India's 5 Most Successful Female

Entrepreneurs

Introduction• Male dominated world has always thought

that women cannot compete with them• They were always unwillingness to even

acknowledge the fact that women are as good as men

• The are equal with them on factors like:o Hard Work o Intelligence o Leadership

New generation women• They have proved themselves in the society &

came across as successful businessperson & entrepreneur

• There are many women who are confident and believe in themselves

• They have enormous fire in their bellies to take on the best in the business

• India too has its own pool of such bold & fearless women

• They made a mark for themselves both within the country as well as overseas

Let’s meet 5 such Indian women who inspiration

for every Indian

1. Indra Nooyi• She is 56 and is currently Chairman & CFO of the 2nd largest

food & beverage business, PepsiCo. • Born & brought up in Chennai she completed her Bachelor’s

degree in Science from Madras Christian College in 1974• In 1976 she was a Post Graduate Diploma in Management

(MBA) from Indian Institute of Managemnet, Calcutte• In the beginning of her career in India she worked as a

Product Manager at Johnson & Johnson & textile firm Mettur Beardsell

• She joined PepsiCo in 1994 & became President & CFO in 2001

• She received prestigious Padma Bhushan for her business achievements & for being an inspiration to India’s corporate leadership

2. Naina Lal Kidwai• She is 55 & presently is the Group General Manager &

Country Head of HSBC India • Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Delhi

University & is a MBA from Harvard Business School • As a matter of fact she is the 1st Indian woman to

graduate from Harvard Business School • Began her career with ANZ Grindlays • Currently is also serving as a Non-Executive Director on

the Board of Nestle SA • Is one of the Global Advisor at Harvard Business School • Indian government conferred Padma Shri award on

Naina for her contributions in the field of Trade & Industry

3. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw• She is 59 & is the Founder Chairman and Managing

Director (CMD) of Biocon Ltd. • Born in Bangalore she did her Bachelor’s in Zoology from

Mount Carmel College, Bangalore University• Later she completed her Post Graduation from Ballarat

College, Melbourne University in Malting and Brewing• At Carlton and United Breweries, Melbourne she worked

as a trainee brewer & at Barrett Brothers and Burston, Australia as a trainee maltster

• In 1978 she started Biocon & spearheaded its evolution from an industrial enzymes manufacturing company to a fully integrated bio-pharmaceutical company

• Today Biocon under her leadership has established itself as a leading player in biomedicine research with a focus on diabetes & oncology

• She is also a member of the board of governors of the prestigious Indian School of Business & Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

• Kiran received the prestigious Padma Shri (1989) & the Padma Bhushan (2005) from the Government of India

4. Chanda Kochar• She is 51 & presently the MD and CEO of India’s

largest private bank ICICI Bank• She was born in Rajasthan• She did her Master’s from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute

of Management Studies, Mumbai in Management Studies

• She received the Wockhardt Gold Medal for Excellence in Management Studies as well as the J. N. Bose Gold Medal in Cost Accountancy

• She is married to Deepak Kochar, an entrepreneur & her Business batchmate

5. Indu Jain• She is 76 & used to be the Chairperson of Indian

largest and most powerful media house “The Times Group”

• A strong votary of women’s rights and women entrepreneurship and her contribution towards the growth of Times Group is immeasurably

• She has two sons Samir and Vineet and currently they run the company

• She is also Founder President of the ladies wing of FICCI (FLO)

• She is also the Chairperson of the Bharatiya Jnanpith Trust, which awards India's most prestigious & highest literary award “The Jnanpith Award”

• She addressed the United Nations in 2000 at the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders

“We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the

dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women's voices are

heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored”

By - Sheryl Sandberg