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Aparna (Pinky) Reddy National President, FLO
Aparna Reddy, aka Pinky Reddy is a woman who dared to take on the mantle of a
trail blazer and created her own unique identity as an entrepreneur and business woman.
With a business management course from Harvard University, Aparna
singlehandedly designed and developed marketing strategies to spearhead the
growth of companies that she has nurtured with a unique, distinct identity of her own. Her strong acumen for business enabled her in creating a niche for herself
through different aspects of work, enabling her to make the paradigm shift towards
Indian art and culture.
An ardent aficionado of art and culture, Aparna, affectionately known as Pinky, has turned her passion into a heritage business. Foreseeing a unique opportunity that
modern urban living offered for the promotion of heritage arts and culture, Aparna
started a venture called Lotus House. This organisation works towards reviving and
promoting fast disappearing indigenous art. Lotus House today is playing a major role in the rejuvenation of ancient art, ensuring that struggling artists are provided
the encouragement and resources to revive a dying art and earn a decent living.
Thus, Lotus House has become a successful business module creating job
opportunities, while at the same time restoring a great cultural heritage. Encouraged by this endeavour, Aparna also started a charitable entity called the
Aparna Foundation which provides education for over 150 children.
Working tirelessly to make a difference, Aparna Reddy has taken on many identities,
such as humanist, entrepreneur, an aficionado of the arts and culture and promoter
of education for children. Effortlessly juggling between the roles of wife, mother,
homemaker and entrepreneur, she is today an inspirational icon for aspiring young women entrepreneurs.
Over the last decade, Aparna Reddy has made her presence felt at the leadership
level with her active participation at different forums, thus establishing herself as a prominent entrepreneur with a vision for a modern yet culturally rich and vibrant
India.
Glimpses into Aparna’s contribution and achievements:
President – FICCI FLO
Chairperson – FICCI FLO Hyderabad Chapter 2011-12
Chairperson (Education) – Young Indians, CII 2010-2011
Founder, Trustee – Aparna Foundation – 2012
Managing Director – The Lotus House Group – 2011 onwards
Member on Board -GVK EMRI, GVK Projects- 2012 onwards
Membership in Other Professional and Social Organizations:
Chairperson – Hyderabad 10K Run Foundation- 2005 & 2006
Aikya – Indian School of Business (ISB) – 2004 onwards
YPO – 2000 onwards
Member – Young Indians, CII
Promoter Shareholder – GVK – 1995 onwards
Harjinder Kaur National Senior Vice President, FLO
Harjinder Kaur is the National Senior Vice president of FLO. She is the MD & CEO at
Comvision India Pvt Ltd. She founded her company in 1995. Today with 100+
employees and 4 offices across India, it makes her a proud business Woman providing operational, strategic and administrative leadership in challenging
situations.
Having a computer science degree and guided by the father who won National
Award, she took upon the challenge to change Govt services and reformed the road
sector through technological drive.
Her company has delivered projects which have been catalyst in redefining the way
Govt to citizen services were delivered and the model was thus replicated on PAN
India level. Way back in 2001, the project named TWINS. This project was also
showcased to the then US President “H.E. Bill Clinton“.Today, her company is
considered a niche player in e-governance.
In her quest to reform the road sector through “Intelligent Transport solutions”, in
2006 she formed a Joint Venture with world’s leading intelligent Transport
Solutions Company named Q-Free ASA - Norwegian AAA rating organization. Incidentally 2006 was also the year when she founded the YFLO chapter of Hyderabad. (YOUNG WOMEN WING OF FICCI).
Her company went on to specialize in the road sector and today has strategic
partnerships with world leaders like SWARCO (the swaroksi group company),
TOMTOM (Backbone of Google map) and SAP (world’s largest ERP solutions
company).
She have leveraged her sound business policies and good relationship with Governments across ideologies including the current dispensation..
Some of the notable contributions are as under:
Implementation of RFID based electronic toll collection technology for India, integrating with the central clearing house of NPCI and payment settlement
system across banks for toll lanes in India.
A few major Highways in the country are running with her solutions. Some of
them are Delhi Agra Highway, Gurgaon-Faridabad Toll road, Hosur Krishnagiri Toll road near Banglore and Pune-Satara expressway.
Currently her company is implementing Smart City projects in many states.
Notable areas of work are
Smart Garbage collection solution
Optimization and intelligence of traffic signals with respect to traffic in
corridors
Planning traffic in city, working in partnership with traffic police in
various cities in real time traffic information
Knowledge management and tools to streamline the traffic with the help of history data analysis.
Jahnabi Phookan National Vice President, FLO
With nearly three decades of entrepreneurial experience in the field of travel and tourism, I have been a passionate advocate of ecotourism, conservation and
sustainable development in India’s verdant Northeast, “the Paradise Unexplored “.
A trained journalist, worked in the print media, studied Mass Communications in US
but gave it all up to return to Assam where the challenge was to turn a disadvantage
into an advantage. And that’s how I co-founded Jungle Travels India as a vision to bring tourists into the jungles of Assam .in 1989.
Jungle Travels India was to become the first IATA agent of the entire Northeast.
Her sister concern, Assam Bengal Navigation Company was to become the pioneering long distance ever cruise company in India in 2003 and put India on the international cruising map.
Today, both these companies are the recipients of the National Tourism Excellence Awards.
Mentioned below are some of the contributions made towards the inspiring platform of FLO.
FLO ACTIVITIES:
Founder member and Founder Vice Chairperson FLO North east chapter in
2007 under the leadership of FLO President Kiran Gera.
Initiation of the concept of awarding 5 iconic women of Northeast since the inception of FLO in 2007 which has continued unbroken till date.
Chairperson in 2008 FLO Northeast chapter.
Human trafficking being one of key issues of NE, I collaborated with the NGO
GOLD to train the trafficked women for skill development in weaving. The
central Silk Board assigned women master trainer under the FLO banner. This continued with the support of central Silk board for the second year. The
women, were able to leave the shelter home with viable vocational skills.
After my tenure, I have continued to work as an executive member of GOLD,
empowering trafficked women of the North east
Visit by Chief Secy, Meghalaya and a ten member delegation to my TRIBAL
HERITAGE center in Kaziranga, Assam as a model case study where I spoke about FLO’s contribution to my growth in the textile sphere.
Ms. Vasvi Bharat Ram Imm. Past President, FLO
Vasvi Bharat Ram is the Immediate Past President of FLO, the women’s wing of the
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). FLO is the premier women’s business organization in the country and implements a number of
National Initiatives to create employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for
women at all levels and works on policy and advocacy with the Government to strengthen the position of women in society.
Vasvi has been working towards the cause of women empowerment for many years.
She is a strong advocate of equal participation of women in economic activities
across all strata. In the past, she has also held the office of the Chairperson of the
Young FICCI Ladies Organization (YFLO), Delhi, in the year 2010-11. She has held the post of ‘Education Chair’ and ‘Spouse Forum Chair’ in the Young Presidents
Organization (YPO), Delhi and has won International awards for the same.
In addition to spearheading FLO, Vasvi is the Joint Vice Chairperson of The Shri Ram Schools, which have been consistently rated as one of the top schools in India. Under
the aegis of Shri Educare Limited, she has been instrumental in setting up The Shri
Ram Millennium Schools and The Shri Ram Early Years play schools in the National
Capital Region. She is on the Board of the SRF Foundation and SAVE the Children India, both of which work towards providing a better quality of life to the under
privileged children of our country.
She is a member of various Education Forums including the FICCI School Education Committee and the Forum of Progressive Schools.
Vasvi earned a degree in Bachelors of Arts from Delhi University and did her post-
graduation in Business of Fashion Management from the London College of Fashion in London. She has also completed a number of executive education programs from
globally renowned universities, including one from the Harvard Business School in
Boston. She started her career as an entrepreneur making wrought iron furniture,
home accessories and artefacts working with and providing a livelihood to local women artisans.
Outside of work, Vasvi enjoys reading, travelling, music and theatre. She and her husband live in New Delhi with their two daughters.
Jayanti Dalmia Treasurer, FICCI Ladies Organization
National Treasurer, FICCI Ladies Organization, is Adviser (Policy, Media Relations,
Marketing, CSR & Admin) in Dalmia Brothers Private Limited. Dalmia Group is one
of the most oldest and distinguished Business Houses. Dalmia Group was founded in early 20th Century by Late Shri Ramakrishna Dalmia and Late Shri Jaidayal Dalmia.
The legacy which was passed on to Shri Vishnu Hari Dalmia has now further
strengthened and expanded by his sons Shri Sanjay Dalmia and Shri Anurag Dalmia. Today it has progressed into a dynamic and globally progressive corporate entity
with an annual turnover of over Rs.2500 Crores, with the flagship company being
GHCL Limited. Some of the core areas of the group are:
Textiles
Spinning, Weaving, Fabric Processing, Cut & Sew and Finishing.
Heavy Chemicals
Soda Ash, Edible & Industrial Salt.
Healthcare
Alternative Healthcare Solutions with medical solutions for Lung Care, Diabetes, Arthritis, Kidney Stones, Mental Deficiency, ADHD etc.
ITES
Business Process Outsourcing
Besides business interests, Mrs Dalmia is keenly involved in various social activities. She is the founder & Chairperson of Four Steps, a Research, Training &
Rehabilitation Institute for persons with special needs. She has successfully turned
its Vocational Training division into a vibrant manufacturing unit which churns out various paper, craft and bakery products. She is also Jt. Managing Trustee of Shri
Krishna Janmasthan Seva Santhan, Mathura – A temple of utmost historic
importance, member of Advisory Board of Disha Foundation, Jaipur, trustee in
Dalmia Sewa trust , Dalmia Shiksha Samiti, ,Dalmia centre for education and research, MR Jaipuria school and Navsrijan in Lucknow and Diya foundation Delhi.
Poonam Mahajan Joint Treasurer, FICCI Ladies Organization
Mrs. Poonam Mahajan combines the experience of a professional and a
businesswoman to bring a unique perspective to the table. A holder of a Masters in Finance and a qualified Chartered Accountant, Mrs. Mahajan has experience of
providing Taxation, Audit, Financial Analysis and Management Consultancy
solutions using her expertise in the field. As the founder and CEO of Signage Systems India, she is an accomplished entrepreneur who has used her
perseverance and vision to carve out a niche for her company in a competitive
market.
She has been felicitated by IWEC with the International Women’s Entrepreneur Award for the year 2014 at a function held in Stockholm, Sweden.
Her company, Signage Systems India, has been lauded for its work by Delhi Metro
Rail Corporation, All India Institute for Medical Sciences and Tata Motors. The
company was chosen as the Nakshatra awardee for the year 2012 by DuPont South
Asia for being one of the highest performing Indian companies in the DuPont
network.
Mrs. Mahajan has been an active member of the FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO)
since her joining in the year 2014. She is currently the chair for the FLO Women
Directors committee, Delhi chapter. In this capacity she has facilitated the
organising of the FLO Women Directors Panel meet as well as the Training Workshop in collaboration with KPMG India. She is an active member of
the Swayam Committee to promote woman entrepreneurs. She has been selected to act as Joint Treasurer, FLO India, for the year 2016-2017.
Mrs. Mahajan is a member of Women Corporate Directors India (WCD) and was one of the representatives from India at the International Conference at the WCD Global Institute at New York.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor of Commerce – Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics,
University of Bombay, Mumbai
Masters in Management (Finance) – NMIMS, University of Bombay, Mumbai
Chartered Accountant – Institute of Chartered Accountants India (ICAI)
Summer Programme in Journalism – St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai
POSITIONS HELD (CURRENTLY):
CEO – Signage Systems India
Joint Treasurer – FICCI (Ladies Organisation – FLO)
Consultant – Lachhman Das & Co.
Member – FICCI
Member – WCD
Director – Aztec Identity Solutions
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Signage Systems India – New Delhi CEO
Founded company back in 2001 and has been steering it ever since, consistently achieving an annual turnover of over 10 crores
Signage Systems is a solution provider in building and interior industry
Diversified fields from Signage to be the 2nd largest value channel partner of
DuPont CORIAN India
Converters and distributors for 3M commercial graphics
Valued clients include HDFC bank, DMRC, Jaipur Metro and Indira Gandhi International Airport
Quality network fabricators with three showrooms and retail outlets across NCR
Bhojwani Builders – Mumbai CFO
Managed financial operations with respect to audit, taxation and financial
planning
Instrumental in building up financial systems of the company
Built up and managed the team of company’s financial department
P.N. Khetarpal & Associates (Chartered Accountants) – Mumbai
Chartered Accountant
Started own CA practice
Performed statutory audits and provided tax and management consultancy
services
Helped in incorporation of new companies
Looked into company law matters
Chandabhoy Jasoobhoy (Chartered Accountants) – Mumbai Financial Consultant
Part of the audit and management consultancy divisions. Finalized statutory audits Provided management consultancy solutions to corporate clients
Damania Panday & Bajan (Chartered Accountants) – Mumbai Article Trainee and later CA Associate
Performed statutory audits for institutions like Tata Trust Assisted in performing tax assessments and evaluations
SOCIAL ENDEVOURS:
Started Scholarship program for supporting small scale industries set up by blind and handicapped women under the purview of the Indian Confederation of the Blind.
Introduction of equal opportunities initiatives for handicapped workers within her own enterprise
Rashmi Sarita Executive Director, FICCI Ladies Organization
Rashmi Sarita is currently the Executive Director, FICCI Ladies Organization. She
brings along 13 years of rich experience across various sectors and verticals of the
economy that covers intellectual property rights, science and technology, innovation and R&D, homeland security, Private security industry, and geospatial technologies,
among others.
In FICCI, she has been involved with policy and regulatory issues in different
economy verticals. Rashmi has been responsible for conceptualizing the concept of “safe and secure nation” in FICCI, and in providing key inputs to amendments of the
PSAR Act 2005 and in putting forward the demands for amendments in the Public
Procurement Bill and Public Funded R&D bill.
She has engaged government’s attention in the creation of Standards for Security at
Public particularity in connection with the internal security of the country. She was also engaged with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and
Department of Policy and Promotion (DIPP), GOI to get India off the 301 list by
spreading IPR awareness in India. She has represented FICCI at various national and
international forums and executed Euro- India Projects successfully.
Rashmi is a commerce graduate from the Jesus and Mary College, University of
Delhi. She also has a Post Graduate Degree in International Business from Faculty of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi.