Top 10 Indian Women Leaders in Europe - 2022

Amid all the talk about leadership, the best thing that the world is witnessing today, is there's been an exemplary rise globally, in the gender diversity across the entrepreneurial and executive leadership positions in the business and corporate world. And, that needs to be celebrated. Be it any industry or sector, women breaking the shackles of social structures have made significant strides, playing a prominent role in providing efficient, innovative, and generative business ideas for the company, and leading enterprises such that it emanates a powerful workforce and fosters sustainable business growth.

A brigade of Indian women CEOs, MDs, and Board of Directors have been inspiring generations of women to dream big and believe in themselves. Be it Leena Nair, CEO of Chanel, Priya Lakhani OBE, the Founder & CEO of CENTURY Tech, or others, a long list of Indian women today, are leading global companies as CEOs, MDs, CTOs, CHROS, and showing the entire world that women are equally capable of calling the shots. Fully leveraging their expertise across product strategy, marketing, talent acquisition, risk management, business development, and other leadership areas, they are driving growth for their companies, helping it in developing solutions & services that promote organizational inclusivity across industries, worldwide.

India stands ahead in Europe in the board representation of women. There are number of Indian women in boardroom positions spread over all the countries in Europe. Here, in this issue we are introducing a list of such `Top 10 Indian Women Leaders in Europe - 2022'. These women have risen to top positions in their job, and their stories will be a true motivation to women all over the world who want to chase their dreams. The following list has been prepared after being closely scrutinized by a distinguished panel of judges including CXOs, analysts, and our editorial board.

  • The Guiding Light Art Company
  • Gomathi Siva Sankaran

  • Enthusiastic and involved in initiatives that transcend several cultures, since that is the great source where tremendous potential can be honed and high performing teams were developed

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  • Chanel
  • Leena Nair

  • Global CEO, who believes in equality and inclusiveness, has taken the helm of the French luxury fashion business to new heights

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  • NaturaYuva AG & Maheshwar Yoga
  • Malabika Chatterjee

  • A healthcare professional with an entrepreneurial drive to create holistic ventures that promote healthier lives

3
  • Casumo
  • Manali Jagtap

  • With 25 years of experience, versatile, multifunctional creative/communications & marketing director who thrives on challenges, ideation, and solution development

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  • MasalaMagic
  • Niru Kumra

  • She founded the firm in 2003, and throughout the subsequent 19 years, she has successfully introduced 17 distinct food products

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  • Nordetect
  • Palak Sehgal

  • Seamlessly engaged in developing company’s products over the past four years, creating products for the end customer to solve challenges in daily life

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  • RegPak BioPharma
  • Parminder Kaur

  • Regulatory Affairs professional with EU expertise and has been working in the field of regulatory affairs for the last 15 years

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  • Moi Namaste
  • Pukhraj Ranjan

  • Established a sustainable and ethical fashion brand, committed to create fair & dignified livelihood opportunities and she hosts a series of talks and workshops in the space of sustainable fashion & lifestyle

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  • Data Sports Group
  • Sowbhagya Shetty

  • One of the leading provider of sports data solutions and a trusted name powering content asset across media & gaming

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  • Rightsourcing GMBH
  • Suchi Shinde

  • As an entrepreneur, she creates value for small and medium-sized companies by helping them gain a sustainable competitive edge in this rapid world, by building digital business models with the latest digital concepts, processes & technology

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