Cyrus Poonawalla
Networth: 21 Billion
Country: India
Industry: Healthcare
Son of a horse breeder, Cyrus Poonawalla founded Serum Institute of India in 1966 and built it into the world's largest vaccine maker (by doses).Serum produces over 1.5 billion doses annually of a range of vaccines, including for measles, polio and flu.Under his U.K.-educated son Adar, Serum's CEO, the company invested $800 million to build a new factory to make Covid-19 vaccines.Serum has multiple Covid-19 vaccine partnerships and produces Covishield, the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University.Poonawalla's assets include a majority stake in listed financial services firm Poonawalla Fincorp.
Financial Assets
Ticker: 524372-IN
Shares: 45,800
Ticker: 531349-IN
Shares: 8,900,000
Ticker: 524000-IN
Shares: 470,400,000