A. M. Naik

Biography

 Mr. A. M. Naik mirrors the values of the organisation he heads - professionalism, entrepreneurship and a passionate commitment to advancing the interests of all stakeholders. Under his leadership, L&T has overcome multiple challenges, and emerged stronger. Media surveys and peer group assessments rank Mr. Naik as among the best performing CEOs in the world. Joining the Company as a Junior Engineer in 1965, Mr. Naik rapidly rose to positions of increasing responsibility as he moved from General Manager to Managing Director and CEO, leading to his appointment as Chairman and Managing Director on December 29, 2003.  Effective April 2012, the Board of Directors extended Mr. Naik’s tenure as Group Executive Chairman. With the objective of transforming L&T into a world-class conglomerate, Mr. Naik led a transformational process that boosted shareholder value.  His leadership has seen a remarkable increase across all parameters of business performance - market capitalization, consolidated turnover and net worth.  He also drove the re-structuring of the conglomerate to facilitate aggressive growth across a large revenue base. Decades ago, Mr. Naik had kick-started the process of indigenising the manufacture of critical equipment for the defence sector and process industries. L&T is now a major supplier of missiles and weapon systems, and closely associated with national bodies for defence research & development and space research.

Research Interest

 Civil Engineering, Business Management