Schauna Chauhan is an Indian businesswoman. She is the CEO of Parle Agro Private Limited, one of the largest beverage companies that owns the Frooti, Appy, LMN, Hippo and Bailey brands.
Wiki/Biography
Schauna Chauhan was born on Tuesday, August 2, 1977 (age 45; as of 2022). She attended International School, Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu. She holds a bachelor’s degree in international management from Lausanne Business School in Switzerland.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′5″
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Her father’s name is Prakash Chauhan; he is the founder and managing director of Parle Agro Private Limited.
Shona Chauhan and her father
Her mother’s name is Meera Chauhan. She has two sisters. Her sister Alisha Chauhan is the director of Parle Agro Private Limited and her sister Nadia Chauhan is the JMD and CMO of the company.
Schauna Chauhan with her mother and sisters
husband and children
She married Bollywood actor Bikram Saluja on December 6, 2004. The couple has a son named Jahaan.
Schauna Chauhan with husband and son
other relatives
Her grandfather Mohanlal Chauhan was the founder of Parle Products. Her cousin Jayanti Chauhan is the vice chairman of Bisleri International Private Limited. Her uncle Ramesh J. Chauhan (Jayanti Chauhan’s father) is the chairman of Bisleri International Pvt Ltd.
Jayanti Chauhan and Ramesh J. Chauhan
Profession
parle argo
In 1999, at the age of 22, Schauna Chauhan joined her father’s business “Parle Argo” as Executive Director. She took over her father’s business and became CEO in 2006. She is always trying to find innovative ways to cut costs and expand the business. In 2016, she set up a manufacturing facility with highly automated facilities in Uttarakhand. She said of this in an interview:
Is it a factory designed with optimal manufacturing processes? We also have a strong focus on streamlining the business through the use of automation. “
In 2018, she set up an automated manufacturing factory in Mysore, Karnataka, to expand business in southern India. When she took charge of the company, it had seven manufacturing units; however, she managed to increase the company’s manufacturing units to 13 by 2022. She also oversees the company’s operations abroad, including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates.
Awards and Achievements
- In 2010, she was named one of the “30 Most Powerful Women” by Business Today magazine.
- In 2014, she was included in the list of “India’s hottest business leaders under 40” by The Economic Times.
Schauna Chauhan in Economic Times news article “40 Under 40”
- In 2014, she was included in the list of “Mumbai’s Fifty Young Stars” by Hindustan Times.
- In 2017, she was awarded “India’s Most Influential Women Entrepreneur” award by White Page International.
Schauna Chauhan wins ‘India’s Most Influential Women Entrepreneur’ award
- In 2023, she was named “The Most Powerful Women in Business” by Business Today.
Facts/Trivia
- She enjoys horseback riding, swimming and playing tennis.
- She loves exploring different places. She said in an interview that she wanted to go to South Korea, Japan, Greece, Portugal, Turkey and Iceland.
- She revealed in an interview that she had wanted to join her father’s business since she was a child. She said,
When I started high school, I knew I wanted to join the family business. “
- She revealed in an interview that if she weren’t CEO, she would become a lawyer.
- She counts her father and Warren Buffett as her role models.
- In 2014, she appeared on the cover of CEO Lifestyle magazine.
Schauna Chauhan on the cover of CEO Lifestyle magazine
- At Lakme Fashion Week 2014, she walked the catwalk for the “Celebrating Material Women” campaign wearing a saree designed by Mandira Bedi.
Schauna Chauhan 2014 Lakme Fashion Week
- In 2018, she was named on the cover of “The 50 Most Powerful Women in Business” by Fortune India magazine.
Schauna Chauhan on the cover of Fortune India
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