Most Powerful Women in Business 2012

RENU SUD KARNAD
Renu is the Managing Director at HDFC. She feels her biggest challenge was to grow HDFC while keeping its culture intact. Karnad is responsible for strategy, budget, product development and distribution for the all-India lending operations. She is a Law graduate of the University of Bombay and a Post Graduate in Economics from Delhi University.

RITU KUMAR
Ritu Kumar the well known fashion designer in the industry feels that balancing the preservation of India's traditional art and fabrics with the effervescent desires of today's youth is her biggest challenge. Ritu’s outfits have been patronized by style icons such as late Princess Diana and Jemima Khan. Kumar co-authored a book “Costumes and Textiles of Royal India” published by Christies in 1999, which chronicles the history of textiles and art design in India. Kumar has opened a new flagship store in North America in The Mall at Oak Tree in Edison, New Jersey.