courtesy: economic times
In the following, we shall present you Top 6 Women Entrepreneurs who are bring revolution to the industry and leaving their mark with the experiences serving as an example of tenacity, creativity, and boundless potential of female leadership in the commercial world.
These are not just Successful Women Entrepreneurs, but also the Most Hardworking Women Entrepreneurs, so lets us dive straight into the article.
Top 6 Most Successful Women Entrepreneurs of India
1. Roshni Nadar Malhotra
Hailing from Delhi with a degree in communication and interest in radio, television, and film from Northwestern University, Roshni joined HCL as chairman post her MBA from Kellogg School of Management. She contributed to the growth of HCL Group’s brand, which is an international provider of IT consulting and services with headquarters in India.
2. Indra Nooyi
Nooyi joined PepsiCo in 1994 as senior vice president of corporate strategy and development. In October 2006, she was appointed as the CEO, and later in the following year, she rose to the position of board chairman.
As per the data by Forbes, only 11 women have held the position of CEO of a Fortune 500 company, and Nooyi was the first women to head the huge soft drink and snack food company.
3. Devita Saraf
She started working for Zenith Computers at the age of 16, under her father’s supervision. At the age of 21, she was given the title of director of marketing. Later, in 2006, she was promoted to CEO from her position as head of marketing.
Devita began her business path by establishing the Vu Group in California, a pioneer in high end consumer electronics. Vu, which was founded by her at the age of 24, became the best selling Indian owned TV company in the world due to her enthusiasm for technology and innovation.
4. Falguni Nayar
In 2012, Falguni resigned from her lucrative job and position of Managing Director from Kotak Mahindra Bank, one of the biggest banks of India, to start her business path. The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad alumni invested $2 million of her own funds in her startup – Nykaa. In 2024, her startup is being valued at $2.3 billion, boosting her net worth at $1.1 billion.
5. Anu Aga
Anu began her work with Thermax in 1985 and from 1991 to 1996, she served as the organisation’s chief of human resources. She accepted the leadership of Thermax following the death of her husband, Rohinton Aga. She retired in 2004 and was followed by her daughter and vice chairwoman of the business. Since then, Anu has remained one of the members of board of directors and is continuing her social work.
6. Kiran Majumdar
Following her father’s footprints, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw earned an undergraduate degree in zoology from Bangalore University and a graduate degree in brewing from the University of Ballarat, Melbourne. Unable to land a job in brewing, she started consulting, before meeting Leslie Auchincloss, then owner of Biocon Biochemicals. Leslie took Kiran as a partner in Biocon India, the company, which was launched in 1978 in India.