August 11 is celebrated as National Son’s and daughter’s day in many countries around the world. This day is a special holiday where parents and their children spend a lot of quality time together.
Parents must always try to know what their sons and daughters really want in life. So business upturn brings to you list of five great children who looked up to their parents business and took forward the families legacy
Here is a list of 5 children who step into their parents shoes and took the family business forward-
1) Nisaba Godrej
The youngest daughter of Adi Godrej, the chairman of Godrej Group, Nisaba has carried the family’s legacy ahead by serving as the Chairperson and managing director at Godrej Consumers Products Limited.
She has studied at the brightest schools of the world and her alma mater includes Connan School, The Wharton School and Harvard School of Business. A mother of two, Nisaba has created a great workplace atmosphere for mothers in her company.
2) Edsel Ford
Edsel ford was the son of industrialist Henry Ford, who revolutionized the automobile industry by starting Ford Motors Company. A sole heir to the business, Edsel Ford took over ford motors and served as President from 1919 till 1943. Edsel ford had more interest in fashionable automobiles in contrast to his father.
He tried to introduce more fashionable automobile design than the Model T and he finally went on to develop the body for Model A, which was a commercial success.
The father-son relationship, though close was many times strained due to difference in ideas.
3) Sulajja Firodia Motwani
The daughter of Padmashree Arun Firodia, Founder and chairman of Firodia group, Sulajja currently serves as vice chairman of Kinetic Engineering Limited which was founded by her grandfather. She has also founded kinetic Green Energy and Power Solutions considering the need of green energy in automobile industry.
4) Mukesh Ambani
Almost everyone is familiar with the Ambani family. The son of Dhirubai Ambani, Mukesh Ambani is the Chairman and Managing director of Reliance Industries Limited. Mukesh Ambani now stands as the fourth richest man in the world with a whooping net worth of US $ 81.6 billion.
The reliance industries is engaged in multiple businesses like petrochemicals, textiles, energy and telecommunication and is the largest publicaly traded company in India.
5) Vinita Gupta
Vinita Gupta is currently working as the Chief Executive Officer of Lupin Limited, a multinational pharmaceutical company. She is the daughter of Desh Bandhu Gupta who founded the company in 1968. Vinita took the family legacy forward when she joined Lupin in 1993.