Investing in Girls, Investing in Development

Vinita Bali - Vinita Bali was appointed Managing Director of Britannia Industries on May 31, 2006. Bali joined as Chief Executive Officer of the Company in January 2005. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Economics from LSR at the University of Delhi and her MBA at the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies at Bombay University. She pursued postgraduate studies in Business and Economics at Michigan State University on a scholarship from The Rotary Foundation, and was selected to work as a Graduate Intern at the United Nations headquarters in New York.She started her career with Voltas Ltd.-a Tata Group company focusing on consumer products, where she launched Rasna soft-drink concentrate. In 1980, Bali joined Cadbury India, where she had a successful career in roles of increasing responsibility, not just in India, but also in the UK, Nigeria and South Africa. Bali also served on the Boards of Cadbury Nigeria and Cadbury South Africa.The Coca-Cola Company chose her as its worldwide Marketing Director in 1994 where she was responsible for the worldwide strategy for Coke, and was one of the key players in doubling its historical growth rate. In 1997 she took over as Vice President of Marketing for Latin America, and in 1999 relocated to Chile as President of the Andean Division with sales in excess of USD 1 Billion. In 2001, she was made a corporate officer of The Coca-Cola Company and appointed Vice President of Corporate Strategy reporting to the Chairman.After an eventful nine-year association with Coke, Bali joined her mentor at Coke, Sergio Zyman at the Zyman Group in July 2003 as a Managing Principal and Head of the Business Strategy practice in the company's Atlanta office. As a member of the company's Board of Managers, Bali shared responsibility for developing and managing Zyman Group's consulting business.Barkha Dutt - Barkha Dutt is an Indian TV journalist and columnist. She is currently Group Editor, English News at New Delhi Television.Dutt gained prominence for her reportage of the Kargil War. She has won many national and international awards, including the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honor. She writes a popular column for The Hindustan Times, called Third Eye. However, she has also come in for criticism that her reporting is sensationalist and melodramatic.Maria S. Eitel - Maria S. Eitel is president of The Nike Foundation and vice president of Nike, Inc. She works with key players in economic and social development to increase opportunities for the world’s most disadvantaged girls. Previously, she served as Nike's first vice president for corporate responsibility.Before joining Nike, Eitel was European corporate affairs group manager for Microsoft Corporation. Earlier, she was director of public affairs for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and was senior manager of communications and community relations at MCI Communications Corp. From 1989 to 1992, Eitel served in the White House as deputy director of media relations, and later as special assistant to the President for media affairs. She has also been a reporter and producer in commercial and public broadcasting. Eitel holds a BA from McGill University and an MS from Georgetown University.

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