Billionaire Mukesh Ambani has secured the top position among all Indians and the second spot globally in the Brand Guardianship Index 2024, as per the rankings compiled by Brand Finance.
Ambani, the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Ltd, has surpassed notable figures such as Microsoft’s Satya Nadella and Google’s Sundar Pichai, placing second globally behind Tencent’s Huateng Ma.
The Brand Guardianship Index recognizes CEOs who contribute to building sustainable business value by effectively addressing the needs of stakeholders including employees, investors, and society at large.
N Chandrasekaran, chairman of Tata Sons, climbed to the fifth position from eighth in the 2023 rankings, followed by Anish Shah of Mahindra & Mahindra at sixth and Salil Parekh of Infosys at 16th.
In the 2023 rankings, Ambani also held the second position globally, outperforming prominent figures like Satya Nadella of Microsoft, Sundar Pichai of Google, Tim Cook of Apple, and Elon Musk of Tesla.
Brand Finance’s survey assigned Ambani a BGI score of 80.3, slightly below the 81.6 score of Huateng Ma from Tencent in China.
The Brand Finance methodology encompasses a comprehensive set of measures aimed at identifying the factors that best capture a CEO’s ability to serve as a steward of their company’s brand and uphold long-term value.
