Ameera Shah
Ameera Shah (born 24 September 1979) is an Indian entrepreneur and the managing director of Metropolis Healthcare, a multinational chain of pathology centers based in Mumbai, with presence in seven countries.[1] She is the daughter of Dr Sushil Shah, the founder and chairman of Metropolis Healthcare.[2] She has been honored as a 2015 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.[3][4]
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Born | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 24 September 1979
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
Occupation(s) | MD, Metropolis Healthcare |
Website | www |
She was named to Fortune India's "Most Powerful Women in Business" list in 2017,[5] 2018,[6] and 2019.[7] Shah was featured in the list of Forbes India's Tycoons of Tomorrow 2018.[8]
Early life
Ameera Shah was born to Dr. Sushil Shah, a pathologist, and Dr. Duru Shah, a gynaecologist.[9] She belongs to a family of doctors in Mumbai. Her elder sister Aparna Shah is a geneticist.[9] She studied commerce at junior college in H.R. College of Commerce and Economics.[9] She obtained a degree in finance from the University of Texas at Austin.[8]
She used to work with Goldman Sachs in New York.[10] Later, she completed the Owner-President Management Program at Harvard Business School. Shah is an industry spokesperson and has been featured as a speaker in various National and International forums, industry events and conclaves. She has spoken at events organized by Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Harvard Business School,[10] TED, and CII.
Career
Metropolis Healthcare
She took over her father's pathology business- Metropolis Lab in 2001.[9] She subsequently transformed a single diagnostic lab which had a revenue of about $1.5 million and 40 employees, to Metropolis Healthcare, a multinational chain of 125 diagnostic labs with $90 million in revenue and 4,500 employees.[11] She successfully led the listing of the company in April 2019.[7]
Board memberships and affiliations
She serves as a Board Member of Marico Kaya Enterprises Limited[12] and the Managing Director of Metropolis Healthcare Limited. She is presently the Independent Director at Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited.,[13] Shoppers Stop Limited[14] and Kaya Limited[15] She is an advisor to Baylor College of Medicine.[16] She is also on the global advisory board of AXA.[17]
Shah has also served as secretary of the Indian Association of Pathology Laboratories (IAPL)[18] and co-chairperson of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Health Services Committee in 2012.[19]
Honours and awards
- CNBC-AWAAZ CEO Awards 2019[23]
- Business Today's Most Powerful Women list, 2018,[24] 2019[22]
- Tycoons of Tomorrow by Forbes India, 2018[25][26]
- India's Most Powerful Women in Business (ranked at no. 28) by Fortune India Magazine, 2019[7]
- India's Most Powerful Women in Business (ranked at no. 36) by Fortune India Magazine, 2018[6]
- India's Most Powerful Women in Business (ranked at no. 46) by Fortune India Magazine, 2017[5]
- Asia's Power Business Women 2015, Forbes[27]
- Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum, 2015[28]
- Women Leadership Award at the CMO Asia Awards, 2015[29]
- Exemplary Women Leadership Award, World Women Leadership Congress & Awards, 2014[30]
- 40 Under 40 Business Leaders by The Economic Times[31]
- Young Achiever of the Year, CMO Asia Awards, 2011
- Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 2011 by Entrepreneur India & Bloomberg[32]
Personal life
Ameera Shah married a UK-based Indian origin businessman in 2010.[33] She is currently married to Hemant Sachdev, an Indian retail entrepreneur, who serves as a non-executive director of Metropolis Healthcare.[34] In March 2020, she gave birth to a baby boy named Karma. The family relocated to Dubai during the COVID-19 pandemic.[35]
References
- "Ameera Shah made Metropolis Healthcare a leading diagnostics player". The Economic Times. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- "Dr Sushil Shah - The Scindia School". The Scindia School. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- "Ameera Shah: The Lifeline Builder". Verve (Indian magazine). 18 June 2015.
- "9 Alumni Named Young Global Leaders". Harvard Business School. 1 March 2015.
- "Most Powerful Women in Business 2017". Fortune India.
- "Ameera Shah - Most Powerful Women in 2018 - Fortune India". www.fortuneindia.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- "Most Powerful Women, 2019". Fortune India. 22 September 2019.
- "Ameera Shah: Moving the needle | Forbes India". Forbes India. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- "Ameera Shah | Diagnosis: a risk-taker". livemint. 15 July 2017.
- "A 15-year joyride: Ameera Shah". Deccan Chronicle. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- "Metropolis' Chain of Diagnostics Labs Pushes for Growth Across India and Africa". forbes.com.
- "Company Overview of Marico Kaya Enterprises Limited". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- "Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- "Shoppers Stop Ltd". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- "kaya Ltd". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- "Ameera Shah". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- "Stakeholder advisory panelists". axa.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- "Executive Profile: Ameera Shah". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- "President Inaugurates the 6th FICCI Heal 2012 Annual International Healthcare Conference Calls for Universal Health Care to be Made a Reality". PIB.
- "The Vault's Big Players Are Here: Veteran Entrepreneurs Come Together As Investors For India's Biggest Startup Reality Series". Inc42 Media. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- Datta, Aveek (8 December 2017). "Ameera Shah launches Empoweress to empower women entrepreneurs". Forbes India.
- Jayakumar, PB (18 September 2019). "Empowering others is essence of entrepreneurship, says Ameera Shah". Business Today.
- "CNBC-AWAAZ CEO Awards 2019 – Celebrating India's Outstanding Leaders". cnbctv18.com. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- Jayakumar, P.B. (23 September 2018). "Battling Hard to Succeed". Business Today.
- "Tycoons of Tomorrow : Special Report : Forbes India Magazine". Forbes India. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- "Forbes 'Tycoons of Tomorrow': About the 22 young achievers set to change India". India Today. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- "Asia's Power Businesswomen, 2015: 12 To Watch". forbes.com.
- "World Economic Forum names Smriti Irani as Young Global Leader from India". economictimes.indiatimes.com.
- "Two more feathers in Ameera Shah's cap". The Hans India. 9 December 2015.
- "Ameera Shah: The Lifeline Builder". Verve Magazine. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- "India's Hottest 40 Under 40 Business Leaders". economictimes.indiatimes.com.
- "Speakers 2014". Entrepreneur.
- "How to have a stress-free wedding". India Today. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- "Disclosure of Vote Cast by Tata Mutual Fund during the Financial Year 2021-2022" (PDF). Tata Mutual Fund. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- "Ameera Shah: The disciplined leader at work". Mint. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2023.