PRIYA PAUL

Position : Chair person

APEEJAY PARK HOTEL
BACKGROUND
 Born year : 1967
 Father name : surrendra paul
 Mother name : sheila singh paul
 Education : BA in Wellesley College
 Husband name : Sethu Vaidyanathan
 Married in year : 2004
 Achievements
 She was on the list of India’s top 100 the
most powerful business women from the
Forbes online in the year 2006.

 She was on the list India’s top 50 most

powerful business women by Fortune
Magazine in the year 2011
 What Challenges Faced By Her
 The year 1990 brought in misfortune
and testing times for the Paul family and
the Apeejay Group. The company lost its
Chairperson in 1990.
 At a very young age of 23, with just 2
years of experience, Priya Paul was
faced with the challenge of filing a huge
vacuum in their business.
 Why is she so successful

She is the super-woman of the twentieth

century. During the previous 25 years,
her efforts and unique and innovative
contribution in the hotel business have
been recognized greatly, that’s why she
has been awarded again and again for
her services.
 CAREER OF PRIYA PAUL
She joined the company after finishing her
studies at the Wellesley College (US)
working under her father, as marketing
manager at The Park New Delhi, at the age
of 21. After the death of Surrendra Paul, she
succeeded him in 1990 as the chairperson of
the hospitality division of the Apeejay
Surendra Group.
 AWARDS
 She received from the Federation of Hotel and
Restaurant Association of India, the award of
Entrepreneur of the Year in the year 2000.

She was nominated for The Economic Times

Awards as the Businessperson of the Year (2002)

 Paul has been conferred with the Padma

Shri award by Government of India on event of the
January 2012.
 BIBLIOGRAPHY
 http://www.businessworld.in/article/BW-
Most-Influential-Woman-Of-India-Priya-
Paul-Director-Apeejay-Surrendra-
Group/07-03-2019-167864/

 https://womennow.in/priya-paul-
successful-woman-enterpreneur/