Meet India’s richest woman, Roshni Malhotra – the daughter of billionaire Shiv Nadar and HCL boss with a US$4.9 billion dollar net worth
- The Indian businesswoman, who ranked 54 on Forbes’ World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list in 2019, previously worked as a news producer in London for Sky News
- Her dad once gifted her a US$15 million Delhi home and appointed her the chairperson of his billion-dollar business, making her India’s first woman to head a listed IT company
Here’s everything you need to know about the billionaire heiress …
Billion dollar heiress
Founded by Malhotra’s father in 1976, HCL Technologies was a central component in India’s rise as an IT hub around the world. When Malhotra took after as chairperson in 2020, the company was worth an estimated US$8.9 billion, reported The Hindu. She became the first woman to head a listed Indian IT company, according to the same source.
The businesswoman actually started her working life as a news producer in the UK. In an interview with Forbes, she said her first job was at Sky News in London.
Business moves
When Malhotra took over the chairperson position from her father, the move saw her being named India’s richest woman, reported Hindustan Times.
Malhotra has a net worth of US$4.9 billion, according to Business Insider India.
In 2019, she was ranked 54 on Forbes’ World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list. She joined HCL in 2009 and in just 12 months was made executive director.