Mallika Srinivasan (born 19 November 1959) is an Indian industrialist and is the Chairman and managing director of Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited, a tractor major incorporated in 1960 at Chennai, India. She is also the Chairperson of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) constituted by the Government of India since 18 November 2021 .[1] She had served on the Global Board of the U.S.- India Business Council (USIBC) and has led the B20 – India Task Force on “Inclusive GVCs for Resilient Global Trade and Investment” held in August 2023.
Education
She earned her degree in mathematics from the Women's Christian College[2][3][4] and later was a university gold-medalist in Econometrics from the University of Madras, she graduated as a member of the Dean's Honor List, and the Alpha Beta Gamma Society, from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, and was ranked as one of its top 125 most successful alumni.[5]
Career
Mallika Srinivasan established TAFE as a one of the world's largest tractor manufacturers. She led the company's growth to its present status with revenues in excess of Rs. 13,700 Crores with diverse interests in tractors, farm machinery, diesel engines, generators, engineering plastics, hydraulic pumps and cylinders, automobile franchises and plantations.
She led a variety of industry bodies such as the Tractor Manufacturers' Association of India, the Madras Chamber of Commerce and has held various positions in industry bodies such as the Confederation of Indian Industry and the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade.[6]
Philanthropy
She supports organizations such as the Sankara Nethralaya (a leading eye care organization), the Cancer Hospital in Chennai, and a number of educational and healthcare facilities in Alwarkurichi, Tirunelveli district in South India. She is also a generous patron of the arts through her involvement in the promotion and support of Carnatic music through the Indira Sivasailam Foundation.[7]
Awards and accolades
Srinivasan has received a number of accolades and awards. In 2011, she was voted Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young; awarded the Woman Leader of the Year award by Forbes India; and recognized by Forbes Asia as one of the Top 50 Asian Power Businesswomen.
As per Forbes list of India's 100 richest tycoons, dated 9 October 2024, Amalgamations family is ranked 64th with a net worth of $5 Billion.[8]
She was named among the six Most Powerful Women of India Inc. by Business Today, while the Asian Business Leadership Forum (ABLF) honored her with the ABLF Woman of Power Award. NDTV Profit, India's leading business television channel, accorded her the honor of Business Thought Leader of the Year 2012 Award, at the NDTV Profit Business Leadership Awards.[9] In 2018, she was ranked fifth among India's Most Powerful Women in Business by Fortune India.[10] In 2020, she was awarded "Businesswoman of the year" at ET Prime Women Leadership Awards 2020.[11]
| Year | Awards and Honors | Awarding organization | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | First Business Woman of the Year award for India | BBC | [12] |
| 2005 | Zee Astitva Award for Exemplary Women | Zee TV | [13] |
| 2005 | National Leadership Award | IIM Lucknow- Lakshmipat Singhania award | [14] |
| 2005–06 | Business Woman of the year Award | The Economic Times | [15] |
| 2007 | Selected as one of the few in the Wharton's 125 influential people and ideas | Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania | [16] |
| 2004–10 | Among 25 Most Powerful Women in Indian Business - for 7 consecutive years | Business Today | [17] |
| 2010 | Among 25 Power Women | India Today Woman | [18] |
| 2010 | India Inc's Most Powerful Women Leaders | The Economic Times Corporate Dossier | [19] |
| 2011 | Entrepreneur of the year - Manufacturing | Ernst & Young | [20] |
| 2012 | Among top 6 Most Powerful Women of India Inc | Business Today | [21] |
| 2012 | Ranked Among Asia's 50 Power Businesswomen | Forbes Asia | [22] |
| 2012 | India Inc's Most Powerful CEOs 2012 Top Women CEOs | The Economic Times | [23] |
| 2012 | Forbes India Leadership Awards 2012 Women Leader of the Year | Forbes India | [24] |
| 2012 | Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) | Hindustan University of Technology & Science, Chennai | [25] |
| 2012 | Ranked 2nd among India's 50 Most Powerful Women in Business | Fortune India | [26] |
| 2012 | ABLF Woman of Power Award | Asian Business Leadership Forum Awards | [27] |
| 2013 | India Today's Power List – The Influencers | India Today | [28] |
| 2013 | Business Thought Leader of the Year 2012 | NDTV Profit Business Leadership Awards | [29] |
| 2014 | Padma Shri for Trade and Industry | Government of India | [30] |
| 2014 | Among The Most Powerful Women in Indian Business – Hall of Fame | Business Today | [31] |
| 2014 | Ranked among India's Most Powerful Women | Femina | [32] |
| 2014 | Ranked among India's Most Powerful Women | Fortune Asia | [33] |
| 2014 | Ranked among Most Powerful Women in Indian Business | Fortune India | [34] |
| 2015 | Conferred the Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal | XLRI - Xavier School of Management | [35] |
| 2016 | Among BBC 100 Power Women 2016 | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) | [36] |
| 2016 | Conferred the Devi Award | The New Indian Express | [37] |
| 2017 | Honorary Doctorate of Science (Honoris Causa) | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University | [38] |
| 2018 | Ranked fifth among India's Most Powerful Women | Fortune India | [10] |
| 2021 | USIBC Global Leadership Award | U.S.-India Business Council | [39] |
Organisations and affiliations
| Position | Organization | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Member - Executive Board | Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli | [40] |
| Member - Executive Board | Indian School of Business, Hyderabad | [41] |
| Member - Governing Board (Rural Technology And Business Incubator) | Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai | [42] |
| Board Member | AGCO Corporation, United States | [43] |
| Board Member (Independent, Non-Executive Director) | Tata Steel | [44] |
| Global Board of Directors | U.S.-India Business Council | [45] |
References
- ↑ TAFE's Mallika Srinivasan to heads PSEB. The Hindu(2021-04-01). Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ↑ Ploughshares To Profits. Forbes(23 November 2011).
- ↑ Celebrating 100 years of learning(8 July 2015).
- ↑ Women's Christian College celebrates 100th year with fanfare. Deccan Chronicle(8 July 2015).
- ↑ A new voice in a tradition bound industry, Mallika Srinivasan, WG'85. The Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Mallika Srinivasan. The Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ About Us / The Indira Sivasailam Foundation. The Indira Sivasailam Foundation.
- ↑ India's 100 Richest. Forbes.
- ↑ Business Thought Leader of the Year: Mallika Srinivasan. NDTV Profit.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Mallika Srinivasan - Most Powerful Women in 2018 - Fortune India. www.fortuneindia.com. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ Mallika Srinivasan awarded 'Businesswoman of the Year' at ETPrime Women Leadership Awards 2020. The Economic Times. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ↑ Mallika Srinivasan. Amazon.com.
- ↑ Zee Astitva Awards honour women achievers. ZEE TV(18 April 2005).
- ↑ Lakshmipat Singhania IIM, Lucknow, national leadership awards - 2005. IIM Lucknow.
- ↑ ET business woman of the year. The Economic Times(27 Sep 2006).
- ↑ A new voice in a tradition-bound industry. The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, USA.
- ↑ Tractor queen on a roll - Mallika Srinivasan. Business Today(18 September 2011).
- ↑ India's 25 most influential women. India Today Woman. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ↑ India Inc's most powerful CEOs 2012: Top women CEOs. The Economic Times Corporate Dossier(25 May 2012). Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ↑ Entrepreneur of the Year 2010 - Manufacturing. Ernst & Young.
- ↑ Six Most Powerful Women of India Inc. 2011. Business Today.
- ↑ Asia's 50 Power Businesswomen Mallika Srinivasan. Forbes Asia.
- ↑ India Inc's Most Powerful CEO 2012 – Top Women CEOs. The Economic Times(25 May 2012).
- ↑ TAFE, Mallika Srinivasan: The Tractor Queen. Forbes India(11 Oct 2012).
- ↑ 3rd Annual Convocation - 2012. Hindustan University of Technology & Science Chennai(18 November 2012).
- ↑ 50 Most Powerful Women in Business – Ranks Fortune India. Fortune India(16 November 2012).
- ↑ ABLF Awards 2012 Winners. Asian Business Leadership Forum.
- ↑ TAFE Chairman Mallika Srinivasan featured in India Today Woman's Power List 2013. tractorsindia.com.
- ↑ Business Thought Leader of the Year: Mallika Srinivasan. NDTV Profit(9 April 2013).
- ↑ Padma Awards Announced(25 January 2014).
- ↑ The Top League. Business Today(31 August 2014).
- ↑ India's Most Powerful Women. Femina(3 September 2014).
- ↑ The Most Powerful Women of Asia-Pacific. Fortune Asia(18 September 2014).
- ↑ SBI's Arundhati Bhattacharya most powerful Indian woman in business: Fortune. Fortune India(18 November 2014).
- ↑ Mallika Srinivasan conferred Sir Jehangir Ghandy medal. Business Standard India(2015-03-21). Retrieved 2016-12-30.
- ↑ 100 Women 2016: India tractor queen 'one notch' above men(2016-12-01).
- ↑ India should invest in research for tech growth. The Times of India(10 Sep 2017). Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ↑ 'India should invest in research for tech growth' - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ↑ USIBC to present Global Leadership Award to Shiv Nadar, Mallika Srinivasan.. bsindia(30 September 2021). Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ↑ Executive Board.
- ↑ Executive Board. Indian School of Business.Template:Dead link
- ↑ Board of Directors. RTBI, IITM's Rural Technology and Business Incubator.
- ↑ DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. AGCO.
- ↑ Board of Directors. TATA Steel.
- ↑ Board of Directors. USIBC.