Ravi Pillai
B. Ravi Pillai is an Indian billionaire businessman. He is the founder and managing director of RP Group of Companies.
- 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 $7.8 billion (revenue) construction heavyweight.
- The construction magnate has used his Gulf riches to invest back home, picking up stakes in banks, hotels and real estate.
