7. Neelam Dhawan
Current position: MD, HP-India
A woman with ‘never-say-die' spirit, Neelam Dhawan is presently the Managing Director of Hewlett-Packard (HP), India.
Neelam is an iconic figure in Indian IT industry . She is an inspiration for women working in IT sector. She dared to enter the IT world in early 1980s when there were just a handful of women in this industry.
At the start of her career she yearned to be a part of major players in the FMCG space such as Asian Paints and Hindustan Lever.
Unfortunately, these organizations did not want a woman to be a part of their marketing and sales efforts and hence she was rejected at the time.
But a determined Neelam refused to give up and fought back with laurels galore.
Before joining HP, India as Managing Director (MD) , Neelam was Managing Director (MD) of Microsoft, India.
She had successful and rewarding stints with other leading players like IBM and HCL.
