Roshni, the richest woman in the country, is also includedin the list of 100 most powerful women; she has been taking all the strategicdecisions of HCL.
Shiv Nadar had expressed his desire to step down.
Roshni became the CEO of HCL at the age of 28.
Tech company HCL technologies will now be handled by RoshniNadar Malhotra, the 38-year-old daughter of Shiv Nadar. On Friday, HCL chairmanShiv Nadar resigned from his post. Roshni will now be the company's chairperson.HCL released the June quarter results on Friday. At the same time, Shiv Nadarannounced to leave the post of chairman.
On Friday, the company said - the board has decided toreplace Shiva with his daughter and the company's non-executive director RoshniNadar Malhotra as chairman of the board and the company. Shiv Nadar hadexpressed his desire to step down. However, he will remain the company's MD.
Roshni included in the country's richest woman, Top-100 MostPowerful Woman-2019
Roshni, 38, is named in Forbes' "The World's 100 MostPowerful Women-2019". Not only is this, according to IIFL wealth HurunIndia, Roshni the richest woman in the country with assets of Rs 36,800 crorein 2019.
Shiva trusts the only child
Shiv Nadar once said - "I do not give leadership anopportunity, but keep an eye on those who can take command." He trustedhis daughter Roshni and gave her the responsibility of taking command. Roshniis also the Executive Director and CEO of HCL Enterprise.
CEO was made at just 28 years old
Roshni has been taking all the strategic decisions of HCLsince the beginning. This is the reason why she became CEO of IT Company HCL atthe age of just 28 years. She later became the executive director of thecorporation.
Roshni not only runs the company, but also contributes tothe education initiative of Shiv Nadar Foundation. It works on FoundationEducation. This foundation has established some of the top colleges and schoolsin India.
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Roshni grew up in Delhi. His schooling was also done here.After this he graduated in media from North Western University. During thistime she was also an intern in CNBC channel. He earned a Masters in BusinessAdministration from Kellogg School of Management, USA, with a focus on SocialEnterprise Management and Strategy. She has also been a student of the Forum ofYoung Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum.
Left the media job at the behest of his father
After graduation, Roshni worked in the London office of SkyNews. After this, at the behest of his father, he left this job. In October2008, Roshni returned to India and joined HCL Corporation, father of Shiva'scompany. Roshni is married to Shikhar Malhotra. They also have a son. PatiShikhar also helps Roshni at the Shiv Nadar Foundation.