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- The firm’s revenues touched an all-time high of Rs 2,000 crore in FY23 under the leadership of Mutreja, a repeat winner of BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business award
- Singh, a repeat winner of BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business award, now has her sights set on making her business profitable
- Under her leadership, the company saw a huge year-on-year growth in FY23, with sales volumes increasing 2.5x and production capacity 3x
- The company’s watches and wearables division crossed the Rs 5,000-crore mark in annual turnover in FY23 under the leadership of Mitra, a repeat winner of BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business award
- Westlife, which operates the McDonald’s franchise in South and West India, saw its revenues surge 45 per cent to Rs 2,260 crore in FY23
- What started as a small organisation of 100 developers is now a strong family of 15,000-plus people, says Gangadharan, a repeat winner of BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business award
- She says many women leave the workforce around mid-senior level, and she feels the sector should do more to make that phase easier
- Kamineni, a repeat winner of BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business award, believes in exercising, eating right, meditating and having a deep sense of gratitude
- This repeat winner of BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business award has helped scale the business to Rs 8,500 crore in annual turnover
- The youngest of Founder and Chairman Prathap C. Reddy’s four daughters, it is under Sangita’s leadership that IoT, drone tech, blockchain, AI and data analytics are all playing a key role at Apollo
- Gupta, a repeat winner of BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business award, runs a mentorship programme to encourage women in her fund house
- This repeat winner of BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business award has ensured that the firm has won significant deals even amid fears of a global slowdown
- Chunduru, a repeat winner of BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business award, oversees nearly 34 million investor accounts at the NSDL
- A qualified solicitor, she shapes the company’s global legal strategy, structuring M&A transactions, and safeguarding intellectual property across 14 businesses
- The firm made two significant acquisitions under the leadership of Godrej, a repeat winner of BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business award
- This repeat winner of BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business award is out to correct misconceptions on mental health
- Under her leadership, Piramal Pharma has scripted a turnaround after a challenging FY23
- In her 35-year career, Sinha has had many firsts, and under her leadership the Railways’ revenues have scaled a new record
- Hiring smart people to help run the business efficiently is one of the mantras of Thapar, a repeat winner of BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business
- Chauhan, a repeat winner of BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business, is looking to increase distribution reach to 4 million outlets
- The repeat winner of BT’s Most Powerful Women in India is concentrating on one thing, entertaining her audience
- Gupta, a repeat winner of BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business, is targeting Tier II and III cities to drive growth
- This repeat winner of BT’s The Most Powerful Women in Business believes in proactive efforts to make businesses more inclusive
- The repeat winner of BT’s The Most Powerful Women in Business is looking to deepen the engagement with customers
- Ambani, a repeat winner of BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business, has given the retail a big push since she joined in 2014
- Diageo’s listed entity, United Spirits, reported 10.1 per cent growth in net sales to Rs 10,611 crore in FY23, while its net profit climbed 24 per cent to Rs 1,052 crore
- Mamaearth is well positioned as a front-runner in the D2C space thanks to Alagh, who is a repeat winner of BT’s The Most Powerful Women in Business
- Padukone, a repeat winner of BT’s The Most Powerful Women in Business, starred in the year’s two biggest Bollywood hits
- Goenka, a repeat winner of BT’s The Most Powerful Women in Business, is betting big on the India story
- The 35-year Cisco veteran is a repeat winner of BT’s Most Powerful women in Business
- This repeat winner of BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business, who is also a member of the RBI’s MPC believes reforms of MDBs will trigger private investments
- After the split of the erstwhile $8.5 billion TVS Group, Krishna’s firm is free to chart its own path
- The Head of Amazon Prime Video India and Southeast Asia is out to ensure that every show or movie on the platform becomes somebody’s favourite
- Shah, who is a repeat winner of BT’s The Most Powerful Women in Business, was able to overcome disruptions in the diagnostics sector with her resilience
- Reliance Retail recently bought a 51 per cent stake in the Ed-a-Mamma founded by Bhatt, who is a repeat winner of BT’s The Most Power Women in Business
- Zoya Akhtar has successfully demonstrated her commitment towards diverse narratives while juggling the roles of writer, director and producer
- Upasana Taku aims to leverage MobiKwik’s reach and offer the “entire gamut of financial services” to her consumers who live in smaller towns
- Lakshmi Venu has worked hard for over 10 years to rise from the shop floor to the corner office, despite having origins in two prominent business families
- Two-time Oscar winner Guneet Monga Kapoor wants to keep telling the world excellent stories while reimagining local-global Indian stories
- Taking inspiration from her mother, Revathi Advaithi has navigated Flex through various challenges successfully. Now her focus is on growing the organisation
- Just like her stellar acting career that is going strong, Priyanka Chopra Jonas is taking the world of business by storm
- Anshula Kant is proving to be instrumental in achieving the World Bank’s vision of creating a world free of poverty on a liveable planet
- Despite a setback for the industry earlier this year, Vibha Padalkar, who made it to the Hall of Fame of BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business list this year, has helped HDFC Life navigate the challenges and emerge stronger
- For Suneeta Reddy, who made it to the Hall of Fame of BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business list this year, the focus is on expanding her hospital network and ensuring that digital platform Apollo 24/7 integrates all its services to benefit patients
- Meena Ganesh, who made it to the Hall of Fame of BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business list this year, is in the thick of action as Portea Medical moves to transform into a listed company
- Nearly two years after taking charge at Sebi, Madhabi Puri Buch, who made it to the Hall of Fame of BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business list this year, has pushed the regulator to become a trendsetter rather than following the West
- With her irrepressible drive, Falguni Nayar has helped Nykaa reach incredible heights and spread its presence across the country
- Salesforce’s Arundhati Bhattacharya believes that when in selfdoubt, it is best to go ahead and just do your thing
- Having started at a young age, Devita Saraf, who makes her debut on BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business list this year, is busy growing Vu, a Rs 1,400-crore TV maker, into a global brand
- Anupriya Acharya, who makes her debut on BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business list this year, has been a name in the ad industry, and she isn’t ready to slow down just yet
- For Colgate-Palmolive’s Prabha Narasimhan, who makes her debut on BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business list this year, it is important to always challenge the status quo
- Kavery Kalanithi Maran, who makes her debut on BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business list this year, spearheads the content strategy of the 30-plus channels under the Rs 4,000-crore plus Sun TV Network
- Jayanti Khan Chauhan, who makes her debut on BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business list this year, has set her sights on newer markets and is focussing on carbonated drinks to expand Bisleri’s footprint
- One of the most successful female actors in the South, Nayanthara, who makes her debut on BT’s Most Powerful Women in Business list this year, juggles several business ventures with her filmmaker husband
- From successfully running a micro-credit business to belting out chartbusters, Ananya Birla is conquering multiple fields
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