Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
At a Glance
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Age61
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Earnings$ 1.19 Billion
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Source of earningsBiotech
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Marital StatusMarried
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ChildrenNA
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ResidenceBangalore
Forbes India Lists
#81 India Rich List 2014
#96 India Rich List Rank 2013
Profile
Founder of Biocon, India's largest listed biopharma firm and maker of drugs for diseases such as cancer and diabetes, aims to more than double its revenues to $1 billion by 2018. Ahead of a long-awaited listing of research services arm, Syngene, Biocon bought back GE Capital's 7.7 percent stake in it for $35 million, and sold 10 percent to investment firm Silver Leaf Oak.
Fast Fact: She was awarded the Global Economy Prize by Germany's Kiel Institute, in June.
