| Names |
KIRAN MAZUMDAR SHAW |
| Date of
Birth |
March 23, 1953 |
| Identity |
Indian entrepreneur |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1989: She received the
PADMA SHRI Award from the Govt of India.
- 2004: She was given the
Economic Times Award for 'Businesswoman of the Year'.
- 2005: She received the
PADMA BHUSHAN Award from the Govt of India.
- 2012: At the Pharmaleaders
Pharmaceutical Leadership Summit she was named "Global
Indian Woman of the Year".
- 2014: She was awarded the
Othmer Gold Medal, for outstanding contributions to the
progress of science and chemistry.
- 2015: She was listed as the
85th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.
- 2016: At present, she has
been listed one more time in "Forbes" - the most powerful
woman in the world at 77th position.
- 2005: She also has received
the Indian Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award.
- 2005: 'Corporate Leadership
Award' by the American India Foundation.
- 2002: Karnataka Rajyotsava
Award.
|
| General |
- She is the chairman and managing director of Biocon
Limited, a biotechnology company based in Bangalore
(Bengaluru), India.
- She is also the chairperson of IIM-Bangalore.
- She is on the Financial Times’ top 50 women in business
list.
- Biocon was the first biotechnology company in India to
issue an IPO. Biocon's IPO was oversubscribed 33 times and
its first day at the bourses closed with a market value of
$1.11 billion, making Biocon only the second Indian company
to cross the $1-billion mark on the first day of listing.
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