
Women In Corporate
Awards 2019
Presented by Women's Web
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With 500 nominations, WICA 2019 has been an enriching experience for the whole community - every one of these 500 women stood up to be counted, and have her success story told.
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Here is the final list of 25 awardees, who were felicitated for their work as Diversity, Growth and Innovation Champions.
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You can read more here about our eminent jurors and the process followed to confer awards.

Diversity Champions

Tina Vinod
Trailblazer WICA for Diversity
Head, Diversity & Inclusion
ThoughtWorks India

Pinky Pradhan
Trailblazer WICA for Diversity
Director, Communications & Marketing
Plan India

Anupama
Pillai
Trailblazer WICA for Diversity
Director, Human Resources
Diebold Nixdorf

Padmavathy
Ravichandran
Luminary WICA for Diversity
Senior Manager - Talent Management
GAVS Technologies

Nida Hasan
Luminary WICA for Diversity
Country Director,
CHANGE.org India

Resham Chhabra
Luminary WICA for Diversity
Head of Communications,
NestAway Technologies

Disha Dhairyawan
Emerging WICA for Diversity
Manager, Regulatory Affairs
Nestle Skin Health
Top 15 Shortlisted Nominees for Diversity
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Tina Vinod, Head of Diversity & Inclusion, ThoughtWorks India
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Disha Dhairyawan, Manager : Regulatory Affairs, Nestle Skin Health
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Padmavathy Ravichandran. Senior Management, Talent Management, GAVS Technologies Pvt Ltd
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Shweta Joshi, Strategic Account Manager, Amway India Enterprises
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Amarjeet Sharma, Director-HR, APAC, Mediaocean Asia Pvt Ltd
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Anupama Pillai, Director-HR, Diebold Nixdorf
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Nida Hasan, Country Director, Change.org, India
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Deepa Davala, Assistant Manager, Accenture Services India Pvt Ltd
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Pinky Pradhan, Director Communications and Marketing, Plan India
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Resham Chhabra, Head of Communications, Nestaway Technologies Pvt Ltd
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Kapila Rattan Bhowmik, SME Arcsight, Service Delivery Coordinator Managed Security services, DXC Technology
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Manjit Legha, Director, Academics & Training, Little Millennium Education Pvt Ltd
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Laxmi Todiwan, Professor and HOD, Apeejay Institute of Hospitality
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Deepa Vijayaraghavan, Director PMO, PayPal India Private Limited
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Soraya Rebello, VP Hospitality & CSR Head-Jakson Group
Growth Champions

Padma
Parthasarathy
Trailblazer WICA for Growth
Sr. Vice-President and Global Head, Consulting and Digital Transformation Services,
Tech Mahindra

Sanchita
Banerjee
Trailblazer WICA for Growth
Chief General Manager, LPG & Head of Department,
Oil India Limited

Nischala Murthy
Kaushik
Trailblazer WICA for Growth
Global Marketing Director - Innovation and Technology Ecosystem,
Wipro

Anshul Agarwal
Luminary WICA for Growth
Senior User Researcher,
Flipkart

Priyanka Puri
Luminary WICA for Growth
Group Product Head Marketing,
Marico India Ltd

Ria Shroff Desai
Luminary WICA for Growth
Associate Vice President - People Operations
Sula Vineyards Pvt Ltd.

Anupama Tej
Emerging WICA for Growth
Founding Member & Chief Operating Officer,
Tinystep

Samina Ansari
Emerging WICA for Growth
Group Product Manager,
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals

Niharika Joshi
Emerging WICA for Growth
Senior Manager, Customer Strategy & Growth,
Uber
Top 20 Shortlisted Nominees for Growth
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Pooja Archana Patnaik, Senior Manager - Strategic Projects, nFaktor Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
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Anam Shaikh, Manager - Learning & Development, Novartis
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Anshul Agarwal, Senior User Researcher, Flipkart
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Niharika Joshi, Senior Manager, Customer Strategy & Growth, Uber
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Ruby Mathew, Digital Marketing Anlalyst, Redington
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Radhika Chavan, Director - Technology, Synechron Technologies
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Nischala Murthy Kaushik, Global Marketing Director - Innovation & technology Ecosystem, Wipro
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Meenakshi Patil, Head Emerging Technologies - IGNITE, IBM India Pvt Ltd.
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Priyanka Puri, Group Product Head - Marketing, Marico India Ltd.
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Priyam Bortamuli, Consultant Corporate Communication & Branding, Motherhood Hospitals
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Ria Shroff Desai, Associate Vice President, People Operations, Sula Vineyards Pvt Ltd
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Ramya Nirmal, Director, Sengen Software Private Ltd
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Anupama Tej, Founding Member & Chief Operating Officer, Tinystep
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Bhavna Tewari, Deputy General Manager Marketing, U2opia Mobile Pvt Ltd
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Rekha Nahar, General Manager, MTR Foods Pvt Ltd
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Samina Ansari, Group Product Manager, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
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Visalakshi Subramaniam, Global Head of Retail - ThoughtWorks
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Sanchita Banerjee, Chief General Manager LPG, Oil India Limited
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Suneetha Nagaraj, Director (Customer Satisfaction & quality), Schneider Electric India Pvt Ltd
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Padma Parthasarathy, Sr Vice President & Global Head, Consulting & Digital Transformation Services, Tech Mahindra
Innovation Champions

Sitara Unni
Trailblazer WICA for Innovation
Affordable Care Portfolio Services Leader
GE Healthcare

Poornima BS
Trailblazer WICA for Innovation
Zonal Coordinator Operations
Karnataka Health Promotion Trust

Madhavi Irani
Trailblazer WICA for Innovation
Chief Officer - Content,
Nykaa.com
(FSNE Commerce Ventures)

Anupriya Balikai
Luminary WICA for Innovation
Managing Director, Operations & Strategy,
Spookfish Innovations Pvt. Ltd

Sitara Panikar
Luminary WICA for Innovation
Director- Marketing & Commercial Operations, India. APAC Innovation lead, Healthcare,
Beiersdorf India

Harinee Muralinath
Luminary WICA for Innovation
Security Practice Lead - India,
ThoughtWorks India

Riya Shah Thakkar
Emerging WICA for Innovation
Senior Functional Safety Engineer,
Harman Connected Services

Anitha Raj
Emerging WICA for Innovation
Cloud Technology - Digital infrastructure and security,
Tata Communications

Subineta Pandey
Emerging WICA for Innovation
Regional Business Manager,
Dermatology & Rheumatology,
Novartis Healthcare Pvt Ltd.
Top 20 Shortlisted Nominees for Innovation
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Amanda Puravankara, Director, Provident Housing Limited
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Anitha Raj, Product Manager, Tata Communications
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Roopa Jayaraman, VP, Program Management, Odessa
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Revathy Kannan, Lead - Software Engineering, Fidelity Investments Inc Ltd
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Anushree Dewen, Sr Brand Manager, Nestle Skin Health India Pvt Ltd
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Riya Shah, Senior Functional Safety Engineer, Harman Connected Services
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Sitara Panikar, Director- Marketing & Commercial Operations, India. APAC Innovation lead, Healthcare, Beiersdorf India
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Shashikala Gowda, Assistant Manager, Syngene International Limited
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Subineta Pandey, Regional Business Manager, Novartis Healthcare Pvt Ltd
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Akina Jacob, Associate Manager - Service Delivery, Sutherland Global Services
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Sumana Roychowdhury, Science Manager, Unilever
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Madhavi Irani, Chief Officer - Content, FSNE Commerce Ventures Pvt Ltd (Nykaa.com)
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Rashim Arora, Vice President - Risk, Compliance & Quality, Fiserv India Pvt Ltd
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Anupriya Balikai, Managing Director, Spookfish Innovations Pvt Ltd
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Dr. Smitha Samdariya, Chief Medical Officer, Assistant Vice President, Vidal Health Insurance TPA Pvt. Ltd.
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Poornima BS, Zonal Coordinator, Karnataka Health Promotion Trust
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Sitara Unni, Affordable Care Portfolio Services Leader, GE Healthcare
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Shilpa Sharma, Senior Engineering Manager, Unisys India
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Harshada Mondkar, Manager - Insurance, Marico Limited
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Harinee Muralinath, Security Practice Lead - India, ThoughtWorks India