Ameera Shah
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Ameera Shah (born 24 September 1979) is an Indian entrepreneur and the
She was named to
Early life
Ameera Shah was born to Dr. Sushil Shah, a
She used to work with Goldman Sachs in New York.[10] Later, she completed the Owner-President Management Program at Harvard Business School. Shah is an industry spokesperson and has been featured as a speaker in various National and International forums, industry events and conclaves. She has spoken at events organized by Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Harvard Business School,[10] TED, and CII.
Career
Metropolis Healthcare
She took over her father's pathology business- Metropolis Lab in 2001.[9] She subsequently transformed a single diagnostic lab which had a revenue of about $1.5 million and 40 employees, to Metropolis Healthcare, a multinational chain of 125 diagnostic labs with $90 million in revenue and 4,500 employees.[11] She successfully led the listing of the company in April 2019.[7]
Board memberships and affiliations
She serves as a Board Member of Marico Kaya Enterprises Limited
Shah has also served as secretary of the Indian Association of Pathology Laboratories (IAPL)[18] and co-chairperson of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Health Services Committee in 2012.[19]
Other ventures
Between 2016 and 2017, she starred in and was an investor on the startup reality television show The Vault.[20]
In 2017, Shah founded Empoweress, a not-for-profit initiative for women-led businesses to find advice, mentorship and micro-funding.[21][22]
Honours and awards
- CNBC-AWAAZ CEO Awards 2019[23]
- Business Today's Most Powerful Women list, 2018,[24] 2019[22]
- Tycoons of Tomorrow by Forbes India, 2018[25][26]
- India's Most Powerful Women in Business (ranked at no. 28) by Fortune India Magazine, 2019[7]
- India's Most Powerful Women in Business (ranked at no. 36) by Fortune India Magazine, 2018[6]
- India's Most Powerful Women in Business (ranked at no. 46) by Fortune India Magazine, 2017[5]
- Asia's Power Business Women 2015, Forbes[27]
- Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum, 2015[28]
- Women Leadership Award at the CMO Asia Awards, 2015[29]
- Exemplary Women Leadership Award, World Women Leadership Congress & Awards, 2014[30]
- 40 Under 40 Business Leaders by The Economic Times[31]
- Young Achiever of the Year, CMO Asia Awards, 2011
- Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 2011 by Entrepreneur India & Bloomberg[32]
Personal life
Ameera Shah married Hemant Sachdev, an Indian retail entrepreneur, who serves as a non-executive director of Metropolis Healthcare.[33] In March 2020, she gave birth to a baby boy named Karma. The family relocated to Dubai during the COVID-19 pandemic.[34]
References
- ^ "Ameera Shah made Metropolis Healthcare a leading diagnostics player". The Economic Times. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Dr Sushil Shah - The Scindia School". The Scindia School. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Ameera Shah: The Lifeline Builder". Verve (Indian magazine). 18 June 2015.
- ^ "9 Alumni Named Young Global Leaders". Harvard Business School. 1 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Most Powerful Women in Business 2017". Fortune India.
- ^ a b "Ameera Shah - Most Powerful Women in 2018 - Fortune India". www.fortuneindia.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ Fortune India. 22 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Ameera Shah: Moving the needle | Forbes India". Forbes India. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Ameera Shah | Diagnosis: a risk-taker". livemint. 15 July 2017.
- ^ a b "A 15-year joyride: Ameera Shah". Deccan Chronicle. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Metropolis' Chain of Diagnostics Labs Pushes for Growth Across India and Africa". forbes.com.
- ^ "Company Overview of Marico Kaya Enterprises Limited". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Shoppers Stop Ltd". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "kaya Ltd". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Ameera Shah". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Stakeholder advisory panelists". axa.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Executive Profile: Ameera Shah". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "President Inaugurates the 6th FICCI Heal 2012 Annual International Healthcare Conference Calls for Universal Health Care to be Made a Reality". PIB.
- ^ "The Vault's Big Players Are Here: Veteran Entrepreneurs Come Together As Investors For India's Biggest Startup Reality Series". Inc42 Media. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ Datta, Aveek (8 December 2017). "Ameera Shah launches Empoweress to empower women entrepreneurs". Forbes India.
- ^ a b Jayakumar, PB (18 September 2019). "Empowering others is essence of entrepreneurship, says Ameera Shah". Business Today.
- ^ "CNBC-AWAAZ CEO Awards 2019 – Celebrating India's Outstanding Leaders". cnbctv18.com. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ Jayakumar, P.B. (23 September 2018). "Battling Hard to Succeed". Business Today.
- ^ "Tycoons of Tomorrow : Special Report : Forbes India Magazine". Forbes India. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Forbes 'Tycoons of Tomorrow': About the 22 young achievers set to change India". India Today. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Asia's Power Businesswomen, 2015: 12 To Watch". forbes.com.
- ^ "World Economic Forum names Smriti Irani as Young Global Leader from India". economictimes.indiatimes.com.
- ^ "Two more feathers in Ameera Shah's cap". The Hans India. 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Ameera Shah: The Lifeline Builder". Verve Magazine. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "India's Hottest 40 Under 40 Business Leaders". economictimes.indiatimes.com.
- ^ "Speakers 2014". Entrepreneur.
- ^ "Disclosure of Vote Cast by Tata Mutual Fund during the Financial Year 2021-2022" (PDF). Tata Mutual Fund. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Ameera Shah: The disciplined leader at work". Mint. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
External links
- Ameera Shah on X