Forbes India — November 17, 2017

Goenka: Vikas khot

26 | forbes india december 29, 2017

nisAbA Godrej, 39

ExECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, GODREJ CONSUMER PRODUCTS

MBA, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

Adi Godrej’s youngest daughter succeeded him at the family’s consumer goods

flagship in May. Nisa has played a key role in expansion across Asia, Africa and Latin

America. Younger brother Pirojsha, 36, took charge this year as executive chairman

of real estate unit Godrej Properties. Older sister ta n ya, 49, is the group’s chief

brand officer and has board seats at group companies.

PArth jindAL, 27

MANAGING DIRECTOR, JSW CEMENT

MBA, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

Youngest of three siblings and the only son of steel and power tycoon

sajjan jindal runs the family’s privately held cement maker. Parth

wants to double cement capacity to more than 20 million tonnes a

year and list the firm. A football fanatic, he also oversees the group’s

football club, Bengaluru FC, which plays in the Indian Super League.

shAshWAt GoenkA, 27

HEAD, SPENCER’S RETAIL

BA, WHARTON SCHOOL,

UNIVERSITY OF

PENNSYLVANIA

Son of sanjiv Goenka (No

73), was given charge of loss-

making hypermarket chain

Spencer’s in 2013 at the age

of 23. The scion has improved

margins and revenues, though

Spencer’s has yet to turn

profitable. He’s also helping

his father with their newly

launched packaged-snacks

business, Too Yumm.

Stepping Up

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uccession lines are being drawn in several business

groups with the next-gen, sporting foreign degrees,

stepping up and assuming key positions in their families’

empires. Their dads, however, continue to play strategic roles.

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