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Karan Gautam Adani (/ˈkərən/, born 7 April 1987) is the managing director of Adani Ports & SEZ Limited[4] and the director of Adani Airport Holdings Limited.[5] In 2008, he was included in a list of "Tycoons of Tomorrow" by Forbes India.[6][7] He is the son of billionaire Gautam Adani.
Karan Adani | |
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Born | Karan Gautam Adani 7 April 1987 |
Education | Purdue University (BS) |
Occupation | Businessperson |
Title | Managing director (MD) of Adani Ports & SEZ Limited[1] |
Spouse | Paridhi Shroff (m. 2013) |
Children | 1 |
Parents |
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Relatives | Cyril Shroff (father-in-law) Pranav Adani (first-cousin) |
Karan was born on 7 April 1987, in the state of Gujarat, to Gautam Adani, an Indian industrialist. In 2009, he graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor's degree in economics via the Management School.[8][9]
In 2009, Karan Adani joined Adani Ports & SEZ Limited (APSEZ). In 2016, he took over the operations of the company.[10]
In 2018, he led an acquisition campaign for Kattupalli port in Tamil Nadu (about 30 km from Chennai Port and adjoining the Ennore Port).[11] The port was acquired from Larsen and Toubro and making it 10th port in APSEZ network.[12]
In 2019, he was appointed to head Adani Group's airport projects which includes; Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Jaipur International Airport, Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Mangalore International Airport, and Trivandrum International Airport.[13]
Cement maker ACC Ltd said on 16 September 2022 that Karan Adani was named chairman of its board[14]
In 2013, Adani married Paridhi Shroff,[16] daughter of Cyril Shroff who is the managing partner of law firm, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas.[17] In July 2016, they had a daughter.[18][19]