Forbes’ list of Asia’s Power Businesswomen 2022 includes three prominent Indian businesswomen. According to the website, they are among the 20 business leaders who were ranked for their accomplishments in their current position of managing a company with sizable revenue and exhibiting good leadership throughout their career.
The top three Indian business leaders on Asia’s power list are Soma Mondal, chairperson of the Steel Authority of India, Ghazal Alagh, co-founder of the personal care company Mamaearth, and Namita Thapar, executive director of Emcure Pharma. Mondal Soma Mondal, who is from Bhubaneswar, studied electrical engineering at the National Institute of Technology in Rourkela. Before joining the SAIL, she began working for the National Aluminium Co. and advanced to the position of director. After taking over in 2021, she became the first woman to chair the government-run SAIL. According to the Forbes website, the steelmaking company’s annual revenue increased by 50% to more than 1.03 trillion under her tenure. For the most recent fiscal year that ended on March 31 the profits increased to 120 billion.
Namita Thapar
Namita Thapar, a chartered accountant by training, is the executive director of Emcure Pharma, a $730 million company situated in Pune. In 2007, she became the chief financial officer of the business that her father Satish Mehta had created.
According to a Forbes estimate, Emcure has increased its domestic revenue to $25 billion during her tenure. Thapar is not only an entrepreneur; he also wears numerous hats. “Uncondition Yourself with Namita Thapar,” a YouTube talk show, features discussions on issues pertaining to women’s health. She mentors aspiring business owners on the well-known TV programme Shark Tank India. The Dolphin and the Shark: Stories about Entrepreneurship, another book she published, was also released: Ghazal Alagh.
Honasa Consumer, the 34-year-old tycoon’s business, is home to well-known brands like Mamaearth. Aqualogica, Derma Vo, and Ayuga. In January, Ghazal Alagh’s company closed a $52 million investment round sponsored by Sequoia Capital India, valuing it at $1.2 billion, making it a unicorn. In 2016, she and her husband Varun Alagh co-founded the business. The business, which began as a search for chemical-free substitutes for the couple’s young boy who had a skin issue, has lately doubled its revenue, reaching $121 million in the most recent fiscal year through online and in-store sales.
