Mumbai, May 14 -- Reliance Industries Ltd Chairman & Managing Director Mukesh Ambani's son Akash Ambani has been appointed as the managing director (MD) of digital services company Jio Platforms even as the company is all set to launch its initial public offer (IPO), which is expected to hit the market by July, according to a regulatory filing made to the stock exchange.
Jio Platforms is expected to file its IPO documents by the end of May or in June.
According to the filing dated May 7, "Akash M Ambani has been appointed as managing director of the company, for a period of 5 years with effect from April 9, 2026".
Akash Ambani has been on the board of the company's telecom unit, namely Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJIL), since October 2014, wh...