A daughter of one of India's richest women in engineering leads a company worth Rs 43339 crores...

According to Forbes, her mother has a real-time net worth of Rs 29100 crore. A postgraduate degree in chemical engineering was earned at the Imperial College of Science and Technology in London.

The daughter of India's richest woman in engineering, she studied in London and currently runs a Rs --crore company worth Rs 33,223 crore. She holds a postgraduate degree in chemical engineering from Imperial College of Science and Technology, London. Meher Pudumjee is a second-generation businessman who runs Thermax Ltd as Chairman.

The company focuses on providing energy and environmental solutions. Meher joined Thermax as a trainee engineer in August 1990 and took over as president in October 2004. She is the daughter of Indian billionaire businesswoman Anu Aga, former chairman of the company.

The company has a market capitalization of Rs 33,223 crore as of November 3. Meher holds a postgraduate degree in chemical engineering from Imperial College of Science & Technology, London. A year after joining the company, Meher and her husband Pheroz Pudumjee were responsible (in 1991) for turning around a UK subsidiary of Thermax.

After returning to India in September 1996, she was appointed to the board of directors. In January 2001, she became a non-executive member of the Board of Directors. At the end of 2002, she was appointed vice president of the company. During this time, she played an active role in changing Thermax. She assumed the presidency on 5 October 2004, following the retirement of her mother Anu Aga.

In addition to being a businesswoman, Meher also enjoys listening to music, especially Western classical music. She is a member of a choir based in Pune. She lives in Pune with her husband. The duo has two children. His mother Anu Aga, who started working at Thermax in 1985 and took over as CEO in 1996, has a real-time net worth of Rs 22,450 crore, according to Forbes.

It derives its wealth from a majority stake in Thermax. She is the richest woman in India in the field of construction and engineering, according to Forbes India's list of India's 100 richest women. Aga stepped down as president in 2004, paving the way for her daughter to succeed in the position.

Many Indian businessmen have passed down their business empires to their children and grandchildren after running successful businesses. The next generation is now taking the helm of the family business to take it to the next level.

One such person is Meher Pudumjee, chairman of Thermax Ltd, which has a market capitalization of Rs 43,339 crore. She is the daughter of billionaire Anu Aga, India's richest woman in the field of engineering. According to Forbes, Aga has a real-time net worth of Rs 29,100 crore, as of March 21, 2024. 

The 81-year-old herself led the company from 1996 to 2004. She then resigned as Managing Director. Pudumjee's daughter took over. Since then, Pudumjee has been running the engineering company. Meher joined Thermox as an engineering intern in August 1990.

After a year, she and her husband Pheroz Pudumjee took on responsibility for turning around Thermax's UK subsidiary. Meher holds a postgraduate degree in chemical engineering from Imperial College of Science and Technology, London. After coming back to India in 1996, she was appointed on the Board of Directors.

After five years in 2001, she became a non-executive director. She was then appointed Vice Chairperson in 2002. During this period, she played an active role in the turnaround of Thermax. Apart from her professional life, she has a keen interest in music. Pudumjee is also a member of a Pune-based choir. She lives in Pune with her husband. The duo has two children.

 

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