Profil Financier
Ravi Pillai occupe actuellement le rang #1043 du classement mondial StarFortune (secteur industrie & manufacturing). Fortune nette estimée : $4.1 B (-$305 sur 24h).
Indian-born farmer's son, Ravi Pillai migrated to Saudi Arabia after his small construction business in his native Kerala state went bust.
With help from a well-connected local partner, he started over in 1978 and built his RP Group into a construction heavyweight.
The construction magnate has used his Gulf riches to invest back home, picking up stakes in banks, hotels and real estate.
RP Group is among the biggest employers of Indians in the Middle East.
Pillai has several homes around the world, including apartments in the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai.