BUSINESS TYCOON

BRIJMOHAN LALL
MUNJAL
WHAT IS BUSINESS TYCOON?

“ENTREPRENEURS RULING THE

CORPORATE WORLD.”

THEY ARE THE PERSONS WHO HAVE MADE

REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE
BUSINESS WORLD.
BRIJMOHAN LALL MUNJAL

A PROFILE

Dr. Brijmohan Lall Munjal is

an Industrialist and founder
of The Hero Group which
owns the Hero Honda Motors
in India.
 Early Life

 Born in 1923 in Kamalia.

 Middle-class Hindu family.
 Worked at the Army Ordnance Factory.
 Came to Amritsar at the age of 20 along with his 3
brothers Dayanand, Satyanand & Om Prakash.
 Supplier of bicycle components.
 Moved to Ludhiana after partition.
 Started manufacturing spare parts in 1952.
 THE RISE OF A TYCOON!!!

 Punjab government financed Rs.600,000 in 1956.

 Set up “Hero cycles Ltd.” – THE HERO GROUP.
 Yearly production 7500 units.
 Gave established players a run for their money.
 Established Majestic Auto Ltd. in 1978.
 In 1984, collaborated with Japan’s Honda and
“HERO HONDA MOTORS” was formed.
 On 13 April 1985, the first Hero Honda motorbike
rolled out.
 Largest manufacturer of motorbikes in the world.
 Currently his net worth is $1.2 billion.
 MILESTONES OF HERO GROUP

 1956 – HERO CYCLES LTD. was estalbished.

 1963 – It pioneered bicycle exports.
 1975 – HERO CYCLES LTD. became the largest
manufacturer of bicycles in India.
 1978 – MAJESTIC AUTO LTD. was formed.
 1981 – MUNJAL CASTINGS established.
 1984 – Collaborated with HONDA MOTORS of
Japan and established HERO HONDA
MOTORS LTD.
 1985 – The first 100cc motorbike rolled out.
 1986 – HERO CYCLES LTD. entered the
“Guinness Book of Records” as the largest
manufacturer of bicycles in the world.
Contd…

 1990 - Hero Coal Rolling Div. established.

 1993 - HERO MOTORS became India’s
largest exporter of two-wheelers.
 2001 -HERO HONDA emerged as the
market leader with sales over a million
motorcycles.
 2006 - HERO HONDA entered the scooter
segment.
 2006 - HERO GROUP celebrated golden
jubilee year. It crossed sales of over 15
million motorcycles & over 100 million
bicycles.
Today, the HERO GROUP has a turnover
of US$ 3.20 billion.
Achievements:

• Awarded Businessman of the Year in 1994 by

business magazine "Business India"
• Received the National Award for outstanding
contribution to the Development of Indian Small
Scale Industry in 1995.
• In 1999 Featured in Most Admired CEO List of the
magazine "Business Barons".
• Received The Distinguished Entrepreneurship
Award from The PHD Chamber of Commerce and
Industry in 1997.
• Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Conferred
Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Industrial Peace in
2000.
Contd…

• Featured as Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of

the year in 2001.
• Received The Lifetime Achievement award
for "Management" from All India
Management Association in 2003.
• Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
conferred him with a Doctrate; degree of
"Doctors of letters" Honoris Causa in
October 2004.
• Awarded "Padma Bhushan"in March 2005 for
his contribution to Trade and Industry in
2005.
On receiving
the MMA
Business
Leadership
Award in
2002 from Mr
A.
Sivasailam.

Receiveiving The
Padma Bhushan
From The
President A P J
Abdul Kalam
(Monday, March
28, 2005)
 Finance Minister
Jaswant Singh gives
away the Business
Excellence award to
Hero Honda
Chairman Brijmohan
Lall Munjal in
Mumbai.

Dr Bhalchandra L.
Mungekar, Member of
Planning
Commission, Govt of
India, Felicitating Dr
Brijmohan Lall Munjal
with The Lakshya
Business Visionary
Award.
 MUNJAL AS AN INSPIRATION!!!

 He started his career from a grass root level.

 He lead Hero Group to the place where it
stands now.
 He brought various innovations to his
business.
 He is a role model in Indian industry with his
ethical values.
 Till now he has a passion and spirit for more
growths.
THANK YOU