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World Women Leadership Award Winners

Award Winners 2016

      OUTSTANDING WOMEN IN SPIRITUALITY & TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP

  • Dr. Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, PhD., Secretary General - Global Interfaith, WASH Alliance (GIWA), Director - International Yoga Festival (IYF) and President, Divine Shakti Foundation (DSF)


      VISIONARY WOMEN LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

  • Dr. Hanaa Abdokamel Mursi Ahmed Alameri (Aka Mona Almansouri), Vice Chairman - Assembly of Solidarity Fund, Fashion Designer & Director, Mona Almansouri
  • Dr. Prathibha Varkey, MD, MPH, MBA, President & Chief Executive Officer, Clinical Enterprise, Seton Family of Hospitals and Texas Ministry


      EXEMPLARY WOMEN LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

  • Pankajam Sridevi, Managing Director - Bengaluru Hub, ANZ
  • Shantha Maheswari, Managing Director & Lead - Application Services Sales, Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd.
  • Shikha Rastogi, President & Group Head – Human Resources, ITV Network Limited
  • Sharada Sunder, Executive Vice President - Regional Channels, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited
  • Sucharita Palepu, Sr. Vice President & Global Head - People Policies & Practices, Tech Mahindra Ltd.
  • Harlina Sodhi, Senior Executive Vice President & Head - Culture & Capability, IDFC Bank Ltd.


      OUTSTANDING WOMEN LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN WOMEN'S RIGHTS & SOCIAL CHANGE CAUSE

  • Dr. Massouda Jalal, Women's Rights and social Activist & Former Minister of Women, Founding Chairperson, Jalal Foundation


      OUTSTANDING WOMEN LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

  • Hon, Dr. Aishath Muneeza, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance and Treasury, Male', Republic of Maldives
  • Sujatha Chandrasekaran, Senior Vice President, Global Chief Technology Officer & Chief Data , Officer, Walmart Stores Inc.
  • Dr. Natela Menabde, Executive Director, WHO Office at the United Nations
  • Aishath Rafiyya, Deputy Leader & Co-founder of the Maldives Development Alliance (MDA) Director at the State Trading Organization Plc (STO), Chair of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of STO Board, Member of Women Development Committee (WDC) 2015, Male' City Council
  • Dr. Anjali Mukerjee, Founder & Director, Anjali Mukerjee Health Total Pvt. Ltd.
  • Kasturi Chellaraja Wilson, Managing Director, Transportation Sector, Hemas Holdings PLC
  • Neela Marikkar, Chairperson & Managing Director, The Grant Group
  • Jasmin Sohrabji, Chief Executive Officer, India and South East Asia, Omnicom Media Group


      OUTSTANDING WOMEN LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

  • Harpreet A De Singh, Chief of Flight Safety & Executive Director- Corporate Safety, Quality and Environment Management Systems, Air India Limited


      WOMEN IN SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

  • Dr. Asha Singh, Head - Ocean Governance Unit, Division of Social and Sustainable Development, The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)


      WOMEN LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ARTS & CULTURE

  • Urmila Kanoria, Founder & Chairperson, Kanoria Centre For Arts (KCA)
  • Anita Babu, Odissi Dansuese, Founder & Secretary, Odissi Natya Sala


      WOMEN LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO ART, THEATRE & SOCIAL AWARENESS

  • Theatre Play: THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES / KISSA YONI KA
  • Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal, Theatre Actor Co-Founder & Director – Poor-Box Productions
  • Dolly Thakore, Actor
  • Avantika Akerkar, Actor
  • Jayati Bhatia, Actor
  • Sonali Sachdev, Actor
  • Dilnaz Irani, Actor
  • Rasika Duggal, Actor
  • Varshaa Agnihotri, Actor
  • Ritu Bhatia, Actor
  • Swati Das, Actor
  • Spatica Ramanujam, Actor
  • Mona Ambegaonkar, Actor
  • Jyoti Cardoza, Actor
  • Priyanka Sethia, Actor


      WOMEN LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

  • Gayathri Ramamurthy, Human Resources Business Partner, India Diversity and Inclusion Lead & Co-lead Women@capgemini Global, Capgemini India


      WOMEN LEADERSHIP AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY

  • Arpita Vinay, Wholetime Director - Wealth & Head - Family Office, Centrum Wealth Management Limited


      WOMEN LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN WOMEN RIGHTS & PEACE

  • Hasina Faizullah, Afghan Women Rights Activist & Founding Chairperson, National Association of Afghanistan Civil Society


      WOMEN LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH, WELLNESS & FITNESS

  • Yasmin Karachiwala, Founder & Director - BodyImage Personal Training Studio, Yasmin Karachiwala's Body Image Pvt. Ltd.)
  • Dr. Surabhi Jain, Founder & Consultant Clinical and Public Health Nutrition, Nutri Well India


      WOMEN ENTREPRENEUR LEADERSHIP AWARD

  • Lamice Joujou, Chairperson, Women In Toys (Lebanon Chapter), Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Smile Holding


      WOMEN LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

  • Farah Shroff, PhD, Principal - Shroff Consulting, Co-Founder – Canada-India Maternal-Infant Health Collaborative (CIMIHC), Adjunct Professor - Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Practice and the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
  • Núria Lao Mulinari, President, Observatory Woman Entrepreneurship and Economy
  • Danna Szwed, Managing Director - Human Resources Shared Services, Citibank N.A.
  • Chandi Dias Dharmaratne, Director – Human Resources, Virtusa (Pvt) Ltd.
  • Jacqueline Cheong, Senior Director - International Field Marketing, IHS, Inc.
  • Radika Obeyesekere, Executive Director & Regional Vice Chair – South & Central Asia (APCAC), The American Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka (AmCham)
  • Heather Franzese, Executive Director, Good World Solutions
  • Engineer Mary Jane Alvero Al Mahdi, Chief Executive Officer, Geoscience Testing Laboratories (GTL)
  • Jenny Hunt, Founding Partner & Chief Executive Officer, Gateway Group of Companies
  • Christine Nash, Director & Chief Executive Officer, Metro Smart International FZCo.
  • Charulata Ravi Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, Razorfish India
  • Nishani Ranaweera, Managing Director, Diligent Consulting Group Pvt. Ltd.
  • Madhuri Sen, Managing Director and Vice President, WE India
  • Sonali Sinha, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, SoaringEagles Learning Private Limited
  • Vasavi Acharya, Managing Director, Inner i Foundation Pvt. Ltd.
  • Sangeeta Kulkarni, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Brickwork India
  • Sartaj Lamba, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, AJ Travels Pvt. Ltd.
  • Renu Misra, Managing Director, Lixil Water Technology (Grohe & American Standard)
  • Divya Karani, Chief Executive Officer, Dentsu Media
  • Kiran Bawa, Managing Director, Iosis Spa & Wellness
  • Bianca S.K. Stringuini, Head - Diversity & Inclusion, Asia Pacific, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank NA.
  • Dr. Samanthi de Silva, Group Medical Director, Hemas Hospitals (subsidiary of Hemas Holdings PLC)
  • Manohari Abeyesekera, Director – Hayleys Group Services & Head – Strategic Business Development, Hayleys PLC
  • Shalini Bhateja, Director - Talent Management, APAC, Coca-Cola Far East Limited
  • Sashikala Devi Gopallan, Director - Corporate Communications, HRDF, Ministry of Human Resources, Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad (PSMB)
  • Nidhi Jain, Director – India Corporate Human Resources Leader, Ernst & Young India
  • Namrata Wakhloo, HRMP, Honorary Regional Director, CASI Global, New York, Head - Benetton University & Chairperson: Prevention of Sexual Harassment Committee, United Colors of Benetton
  • Anindita Ranjan, Director - Human Resources, Dassault Systemes India Pvt. Ltd.
  • Deepika Arora, Regional Vice President, Eurasia, Wyndham Hotel Group
  • Manika Awasthi, Director - Human Resources, IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd),Manika Awasth
  • Purva Misra, Group Human Resources Head, India Today Group
  • Arpita Kuila, Head - Human Resources, Administration & CSR, NEC India
  • Roopa Badrinath, Chief Talent Officer - South Asia, J. Walter Thompson South Asia
  • Richa Kale, Assistant Vice President - Human Resources, Encore Capital Group
  • Samta Dikshit, Vice President & Head - Digital Sales & Monetization, Sony Pictures Networks India
  • Sheetal Kapadia, Director, Prebon Yamane India Ltd.
  • Mitalee Patel, Chief Content Officer, UFO Moviez India Ltd.
  • Nandini Goswami, Director - Corporate Communications, Kellogg India Pvt. Ltd.
  • Roxane Magbanua, Head – Media Planning, GMASCO - Al Futtaim
  • Pooja Sondhi, Vice President - Operations and Technology, X10 Financial Services Limited
  • Shilpa Sonal, Founder & Director, Sanshil Foundation
  • Snigdha Ghosh Ray, Vice President - Global Product & Technology, ADP India Private Limited
  • Sonal Kalra, Author / Columnist: A Calmer You, National Editor - Entertainment & Lifestyle, Hindustan Times Ltd.
  • Lalitha Ramani, Director - Product Management, Intuit India
  • Dr. Sunita Dube, M.B.B.S., M.D. (Radiology), Nutrition & Dietetics, Director - Aryan Healthcare, Founder & Chairperson, MedscapeIndia (Aryan Medical & Educational Trust)
  • Mallika Shankar, Co-Founder & Head – Marketing, Samms Juke Box
  • Alpana Singh, Sr. Vice President & National Head Bancassurance, Brand & Market Management, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Ltd.
  • Padmini Sharathkumar, Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, Intellect Design Arena Ltd.
  • Swati Soli Pal, Director – Marketing, Avon Beauty Products India Pvt. Ltd.
  • Indira Rangarajan, Sr. Vice President & National Programming Head, (Radio Mirchi), Entertainment Network (India) Limited
  • Khushnooma Kapadia, Director - Marketing & Communications - India Subcontinent, Marriott International
  • Poonam Vijay Thakkar, Head – Marketing, Aditya Birla Money Limited
  • Kamna Vij, General Manager & Head - Marketing and Corporate Communications, Vatika Group
  • Samhita Das Sharma, Head - Strategy and Marketing, Honeywell Building Solutions India
  • Ruchi Aggarwal, Director - Partner Strategy and Marketing, Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd.
  • Anuradha Paraskar, President - Marketing & Group Brand, Piramal Enterprises Limited.
  • Monica Jasuja, Head - MasterPass & eCommerce, India & South Asia, MasterCard Inc.
  • Dr. Meena Jhala, Professor & Dean, College of Fashion Design and Merchandising, Mody University Of Science and Technology
  • Ritu Arora, Director Investment and Procurement, Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance Company Limited
  • Rekha Nair, Head - Airport Services, GVK Mumbai International Airport Pvt Ltd (MIAL)
  • Rujuta Jagtap, Executive Director, Saj Test Plant Pvt. Ltd.
  • Zenobia Pithawalla, Executive Creative Director, Ogilvy and Mather India
  • Priya Kehair, Vice President & Head - Customer Service & Quality, Axis Bank Ltd.
  • Rakhee Sengupta, Head – Quality, ICICI Bank Limited
  • Jessy Dsouza, Vice President - Contact Center and Alternate Channel, UTI AMC Ltd.
  • Pratibha Somani, Head - Customer Experience, Citibank India
  • Priyanka Sehgal, Vice President – Content & Strategy, Network 18 Focus
  • Kainaaz Chichgur, Head - Customer Service, L&T General Insurance Company Limited*
  • Swati Phalke, Practice Director - Digital One, Syntel Inc.
  • JC. Rajshree Bhaje, National President, JCI India
  • Alice Michel, Marketing Director, Aldar Properties*
  • Charu Mittra, Head - Human Resources and Administration, BMW India Pvt. Ltd.*
  • Deepa Chandrasekhar, Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer & MLRO, United Gulf Bank B.S.C.,*
  • Nagma Syed, Head - Human Resources, Ubisoft Entertainment*
  • Hiroo Mirchandani, Independent Non-Executive Director on Corporate Boards, PNB, Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd., DFM Foods Ltd., Nilkamal, Etc.*
  • Lauren Smart, Executive Director, Trucost*
  • Mythily Ramesh Founder & Chief Executive Officer, NextWealth Entrepreneurs Pvt. Ltd.*
  • Neerja Yadav, Chief Executive Officer, Collocom*
  • Simrita Singh, Managing Partner, Just B Au Naturel*
  • Priyanka Singla, Chief Marketing Officer – Distributed Power (India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka), GE India*
  • Anjali Malhotra Nanda, Chief Customer, Marketing & Digital Officer, Aviva India*
  • Meenu Chopra, Former General Manager - Corporate Social Responsibility, AVTEG Pvt. Ltd.*


      YOUNG WOMEN LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

  • Husna Tawana, Afghan Young Women Rights Activist & Founding Chairperson, Freedom Message Newspaper


      YOUNG INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN LEADER AWARD

  • Santhi Soundarajan, Athlete & Head – Athletics, SMISA (Srishti Madurai International Sports Academy)


      WOMEN SUPER ACHIEVER AWARD

  • Aditi Sharma, Head - Human Resources and Training, Leisure, Landmark International
  • Sarita Agarwal, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Nebula Personalization Tech Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
  • Shobha Vasudevan, Head - Corporate Communications and PR, EMC Corporation
  • Aruna Subramanyan, Head - Learning & Development, Novartis India
  • Renu Tandon, GPHR, General Manager – Human Resources, Rohan Builders