Business Today's 12th annual listing of women achievers. We drew up a long list of over 150 women and then shortlisted 55 contenders. Finally, 25 made the cut after jury deliberations.
The chairperson and managing director of Bharat Hotels believes the mid segment is where the future lies and, keeping pace with
the way industry is moving, has been quick to launch the Lalit
Traveller brand - a mid-market offering.
In the last financial year, the company's income rose 16 per cent to Rs 3,238 crore and its stock has given a return of more than 18 per cent over the last 12 months.
Capgemini India CEO has grown into one of the most powerful leaders in the IT services industry. The company has recently acquired IGATE which will make Capgemini's India arm one of the largest MNC IT employers.
The company Nishi runs is the fourth-largest in India by revenues - Rs 2.06 lakh crore in 2014/15 - making her unquestionably one of India's most powerful business people.
Fiscal 2014/15 was about growth and consolidation. She renamed her company, AND Designs India. Today, it comprises over 2,500 employees, with 650 points of sale across 60 cities, including 150 exclusive brand outlets.
Verma's innovator instincts have ensured that the Rs 30,805-crore fast
moving consumer goods (FMCG) company has got back its much-needed focus
on food.
Data from the Registrar of Companies show Facebook
Online Services India Pvt Ltd had revenues of Rs 97.6 crore in March
2014. That is much ahead of rival Twitter.
The CEO, Healthcare and Life Sciences,Wipro, in 2014 declared that HLS would become a $1-billion division in a couple of years. She asserts she is on track to achieve that goal.
the fact that Ramkrishna, the daughter of a middle-class accountant,
heads the NSE as its Managing Director and CEO, makes her one of the
most powerful people in Indian business.
Neelam Dhawan is as seasoned as it gets. Before HP, she was the MD of Microsoft
India. She is best described by a former colleague who says she is
"remarkably successful", "one of the finest sales leaders" and one who
"likes winning".
The re-positioning led by Tanya Dubash, according to A. Mahendran, former
Managing Director of Godrej Consumer Products, not only resulted in
robust revenue growth for the group but also helped it attract better
talent.
This year alone, Lupin has acquired five companies in South Africa, Russia, the US, Germany and Brazil under CEO Vinita Gupta's leadership. Besides, she has played an important role in globalising Lupin.
Desai took over the Venkateshwara Hatcheries in 1996. Today, the group has one listed company Venky's, which supplies chicken to groups like KFC, Pizza Hut, Domino's, etc.
Though VIP had a market share of 60 per cent but the youth didn't identify with it. Radhika resurrected the country's first strolley brand, Skybag and positioned it as a youth product.
The first woman chief of the largest state-owned Indian bank, SBI, has packed more work than one would have expected in the two years she has been in the corner office.
In her five years with Wyndham, Deepika Arora, Vice President (International Development) for India, has trebled the number of its hotels to 24, 13 of them in new cities.
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