Women are playing key roles in various industries. Some are also contributing to the family business. One such person is Nilima Prasad Divi, whole-time director (commercial) at Divi’s Laboratories Ltd. She is the daughter of the richest man in Hyderabad, Dr Murali K Divi. He is the founder and managing director of Divi’s Laboratories Ltd, a Rs 123000 crore market company. The company is among the world's top suppliers of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API).

Nilima has been with Divi’s for the past five years. The woman bought two properties in Hyderabad's posh Jubilee Hills for Rs 80 crore in May this year, documents from Zapkey show, MoneyControl reported. Each properties are reportedly spread over 11,000 square feet in the same area.

Before joining Divi’s, Nilima has gained extensive commercial acumen and familiarity with material requirement planning and financing. She holds a Master’s Degree in International Business from Gitam Institute of Foreign Trade, India and Master in International Finance from Glasgow University, UK. She administers all aspects of Material Sourcing and Procurement, Corporate Finance and Investor Relations.

Her father is a US-trained scientist and the whole Divi family has a net worth of Rs 65110 crore, as per Forbes. Divi's Lab gets nearly 90 per cent of its annual revenue of nearly USD 965 million from exports.

Source : DNA India