Most Powerful Women in Business 2012

SHOBHANA BHARTIA
Shobhana Bhartia, the Chairperson and Editorial Director at Hindustan Times Group feel that the media was the one business, of the many her family was involved with, which really fascinated her. From an early age, she would come up with ideas for their newspaper Hindustan Times. She would bounce these off her father, K.K. Birla. He realised her passion. But to convince him that she could lead a newspaper took a lot of hard work." When Bhartia joined Hindustan Times in 1986, she was the first woman chief executive of a national newspaper and probably one of the youngest. She is considered to be one of the motive forces behind the transformation of the Hindustan Times "into a bright, young paper."

ZIA MODY
Zia Mody, Managing Partner at AZB & Partners states, “For me, re-calibrating myself from a counsel into an M&A (mergers and acquisitions) lawyer was also a personal breakthrough. Many of the team members who were with us when we started off together are still with us. I did miss all the excitement of the courtroom in the beginning. Winning a case in court is the biggest adrenalin boost one can get." Business Today listed Mody as one of the 25 most powerful business women in India several times since September 2004 through 2011. She is a recipient of the Financial Express Knowledge Professional of the Year Award. She was also named one of India's 100 Most Powerful CEOs by The Economic Times in 2004 and 2006. She is also the recipient of the Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence as the Businesswoman of the Year, 2010. The awards are given out every year and are seen as the foremost authority in recognizing excellence in the Indian corporate market.