Ness Wadia

Ness Nusli Wadia
Wadia at the C.N. Wadia Cup in 2011
Born (1971-05-30) 30 May 1971 (age 53)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Alma materTufts University
Warwick University
OccupationBusinessman
Family

Ness Nusli Wadia (born 30 May 1971) is an Indian businessman. Wadia is the managing director of Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation, a company which has holdings in most of the Wadia Group subsidiaries, including an indirect majority stake in Britannia Industries.[1][2] He was the Joint Managing Director of Bombay Dyeing, the flagship company of the Wadia Group,[3][4] till March 2011 when he stepped down from the post. Wadia is a co-owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Punjab Kings.

Wadia, along with his father Nusli Wadia and brother Jehangir Wadia, are the direct living descendants of Muhammad Ali Jinnah and his family.

  1. ^ "Bombay Dyeing Management: Jeh elevated, Ness steps down". The Times of India. 30 March 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Wadia Group Re-shuffle". MoneyControl.com. 30 March 2011. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia, Karan Paul, Mohit Burman". The Times of India. 2 April 2008. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
  4. ^ "Promoters of Kings XI Punjab". Kings XI Punjab. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2009.