chairman Ratan Tata has been named the most influential businessman in Asia-Pacific by Asiamoney magazine. Mr Tata topped the list of 100 most influential businessmen ahead of RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani, who came fourth.

The rankings were dominated by Indians with 14 entries and Chinese with India accounting for three entries in the top 10. Reserve Bank of India governor YV Reddy is No 10 on the list.

ICICI Bank managing director and CEO KV Kamath (20), HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh (22), Bharti Enterprises chairman Sunil Mittal (26), Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla (28), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chairman M Damodaran (30), Wipro Technologies chairman Azim Premji (55), DLF chairman Kushal Pal Singh (59), Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group chairman Anil Ambani (63), Maxis Communication founder in Malaysia Ananda Krishnan (79), Essar group chairman Shashi Ruia (80) and Indiabulls chairman Sameer Gehlaut (88) are other Indian businessmen in the list.