Akash Ambani is now the chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm as Mukesh Ambani has resigned from his post as chairman, which is now effective. The new change was approved by Jio's board at a meeting on June 27, which was announced through a stock exchange filing.
Reliance Jio: Mukesh Ambani resigns; Akash Ambani was appointed as the new chairman of the board
Akash Ambani's role as Jio's chairman will require him to continue Jio's quest to make technology accessible to everyone in India. He will continue "Jio's efforts to build India into a highly inclusive, highly digital society." Akash holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Brown University in the USA.
Mukesh Ambani will still serve as chairman of Jio Platforms Ltd, which owns all of Jio's digital services brands, including Reliance Jio Infocomm.
For those who don't know, Akash Ambani has heavily contributed to the creation of the digital ecosystem around Jio's 4G proposition. This also includes Jiophone, which was launched back in 2017. He was also involved in all of Jio's acquisitions over the past few years and was instrumental in the development of technologies such as AI-ML and blockchain.
