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Women entrepreneurs felicitated

The awards jury was led by HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh. Other members were AZB & Partners co-founder and managing partner Zia Mody, Thermax chairperson Meher Pudumjee and Apollo Hospitals executive vice-chairperson Preetha Reddy.

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Express Awards For Women Entrepreneurs, Anant Goenka, Indra Nooyi, Business news, Indian express, Current AffairsThe event began with a chat between former PepsiCo chairperson and CEO Indra Nooyi and Anant Goenka, Executive Director of the Indian Express Group.

The Express Awards For Women Entrepreneurs were presented on Friday. The event began with a chat between former PepsiCo chairperson and CEO Indra Nooyi and Anant Goenka, Executive Director of the Indian Express Group.

The awards jury was led by HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh. Other members were AZB & Partners co-founder and managing partner Zia Mody, Thermax chairperson Meher Pudumjee and Apollo Hospitals executive vice-chairperson Preetha Reddy.

Here are some of the winners:

  • E-commerce: Anita Lal, founder, Good Earth.
  • Social Impact: Shaheen Mistri, CEO, Teach ForIndia.
  • Education & Skill Development: Lina Ashar, founder emeritus, Kangaroo Kids.
  • Fashion & Lifestyle: Mira Kulkarni, founder and managing director, Forest Essentials.
  • Finance: Soumya Rajan, founder, CEO, Waterfield Advisors.
  • Pharma: Suchitra K. Ella, co-founder and managing director, Bharat Biotech International.
  • Wellness: Vandana Luthra, founder, VLCC Group.
  • Hospitality: Kainaz Messman Harchandrai, founder & creative director, Theobroma.
  • Legacy spin-off: Lakshmi Venu, joint MD, Sundaram-Clayton Ltd and Dy MD, TAFE Motors and Tractors Ltd.
  • Lifetime Achievement: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, executive chairperson, Biocon Limited & Biocon Biologics Limited.
  • Promising FICCI FLO Entrepreneur: Dr Harjinder Kaur Talwar, founder & CEO, Comvision Group. FE

 

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