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Here are a few well-known businesswomen in India:
- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw: Founder and CEO of Biocon, a leading biopharmaceutical company in India. She is also the Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.
- Chanda Kochhar: Former CEO and Managing Director of ICICI Bank, one of India’s largest private sector banks.
- Naina Lal Kidwai: Former CEO of HSBC India and the first Indian woman to graduate from Harvard Business School. She is currently the President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
- Shobhana Bhartia: Chairperson and editorial director of the Hindustan Times Group, one of India’s leading media companies.
- Indira Nooyi: Former CEO of PepsiCo, one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies. She is currently the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Amazon.
- Arundhati Bhattacharya: Former Chairman of the State Bank of India, the country’s largest public sector bank.
- Kiran Karnik: Former President of NASSCOM, the apex trade body for the Indian IT industry.
- Kalpana Morparia: CEO of JPMorgan India, one of the country’s leading investment banks.
- Zia Mody: Founder and managing partner of AZB & Partners, one of India’s leading law firms.
- Falguni Nayar: Founder and CEO of Nykaa, an online and offline beauty retail company in India.
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