Dhivya Suryadevara : Successful Business Woman of India

Many women of Indian origin have increased India’s pride in the world by reaching high positions in various countries of the world. Recently Anshula Kant, Managing Director (MD) of State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest state-run bank, received the position of Managing Director (MD) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in the world’s largest World Bank of India. Increased pride.

Similarly, when it comes to the private sector, the name of Divya Suryadevara comes to the top, who has elevated her stature by attaining the position of the first woman CFO in General Motors, the world’s largest automobile company, and has also enhanced the pride of India.

Who is Divya Suryadevara

Divya Suryadevada is a woman of Indian origin, who was educated in Chennai. He completed his Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Economics in Chennai. After this, she moved to the US at the age of 22 and enrolled at Harvard University there. After joining MBA from UBS, she joined the investor bank UBS and in 2005 at the age of 25 she joined General Motors, America’s largest automobile company. She has been appointed as the first female Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at General Motors in 2018, a position she has held since September 1, 2018. Before becoming CFO, Divya played a key role in the company in several key deals, including the acquisition of automatic driving vehicle start-up Cruise.

According to Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, Divya has very good financial knowledge and has shown good leadership and performance in many respects. It was with Divya’s help that Japan’s leading financial company Soft Bank invested $ 2.25 billion in General Motors. Even before this, Divya played her lead and vocal role in many cases.

Announced as Automotive News Rising Star in 2016

In 2016, Divya Suryadevada was declared as the automotive news rising star. In 2017, she won the title of Successful Business Woman under 40. In an interview given to RealSimple.com, Divya said that her life has gone through a lot of struggles.

She was very young when her father died. Her mother raised her three children through hardships, but she did not make any difference to the children’s education. Mother’s expectations constantly inspired her. His mother also taught him that nothing is easily found. One has to work hard to achieve any goal. When she reached America after completing her college education in India, she was first to face culture shock here. At that time, Harvard Business School used to give admission only to those who have work experience.

She worked during college days, but had reached here directly after leaving college. Recalling his days of education, Divya told that his friends used to go on school trips, but it was not possible for them to do so at all, because they did not have much money. He had taken a loan to study abroad, which he had to repay after completing his studies. In such a situation, he had to find a job after studying. Divya says that she exercises to keep her mind and heart calm and for this she loves boxing. She spends time with her daughter. He loves taking his daughter to school.

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