Shobana Kamineni

Shobana Kamineni
Kamineni in 2017
Spouse	Anil Kamineni
Children	3
Father	Prathap C. Reddy
Relatives	Preetha Reddy (sister) Sangita Reddy (sister) Ram Charan (son-in-law) Armaan Ebrahim (son-in-law)

Shobana Kamineni is an Indian business executive and the executive vice-chairperson of Apollo Hospitals.

Early and personal life

Kamineni Shobana is the daughter of Prathap C. Reddy, the founder and chairman of Apollo Hospitals. ^[1] She has three sisters, Preetha, Suneeta Reddy and Sangita, who all work as executives in Apollo Hospitals. ^{[2] [3]}

She is married to Kamineni Anil, a businessman and wildlife conservationist. They have two daughters, Upasana Konidela and Anushpala Ebrahim. Upasana is married to Telugu filmstar Ram Charan, son of filmstar Chiranjeevi. Anushpala married Armaan Ebrahim, a professional car racer, in December 2021. ^[4]

Career

Kamineni Shobana has held various positions in the Apollo Group since a young age. She served as the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry from 2017 to 2018. She was the first woman to hold this position. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]} Kamineni has received an honorary doctorate from Bryant University, USA, in recognition of her work in healthcare and pharmaceuticals. ^[9]

References

1. "Apollo Hospitals' Shobana Kamineni is the new President of CII". Forbes India. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
2. Gupta, Anish (5 November 2012). "How Preetha does it". fortuneindia.com. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
3. "Apollo Hospitals, a $2 billion health empire run by four sisters, makes a comeback". livemint.com. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
4. Anushpala Kamineni weds Armaan Ebrahim
5. "I feel cheated as a citizen, says Shobana Kamineni, Executive Vice Chairperson of Apollo Hospitals". www.businesstoday.in. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
6. Tellis, Shannon (18 March 2019). "Making health care mobile: Shobana Kamineni says smartphones phones can be the disruptive tech India needs". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
7. Gupte, Masoom (10 May 2018). "Shobana Kamineni says mansplaining exists in boardrooms; men can be forgiven for ignorance, not arrogance". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
8. "GST is India's new tryst with destiny: CII President Shobana Kamineni". The Indian Express. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
9. "Shobana Kamineni | WEF | Women Economic Forum". WEF. Retrieved 20 October 2019.