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10 Most Powerful Indian Women Entrepreneurs Indira Nooyi Origin: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Age : 56 Awards and Recognitions: Padma Bhushan, Forbes etc. Indira Nooyi, an Indian born Tamil American business executive is the current chairman and CFO of the second largest food and beverage business, PepsiCo. Her real strong attitude has helped the company garner $30 billion in couple of years. She has a Master degree in public management from the Yale University and also a Master degree in Finance and Marketing from IIM, Kolkata. She has also been

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10 Most Powerful Indian Women Entrepreneurs

Indira NooyiOrigin:Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaAge :56Awards and Recognitions:Padma Bhushan, Forbes etc.

Indira Nooyi, an Indian born Tamil American business executive is the current chairman andCFO of the second largest food and beverage business, PepsiCo.Her real strong attitude has helped the company garner $30 billion in couple of years. She has a Master degree in public management from the Yale University and also a Master degree in Finance and Marketing from IIM, Kolkata. She has also been awarded the prestigious Padma Bhushan for her outstanding efforts in commerce and for truly being an inspiration for the nation.

Naina Lal KidwaiOrigin:North IndiaAge:54Awards and Recognitions:Padma Shri, Fortune global list of Top Women in Business etc.

Naina is one of the most successful business women in India, she is the currently Country Head and Group General Manager, HSBC Group India. She went to the Harvard and also serves as a Global Advisor at the Harvard business school and also provides her services as a Non executive director at Nestle SA. Her hard work and dedication has always been rewarded and respected, she received the Padma Shri award for her contributions in the segment of Trade and Industry. Apart from uplifting the Indian banking sector, Naina has also taken effort to brighten upwomen entrepreneurs in the nation. Her strong determination and will power has brought her up in the corporate world andshe has been inspiringwomen leaders in various sectors.

Kiran Mazumdar ShawOrigin:Bangalore, Karnataka, IndiaAge: 59Awards and Recognitions:Karnataka Rajyothsava Award, Nikkei Asia Prize etc

Facing various difficulties and challenges because of her youth, charm, gender and her untested business model,Kiran always dreamt of achieving big and she made her dream true. A proud Bangalorean and the Chairperson of Biocon,she built her bio pharmaceutical company with a well balanced business portfolio and made herself worth $900 million. She has always inspired the younger generation with the challenge she took in the field of Biochemicals. She has received various prestigious awards for her outstanding efforts that inspires the younger generation and it also makes the country proud.

Indu JainOrigin:India

Pen is mightier than sword Indu Jain is the currently Chairperson of the Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. which owns the most popular newspaper daily- Times of India and other such large newspapers. She is one of the most powerful and influential women and a pure humanist and under her supervision The Times Foundation runs Community Services, Research Foundation and Times Relief Fund for disaster reliefs like floods, cyclones, earthquakes and epidemics. Indu Jain's championing of women's causes is also popular and very motivating. She actively supports women's rights and the encouragement of women entrepreneurship.

Simone TataOrigin:France

Simone Tata, wife of Naval Homey Jahangir Tata and step mother to Ratan Tata is one of the most powerful woman Indian business has seen. She has been credited with the title cosmetics czarina of India as she was the Chairperson of Lakme Group and she also heads Trent- the Westside store by the Tata group belongs to Trent. She has been appreciated all over the globe for her fantastic managerial abilities and extra ordinary leadership skills.

Priya PaulOrigin:IndiaAge:45Awards and Recognitions:Padma Shri, Economic Times Award

With her specialized degreein economics, Priya entered her family business and worked under her father as a marketing manager at the Park Hotel in Delhi. After the death of Surrendra Paul, she succeeded him in 1990 as a Chairperson and since then she did not have to look back. Her contributions towards the Hospitality industry has been immense, Park Hotel had been rated as one of the best 101 hotels worldwide in 2003 and she hold the prestigious Padma Shri award for her excellence in the hospitality sector.

Ekta KapoorOrigin:IndiaAge:36Awards and Recognitions:Most Outstanding Woman Entrepreneur award by the Indo American Society.

Balaji Telefilms and their TV serials are watched by most of us every day. She sits as the Ceative Head on the board of Balaji Telefilms and has many 'hits' in bag. Her most famous tele serials are Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki and many others, making her the Queen Bee of the Indian soap opera scene. She has won the Hall of Fame award at the 6th Indian Tele Awards during 2006 for her extraordinary contribution to the Indian television industry. She has been highly admired for her entrepreneurial skills

Sulajja Firodia Motwani Origin:India

Sulajja is the Joint Managing Director ofKineticMotors and Managing Director of Kinetic Finance. She is solely responsible for the transformation from a moped company to a manufacturer of complete versatility. She has developed and designed the marketing strategies for Kinetic and helped it grow vastly over these years. She has been honored The Face of the Millennium by India Today for her enthusiastic business approach and she has also been selected as The Global Leader of Tomorrow by the world economic forum.

Mallika SrinivasanOrigin:India

Currently the Director of TAFE India has been honored with the title of Businesswoman of the year during 2006 by the Economic times group.She joined this organization in 1986 and has accelerated the turnover from 85 crores to 2900 crores within two decades. Her creative business ideas and managerial skills has made her one of the best and leading entrepreneurs of India and has also been awarded with various prestigious awards.

Neelam DhawanOrigin:India

Neelam leads Microsoft India and has been the best in business. She started her career in this field and craved to join Asian Paints and Hindustan Lever but she was rejected as these firms did not want to appoint a woman to their sales and marketing department. Today,she leads Microsoft India and has completely taken over the marketing and sales sector.Neelam also has also played a vital role in many other prominent companies such as IBM, HP and HCL.