Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, born on March 23, 1953, is the founder and chairman of Biocon Limited, and a prominent Indian entrepreneur recognized for her contributions to the pharmaceutical industry. She has received numerous awards for her leadership and achievements, including the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, and has been listed among the world's most influential and powerful women. Shaw emphasizes the importance of perseverance, embracing challenges, and the role of leadership in achieving success.

1. “I really believe that entrepreneurship is about being able to face
failure, manage failure and succeed after failing.”
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

3. Born on 23 March, 1953 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India

4. Chairman and Managing director of ‘Biocon Limited’

5. Chairperson of IIM-Bangalore

6. Schooling completed in 1968 from Bishop Cotton Girl's High
School

7. Pre-university Courses from Mount Carmel College

8. Bachelor's degree in Zoology in 1973 from Bangalore University

9. Master’s degree in malting and brewing in 1975 from Federation
University

10. Trainee Brewer at Carlton and United Breweries

11. Trainee Malster at Barrett Brothers and Burston

12. Technical Consultant at Jupiter Breweries Limited

13. Technical Manager at Standard Malting Corporation

14. Trainee Manager at Biocon Biochemicals Limited

15. Agreed to establish an Indian subsidiary of Biocon Biochemicals
Limited, founded by Leslie Auchincloss of Cork, Ireland

16. Founded Biocon in the year 1978

17. Generic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)

18. Asia's largest insulin producer

19. On the TIME magazine's 100 most influential people in the
world as of 2010

20. On the Financial Times’ top 50 women in business list as of 2011

21. Listed as the 92nd most powerful woman in the world as of 2014
and 85th as of 2015 in the Forbes

22. Voted global Indian of the year by Pharma Leaders
Magazine in 2012

23. International Awards
• Othmer Gold Medal, 2014
• Nikkei Asia Prize, 2009
• Veuve Clicquot Award, 2007
• Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Award, 2002

24. Indian Awards
• Padma Shri ,1989
• Padma Bhushan , 2005
• Economic Times Award, 2004
• Express Pharmaceutical Leadership
Summit Award, 2009
• Indian Merchants' Chamber Diamond
Jubilee Endowment Trust's Eminent
Businessperson of the Year Award, 2006
• Indian Chamber of Commerce Lifetime
Achievement Award, 2005
• American India Foundation, 2005
• Karnataka Rajyotsava Award,2002

25. 2004 2007
2008

26. 2008
2012
2012

27. Fight against the stream

28. Accept the challenges with positive outlook

29. Gender should never be an issue

30. Focus on Research work

31. Social Responsibility

32. Always have the will to do more

33. CONCLUSION
• SITUATIONAL LEADER
• CHARISMATIC LEADER
• MOTIVATIONAL LEADER
• TRANCENDENTAL LEADER