Suneeta Reddy, 

Coming out from her sister’s shadow (Preetha, left in the above photograph), Reddy, earlier Apollo’s chief financial officer, has taken over the reins with ease. The market responded well, and since she took over, shares have seen a 50% jump in value. She has been on an acquisition spree: buying majority stake in Rajshree Hospital of Indore for over Rs 50 crore; buying out Bengaluru-based Nova Specialities Hospitals for Rs 145 crore; and buying a majority stake in Guwahati-based Assam Hospitals for Rs 57.25 crore. Revenue crossed Rs 5,000 crore, pushing Apollo closer to becoming a billion-dollar enterprise. Reddy also invested in a new proton beam therapy centre for cancer care.