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Anu Aga |
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Anu Aga was born in
Bombay, India on 3rd August 1942.She has done her BA in
Economics and holds a post graduate degree in medical
and psychiatric social work from Tata Institute of
Social Sciences (TISS). She was selected for the
Fullbright Scholarship for social workers to study for
four months in the U.S.
She began her industry career in Thermax in 1985 and
later was in charge of the Company's human resources
function from 1991 to 1996. After death of her husband
Rohinton Aga, the Board appointed her as the Executive
Chairperson of the Thermax Group in February 1996, and
two years later became non-executive Chairperson.She is
instrumental in driving a high performance culture at
Thermax. In October 2004, Anu decided to retire as the
chairperson.
Anu has been very active in various national and local
associations like Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)
and was the first woman Chairperson of CII's Western
Region. She has written extensively and given talks on
the subjects of women empowerment, corporate governance,
value-based management and on corporate social
responsibility.
She also supports various organizations that promote
education, in particular of underprivileged children
from slums. With the help of a Mumbai based NGO called
Akanksha, 21 centres have been opened in Pune for the
slum children. Currently she is involved with several
NGOs.Anu is keenly involved in the causes of communal
harmony and human rights, especially women and children. |
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