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Cher Wang TITLE : Co-Founder , Chair , HTC Corp
Madhav Sheth
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“ Becoming the No . 1 brand on Flipkart is a testimony to the fact that we have made our mark in a small time-frame ” 08

Cher Wang TITLE : Co-Founder , Chair , HTC Corp

NATIONALITY : Taiwan APPOINTED : 2007
As the co-founder and Chair of Taiwanese chipmakers HTC Corp and VIA Technologies , Cher Wang is one of the most successful women in tech today . The company she helped found has been having a rough couple of years and , when Yves Maitre ( an ex-Orange exec who stepped in to run the company for several years in Wang ’ s place ) resigned due to COVID-19 related travel restrictions last September , Wang returned to steer HTC back to profitability .

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Madhav Sheth

TITLE : Vice President , CEO , realme India & Europe
NATIONALITY : India APPOINTED : 2019
Vice President and CEO of upstart Chinese smartphone sensation realme ’ s Indian and European operations since 2019 , Madhav Sheth is a relatively unique figure . Given a cramped office and a broad mandate to “ make some ripples ” in an already oversaturated market , Sheth took realme ’ s Indian operations from nothing to the country ’ s fastestgrowing lifestyle brand in a matter of months .
“ Becoming the No . 1 brand on Flipkart too is a testimony to the fact that we have made our mark in a small time-frame , becoming one of the most preferred mobile phone brands for its performance , design , and quality ,” he said in a recent interview .
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