She may be Don's wife but, actually, she's the don.
For Ann Short, life as the better half of Donald W. Short, the
41-year-old CEO of Coca-Cola India, isn't exactly a bottled-up existence. With a masters
degree in strategic management from the Georgia State University in Atlanta (US)--and
don't forget her 15-plus years of work experience at Booz Allen & Hamilton,
McCann-Erickson, and The Coca-Cola Co.--Ann is a management consultant in her own right.
Among her favourite clients: the toys major, Mattel, the world's largest winery, Gallo
Wines, and the consultancy firm, A.T. Kearney. Although she tagged along with hubby dear
when he was posted here 10 months ago--flying out to visit her customers every month--Ann
is equally busy working on her dream project too: her doctoral research project, which is
guided by the father of modern management, Peter Drucker, himself. "I would like to
teach, especially women," admits Ann. "Few women in business teach women about
business. While I am not a feminist, I believe that the best person, male or female,
should be allowed to make business decisions in a free economy." Now, that sounds
like the real thing
She will be an April bride.
Soon, the wedding bells will ring out for the most eligible CEO in the city of Bangalore: Kiran
Mazumdar, the 44-year-old chairperson of the Rs 75-crore Biocon Group. And the
lucky man is none other than John Shaw, 49, the former CEO of the India
operations of Coats Viyella. Although Kiran and John have been courting each other for as
long as six-and-a-half years, they decided to get married just four months ago, when John
was transferred from India to Amsterdam to take charge of Coats' operations there.
Distance obviously made the couple realise how much they really meant to each other and
so, they decided to tie the knot quickly. Unfortunately, they have their own business
compulsions and neither can, therefore, shift base immediately. "We'll meet regularly
as both of us are frequent travellers. Frankly, finding a common meeting point on the
globe will not be difficult," says Kiran, who is the founder-promoter of the
country's largest manufacturer of enzymes that are used for the fermentation of liquor and
food. A long-distance marriage that is, obviously, made in heaven. All the best, Kiran and
John!
The model teenager. The Fair 'N Lovely
beauty. And now, businesswoman. For 23-year-old Sushma Reddy , whose
modelling career is still "doses of fun," her recent entrepreneurial debut is
serious family business. Introduced to naturotherapy four years ago--when she chanced upon
an acupuncture course--Sushma's curiosity for all things natural grew from herb to plant.
She went on to study Chinese herbs and aromatherapy. Eventually, passion and knowledge
culminated in enterprise, in the form of Sameha Exports--spawned by the names of the three
talented Reddy sisters, Sameera, Meghna, and Sushma--which will sell its herbal remedies
in the developed world. Of course, that's not all. Once she establishes her brands, Sushma
plans to improve the quality of the herbals that are sold in the domestic market. Her
vision? A walk-in, customised herbal store, where the customer is involved in creating a
product that is suited to her specific needs--within her specific budget. "We have
yet to see a perfect herbal product. Most of the products that are sold here seem to
compromise on their herbal efficacy," claims Sushma. Which calls for a herbal
face-lift, naturally.
They
are India's International Management Team Of The Year. At work, they lead the strategic
business units of the Rs 75-crore Tata Liebert. After hours, they play the world's
toughest management game. And the quartet of S.S. Bapat, 31, divisional manager, field operations; R.
Ramaswamy, 40, divisional manager, manufacturing; S. Datta, 31,
business manager, distribution and sales; and Anand Ekbote, 39,
vice-president, infotech division, even became the first Indian team ever to make it to
the world finals of the International Management Competition (IMC) in Amsterdam, The
Netherlands, last month. Although the smart foursome eventually lost to Inter Pay, a Dutch
company, they seem to have enjoyed the year-long process of participating in this
management simulation game--which will, incidentally, be sponsored by Sista's Worldcom and
BT from this year--where each team manages a virtual transborder company with three
products and three markets for nine months. Says Anand: "Winning the IMC is a
combination of skills and luck." Well, better luck next time then.
She may be Don's wife but, actually, she's the don.
For Ann Short, life as the better half of Donald W. Short, the
41-year-old CEO of Coca-Cola India, isn't exactly a bottled-up existence. With a masters
degree in strategic management from the Georgia State University in Atlanta (US)--and
don't forget her 15-plus years of work experience at Booz Allen & Hamilton,
McCann-Erickson, and The Coca-Cola Co.--Ann is a management consultant in her own right.
Among her favourite clients: the toys major, Mattel, the world's largest winery, Gallo
Wines, and the consultancy firm, A.T. Kearney. Although she tagged along with hubby dear
when he was posted here 10 months ago--flying out to visit her customers every month--Ann
is equally busy working on her dream project too: her doctoral research project, which is
guided by the father of modern management, Peter Drucker, himself. "I would like to
teach, especially women," admits Ann. "Few women in business teach women about
business. While I am not a feminist, I believe that the best person, male or female,
should be allowed to make business decisions in a free economy." Now, that sounds
like the real thing 
She will be an April bride.
Soon, the wedding bells will ring out for the most eligible CEO in the city of Bangalore: Kiran
Mazumdar, the 44-year-old chairperson of the Rs 75-crore Biocon Group. And the
lucky man is none other than John Shaw, 49, the former CEO of the India
operations of Coats Viyella. Although Kiran and John have been courting each other for as
long as six-and-a-half years, they decided to get married just four months ago, when John
was transferred from India to Amsterdam to take charge of Coats' operations there.
Distance obviously made the couple realise how much they really meant to each other and
so, they decided to tie the knot quickly. Unfortunately, they have their own business
compulsions and neither can, therefore, shift base immediately. "We'll meet regularly
as both of us are frequent travellers. Frankly, finding a common meeting point on the
globe will not be difficult," says Kiran, who is the founder-promoter of the
country's largest manufacturer of enzymes that are used for the fermentation of liquor and
food. A long-distance marriage that is, obviously, made in heaven. All the best, Kiran and
John! 
The model teenager. The Fair 'N Lovely
beauty. And now, businesswoman. For 23-year-old Sushma Reddy , whose
modelling career is still "doses of fun," her recent entrepreneurial debut is
serious family business. Introduced to naturotherapy four years ago--when she chanced upon
an acupuncture course--Sushma's curiosity for all things natural grew from herb to plant.
She went on to study Chinese herbs and aromatherapy. Eventually, passion and knowledge
culminated in enterprise, in the form of Sameha Exports--spawned by the names of the three
talented Reddy sisters, Sameera, Meghna, and Sushma--which will sell its herbal remedies
in the developed world. Of course, that's not all. Once she establishes her brands, Sushma
plans to improve the quality of the herbals that are sold in the domestic market. Her
vision? A walk-in, customised herbal store, where the customer is involved in creating a
product that is suited to her specific needs--within her specific budget. "We have
yet to see a perfect herbal product. Most of the products that are sold here seem to
compromise on their herbal efficacy," claims Sushma. Which calls for a herbal
face-lift, naturally. 
They
are India's International Management Team Of The Year. At work, they lead the strategic
business units of the Rs 75-crore Tata Liebert. After hours, they play the world's
toughest management game. And the quartet of