Biocon Ltd’s executive chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has been given the title of EY World Entrepreneur of The Year at an online award ceremony recently.
The award has been given by EY (Ernst & Young), which is a multinational professional services firm headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom.
Mazumdar-Shaw was selected from among 46 award winners across 41 countries and territories for the world title.
Here are some interesting facts about Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw:
1) 67 years old Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is an Indian billionaire entrepreneur.
2) She has been listed on Financial Times’ top 50 women in business list.
3) Also, Forbes had listed her as the 65th most powerful woman in the world.
4) Born in Pune to Bengali parents, she completed her education in Bangalore’s Bishop Cotton Girl’s High School and graduated from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore.
5) Apart from running a successful biotechnology firm in Bangalore, she also runs a CSR wing at Biocon, called the Biocon Foundation, which focuses on health, education and infrastructure in rural areas of Karnataka.
