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Mallika Srinivasan is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of the $1.6 billion TAFE (Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited).
Established in 1960 in Chennai, TAFE is the third largest tractor
manufacturer in the world and the second largest in India, by
unit volume.
In a span of 25 years, she has helped establish TAFE as a high-
quality, mass manufacturer of tractors - a lean and resilient
organisation that can effectively weather the cyclicality of
tractor business. TAFE focuses on designing and developing
farm equipment for the small farms whilst being cost-effective.
Ms. Srinivasan is also on the board of several companies
including AGCO Corporation - USA, TATA Steel Limited and TATA
Global Beverages Limited.
As a tireless advocate of development in India, she generously
supports organisations such as Sankara Nethralaya, Cancer
Hospital, Chennai, and a number of educational and healthcare
facilities in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. She is also an avid
patroness of Carnatic music through The Indira Sivasailam
Endowment Fund.
A gold-medalist in Econometrics from the University of Madras,
Ms. Srinivasan was on the Dean’s Honor List, and the Alpha
Beta Gamma Society, while obtaining MBA from the Wharton
School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, USA, and was
ranked among Wharton’s top 125 most successful alumni.
She is a thought leader - conferred with several awards and
accolades for her entrepreneurial skills and her contribution
to Indian agriculture. In January 2014, she was decorated with
the prestigious ‘Padma Shri’ Award for her contribution to Trade
and Industry. In 2011, she was voted Entrepreneur of the Year
by Ernst and Young and awarded The Woman Leader of the
Year by Forbes India.
CONVOCATION SPEAKER & RECIPIENT
OF THE SIR JEHANGIR GHANDY MEDAL
Mallika Srinivasan,
Chairman and CEO
, TAFE
XLRI-XAVIER SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
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