Ekta Kapoor
Ekta Kapoor is aptly called as the reigning queen of Indian television industry. The serials produced by her company Balaji Telefilms are a great hit with the masses and dominate all the major TV channels in India.Ekta Kapoor is daughter of former Bollywood superstar Jeetendra and sister of Tusshar Kapoor. She did her schooling from Bombay Scottish School and later on joined Mithibai College. She was not interested in academics and on the advice of her father ventured into TV-serial production at the age of 19. And soon she changed the face of Indian television industry. Today, Ekta Kapoor is the creative director of Balaji Telefilms. Her company has produced more than 25 serials and each one is being shown, on an average, four times a week on different television channels.Ekta Kapoor's serials have captured the imagination of masses. She broken all previous records of TV serial production and popularity in India. Her most famous television venture has been Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi which began in 2000 and is still leading the TRP ratings in India.Her company Balaji telefilms has also been successful as a producer of TV films.
Ekta Kapoor is making new records on Big Screen as well as in TV Shows.Ekta Kapoor (born June 7, 1975) is the Creative Head of Balaji Telefilms. She is the daughter of Jeetendra and sister of Tushar Kapoor. She has produced a host of television serials based on conflicts in Indian joint families .She is attributed to some sort of superstitious belief.Her most famous television venture has been Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, which started airing on STAR Plus in 2000.Television soap queen and film producer Ekta Kapoor has joined hands with Bhojpuri film production banner Siddhivinaya Media Entertainment to produce two big budget Bhojpuri films.
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Indra Nooyi
CEO of PepsiCo; Ranked No.4 on Forbes magazine's annual survey of the 100 most powerful women in the world.
Indra Nooyi is the newly appointed CEO of PepsiCo-the world's second-largest soft drink maker. She joins the select band of women who head Fortune 500 companies. Presently, there are only 10 Fortune 500 companies that are run by women, and Indra Nooyi is the 11th to break into the top echelons of power. Prior to becoming CEO, Indra Nooyi was President, Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of PepsiCo Inc.
Indra Nooyi spent her childhood in Chennai. Her father worked at the State Bank of Hyderabad and her grandfather was a district judge. She did her BSc. in Chemistry from Madras Christian College and subsequently earned a Master's Degree in Finance and Marketing from IIM Calcutta. Indra Nooyi also holds a Master's Degree in Public and Private management from the Yale School of Management.
Before joining PepsiCo in 1994, Indra Nooyi was Senior Vice President of Strategy and Strategic Marketing for Asea Brown Boveri, and Vice President and Director of Corporate Strategy and Planning at Motorola. She also had stints at Mettur Beardsell and Johnson & Johnson. At PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi played key roles in the Tricon spin-off, the purchase of Tropicana, the public offering of Pepsi Cola bottling group and the merger with Quaker Foods.
Indra Nooyi has been ranked No.4 on Forbes magazine's annual survey of the 100 most powerful women in the world.
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Indu Jain
Indu Jain is one of the well known of the top 5 Indian women entrepreneurs, Indu Jain, is the Chairperson of India's biggest media group, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd which also owns the Times Group. The so known “Multi Faceted" lady is known for different identities that is from being entrepreneur to humanist to educationalist to spiritualist. This lady has played a very prominent role in the success of the Times Group.
She is a strong believer of oneness among faiths and has spread this message in UN at the Millennium World Peace Summit.
This 75 year old Indian women entrepreneur handles the philanthropic genre of the Times Foundation. Indu writes spiritual columns in her papers and is an active supporter of women's rights and fighter for various social problems existing in the country. She encourages budding entrepreneurs and gives them a chance to shine with their abilities and make way for themselves in the world.
Recently, Indian Congress of Women (ICW) awarded Indu Jain with an International Lifetime Achievement Award. The Times Group is India's most profitable media company, and enjoys 50 percent urban market share of English dailies. Indu Jain as a Chairperson of Times Group and a true matriarch, acts as the guiding force of the group, and continues to infuse new energy into it, leading ways and heading all.
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Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has entered the elite ranks of the Indian business world as India's richest woman. Born on 23 March, 1953, she is the Chairman & Managing Director of Biocon Ltd. She did her schooling from Bangalore and graduated in Zoology from Bangalore University in 1973, after which she moved on to Ballarat University in Melbourne, Australia. She became India's first woman Brew Master and started off as a trainee brewer in Carlton & United Beverages in 1974, following which she worked in various positions in Kolkata and Vadodara.
She collaborated with Biocon Biochemicals Limited, Ireland, to found Biocon India in 1978. Initially, she faced many problems, but she was not the one to give up. Her firm has grown to be the biggest biopharmaceutical firm in India today. Though her business interests keep her occupied, she has found time to write a book titled 'Ale and Arty'. She tied the knot with John Shaw, in 1998, who was working as the managing director of Madura Coats. After their marriage, John Shaw quit Madura Coat and joined Biocon.
A very active social activist, she has been involved in various projects like the Bangalore Agenda Task Force (BATF). She was awarded the MV Memorial Award, given in honour of the great engineer and visionary Sir M Vishwesharaiah. Apart from this, she was awarded the Wharton Infosys Business Transformation Award in 2006, the Padma Bhushan in 2005, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Indian Chamber of Commerce in 2005, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Healthcare & Life Sciences Category in 2002 besides the Padma Shri in 1989.
Dr. Kiran Majumdar-Shaw has held several honorary and advisory positions. Among them, she was the Chairperson and Mission Leader of the Confederation of Indian Industry's National Task Force on Biotechnology, a member of the Prime Minister's Council on Trade & Industry in India, Member, Board of Science Foundation, Ireland , Member, Board of Governors, IIM Bangalore and many others. In doing so, she has set an example for other Indian women to follow.-------------------------***************------------------------
Mallika Srinivasan
Economic Times Businesswoman of the year 2006, she is a well known entrepreneur of India. She has always strived hard to reach for skies, but has deeply rooted her foot into the ground. She is a strong headed woman, who is leading the activities of a Company that is involved in macho business such as tractor manufacturing. She has been able to rise and stand out above all others and make a name for herself in the competitive business world of today. Well, we are talking about Mallika Srinivasan, director of the Rs 2500 crore Amalgamations Group Tafe. Mallika Srinivasan is one of the most successful women CEOs in India. In this article, we will present you with the biography of Mallika Srinivasan, so read on…
In the year 1986, she planned to join the family business. She was made the General Manager of Tafe (Tractors and Farm Equipment) Company. When she took over the responsibility of furthering the economic wealth and business, the turnover of the Company was Rs 85 cr. Under the expert guidance of her father and the whole hearted support of the team, she brought about a major transformation. She converted Tafe into a hi technology-oriented company, thereby becoming the initial choice of the farmers. There was a period, when the Company had to face a tough time, however; even then, the Company invested a huge amount of over Rs 70 crore in the designing and development of product. At present, the Company is earning a business over Rs 1,200 cr. It has been a long journey for the Company, which has witnessed many ups and downs. But, it was the strong determination of this courageous woman that slowly and steadily made the firm climb the ladders of success.-------------------------***************----------------------
Naina lal Kidwai
Naina Lal Kidwai is Group General Manager and Country Head of HSBC in India,which employs 35,000 people comprising Banking services, Insurance, Asset Management, HSBC Securities and Capital Markets, Retail broking, HSBC Software Development (India) Private Limited and the Global service centers (BPOs servicing HSBC’s operations in the UK, EU and USA).
An MBA from Harvard Business School, she has been recognised in India and abroad with several awards and listings for leadership and business. Repeatedly ranked in the Fortune global list of Top Women in Business, in the Wall Street Journal and Financial Times Global Listing of Women to Watch and listed by Time Magazine as one of their 15 Global Influentials 2002. She received the Padma Shri from the Government of India for her contribution to Trade and Industry
Her international engagements include being a non executive director on the board of Nestle SA, Chairman City of London’s Advisory Council for India, Global Advisor Harvard Business School. She is on the Governing Board of NCAER, Audit Advisory Board of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, and on the National Executive Committee of CII and FICCI. Her interests include microfinance and livelihood creation for rural women and environment.-------------------------*************------------------------
Neelam Dawan
It was February 24, 2005. Software giant Microsoft India appointed a tough lady to lead. While appointing Ms Dhawan as its managing director, Microsoft top boss in India Ravi Venkatesan said, "Neelam Dhawan is highly respected in the industry and has an excellent track record of managing customer and partner relationships. She brings an exceptional understanding of the changing needs of customers and partners and a wealth of experience in delivering solutions." With 22 years of experience in the IT industry, Dhawan's appointment was not exactly unexpected. She replaced another veteran, Rajiv Kaul, who moved to a key role in the company's headquarters at Redmond in the United States.
Graduating in economics from St Stephen's College, Delhi, she got her degree in management from the Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University. Dhawan kicked off her career with HCL and in 1996, she joined IBM, where she was vice-president, personal systems group and was also on the company's board of directors. In 1999, she joined Hewlett Packard from IBM India. At HP, she was vice-president of the customer solutions group where she focused on enterprises, the public sector and small and medium businesses for all computing products and services.
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Priya Paul
Priya Paul, Chairperson of Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels started her career under her father, late Surrendra Paul, as the Marketing Manager of The Park in New Delhi. She took charge of the hospitality division of the group after her father’s untimely death.
Priya pioneered the concept of boutique hotels in India when she repositioned The Park Hotels as India’s first and only collection of contemporary boutique hotels in 1991. Stylish, edgy, fun, warm, design driven and inspiring – the hotels reflect her personality completely. A collector of art, she is also passionate about design. These bear manifestation in the spaces within the hotels. She has worked very closely with traditional and contemporary artists to create exceptional artworks, which form a part of the hotels permanent collection. Priya also leads the in-house team that conceptualizes and works with international interior design to create inspiring boutique spaces. She works closely with leading Indian fashion designers, graphic designers to create The Park persona.
Today The Park, Kolkata, New Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore are the member of Design Hotels Inc, an association, which represents and markets an international collection of design-oriented hotels. Priya Paul is the also President of Hotel Association of India. She is also on the board of World Travel and Tourism Council – India Initiative, South Asia Women’s Fund, Young President’s Organization and is Trustee, India Foundation for the Arts (IFA).
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Simone Tata
As the chairman of the company Trent Limited (a Tata Enterprise) she has to ensure that the company runs smoothly and that everybody does his/her job well. For this, she looks out for highly qualified professionals and youngsters who are ready to absorb new technology and grow in the company.
Retailing has been one of her areas of interest for a long time and she had wanted to get into this new line of business. Her foray into retailing through 'Westside' has been quite a different experience for her from her earlier Lakme days. This new venture is basically a one-stop family shop. It follows a worldwide pattern of modern retailing, that is, making a lot of things available to the customer under one roof. She finds it quite exciting because in this business one is much closer to the market and to the customer's needs and requirements.
It so happened that the UK-based departmental store chain 'Littlewoods International' in Bangalore was planning to withdraw its operations in India. The Tatas acquired the interest to the store from the parent company, Trent Limited, and re launched 'Littlewoods' as 'Westside' in April 1998. Soon after it was launched in Hyderabad in December 1998, in Chennai in March 1999 and finally in Mumbai in May 1999.
Simone Tata's work calls for a lot of travelling, both within and outside the country. She has quite a few plans for expansion and her company is looking out for more locations to start retailing there. Once the location is fixed, there's plenty of work to be done: getting the architects to do up the place, setting up the equipment and putting together the entire store. All this takes up about five to six months.
She began working many years ago, not realising that she was making a career for herself. She was not ruthlessly ambitious or conscious about a career. But having started work, she just went on and handled one responsibility after another, giving her best to it until the job was done. Today she wonders what she would have done if she were not working. She also believes that every woman should have some interests in life. She should think in terms of self-enhancement and self-education and what she wants out of life. A woman should be true to herself.
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Sulajja Firodia Motwani
Joint Managing Director of Kinetic Engineering Ltd, she is the in charge of the Company's overall business developmental activities. She is also very well performing the role of the Director of Kinetic Motor Company Limited and Kinetic Marketing Services Limited. Well, we are talking about Sulajja Firodia Motwani. In this article, we will provide you with the biography of Sulajja Firodia Motwani, who has made an incredible contribution in making the firm reach heights of success.
She is a fitness person, who is very conscious about her health. She is very particular about carrying out one or the other activity for keeping fit and active. She has always been enthusiastic about sports, especially badminton. She has played badminton on the national level. She is also very fond of pursuing adventurous sports like skiing & scuba diving. She tries to spend as much time as possible with her five year old son Sidhant. Read on to know the complete life history of Sulajja Firodia Motwani.
Prior to joining Kinetic Company, Sulajja worked for a period of four years with a well known investment analytics company, BARRA International, based in California. She has been an active participant in setting the operations of the company in India. Throughout her studies, she has been a rank holder. She has always cleared exams with merit. Her name appeared in the toppers list in the SSC examinations and HSC examinations. She graduated from the Pune University. Thereafter, she went to the United States for pursuing further studies. She is an MBA degree holder from the reputed Carnegie Mellon University at Pittsburgh.
She is an epitome of boldness and courage. With her strong determination and courage, she has been able to establish a niche for the firm in the business world. The Company has witnessed tremendous expansion during her tenure. From being a mere moped manufacturer, today, it has set its foothold in the industry as a manufacturer offering a complete range of two wheelers right from mopeds, scooters to motorcycles.
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