Icons of Influence Ravi Pillai Chairman and Managing Director, RP Group of Companies Ravi Pillai, an Indian-born entrepreneur, moved to Saudi Arabia in 1978, and with the assistance of a local partner, he built his business from the ground up, founding the RP Group of Companies. Under his leadership, RP Group has evolved into a multifaceted and diversified global business entity with 20 companies under its umbrella. The group has become a trusted infrastructure partner in the GCC region, executing projects worth over $20bn in the last decade. Their activities span construction and infrastructure, real estate development, hotels and hospitality, healthcare and wellness, education, information technology, trading, and retail. RP Group is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 85,000 employees. Related Stories Dubai billionaire offers to hire 3,000 laid-off Indian workers in Saudi Dubai’s Jumeirah signs deal to manage $1bn tower in Business Bay Dubai’s Property Market Sees Strong International Investor Interest You might also like Sunil John Dr. Thumbay Moideen Vidya Chhabria Mohan Valrani K. Rajaram Dr. Adnan Chilwan Sanjiv Kakkar Ram Kumar Thota Raghu Malhotra Sunil Kaushal Atif Rahman Amit Jain Rishi Kapoor Vasu Shroff Anil Pillai Bal Krishen Rohit and Sharad Bachani Raju Ramesh and Sunil Paul Ayesha Depala John Paul Joy Alukkas Geet Bhalla and Digvijay Pratap Snehal and Sunita Hadani Nisha Jagtiani Kunal Kapoor Dino Varkey Ashish Panjabi Joy Alukkas Yogesh Mehta Yusuff Ali M.A. Ravi Pillai Micky Jagtiani Sunny Varkey Sunil Vaswani Shamsheer Vayalil Firoz Merchant Rajen Kilachand Azad Moopen Tony Jashanmal Paras Shahdadpuri Dr. Zulekha Daud Adeeb Ahamed Dhananjay Datar Rizwan Sajan PNC Menon Sima Ved Shaji Ul Mulk Ramesh Prabhakar L.T. Pagarani Ram Buxani Surender Kandhari Sohan Roy Shyam Bhatia