Shauna Chauhan is an Indian businesswoman. She is the CEO of Parle Agro Private Limited, one of the largest beverage companies, which owns the brands Frooti, Appy, LMN, Hippo and Bailey.
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Shauna Chauhan was born on Tuesday, 2 August 1977 (age 45 years; as in 2022). He did his schooling from Kodaikanal International School in Tamil Nadu. He received a bachelor’s degree in international management from the Business School of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 5″
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Prakash Chauhan; He is the Founder and MD of Parle Agro Pvt. Ltd.
Shauna Chauhan with her father
His mother’s name is Meera Chauhan. He has two younger sisters. His sister, Alisha Chauhan is the director of Parle Agro Private Limited, and her sister, Nadia Chauhan is the JMD and CMO of the company.
Shauna Chauhan with her mother and sisters
husband and children
She married Bollywood actor Bikram Saluja on 6 December 2004. The couple has a son named Jahaan.
Shauna Chauhan with her husband and son
other relatives
His grandfather, Mohanlal Chauhan, is the founder of Parle Products. His cousin sister Jayanti Chauhan is the Vice President of Bisleri International Pvt. Ltd. His uncle Ramesh J. Chauhan (father of Jayanti Chauhan), is the Chairman of Bisleri International Pvt. Ltd.
Jayanti Chauhan and Ramesh J. Chauhan
livelihood
parle argo
At the age of 22, Shauna Chauhan joined her father’s business ‘Parle Ergo’ in 1999 as an executive director. She took over the responsibilities of her father’s business and became the CEO of the company in 2006. She always tries to find new ways to cut costs and expand her business. In 2016, they set up a manufacturing plant with highly automated facilities in Uttarakhand. Talking about this in an interview he said,
Is it a plant that has been designed with the best process flow for manufacturing? We are also very focused on simplifying business with the use of automation.
In 2018, they set up an automated manufacturing plant in Mysore, Karnataka to expand business in southern India. When he took charge of the company, it had seven manufacturing units; However, by 2022, she managed to increase the company’s manufacturing units to thirteen. She also oversees the company’s presence in foreign countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates.
Awards and Achievements
- In 2010, she was listed among the ’30 Most Powerful Women’ by Business Today magazine.
- In 2014, he was listed in the list of ’40 Under Forty India’s Hottest Business Leaders’ by The Economic Times.
Shauna Chauhan in The Economic Times news article ’40 Under Forty’
- He was selected to be listed in the list of ‘Fifty Young Stars of Mumbai’ by Hindustan Times in 2014.
- In 2017, she was honored with the ‘India’s Most Influential Women Entrepreneur’ award by White Pages International.
Shauna Chauhan awarded ‘India’s Most Influential Female Entrepreneur’ award
- In 2023, she was honored as the ‘Most Powerful Women in Business’ by Business Today.
Facts/General Knowledge
- She likes horse riding, swimming and playing tennis.
- He likes to visit different places. In an interview, she had said that she wants to visit Korea, Japan, Greece, Portugal, Turkey and Iceland.
- In an interview, she had told that she wanted to join her father’s business since childhood. He said,
By the time I started high school, I knew I wanted to join the family business.
- In an interview, she revealed that if she had not been a CEO, she would have been a lawyer.
- She considers her father and Warren Buffett as her role models.
- In 2014, she was featured on the cover of ‘CEO Lifestyle’ magazine.
Shauna Chauhan on the cover of ‘CEO Lifestyle’ magazine
- She walked the runway for the ‘Celebrating Women of Substance’ campaign at Lakme Fashion Week 2014, where she wore a saree designed by Mandira Bedi.
Shauna Chauhan at Lakme Fashion Week 2014
- In 2018, she was featured on the cover of ‘Fortune India’ magazine as one of the ’50 Most Powerful Women in Business’.
Shauna Chauhan on the cover of Fortune India
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