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Avani Saglani Davda, 

CEO, Tata, Starbucks
age: 33
The aroma, acidity, body, and flavour required for the perfect cup of coffee never interested Davda—until she became CEO of Tata Starbucks, the joint venture between Starbucks Coffee and Tata Global Beverages, in 2012. After joining the Taj Group of Hotels as business development manager, she rose to become a key staffer in the office of Tata veteran R.K. Krishna Kumar. He groomed Davda by assigning her tasks like restructuring the business of the Taj Group, integrating Tetley (the tea business) with Tata Global Beverages, expanding Infiniti Retail (the Croma brand), and so on. One of her tasks was to plan the joint venture between Starbucks and Tata Global Beverages. You know the rest.
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