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BI TrailBlazer LYNN DESOUZA Founder, Social Access Communications, Mumbai Alma Mater: University of Mumbai Ethnicity: Indian Lynn De’souza is the former chairman and CEO of Lintas Media Group. Over 25 years in media planning, buying, research and management, with some stopovers into integrated communications, knowledge management, training and healthcare, and a permanent passion for serving animals in distress is now serving the social sector through communications, a humble but hopefully farsighted attempt to build India’s first communication firm working purely to fuel social change by fostering access partnerships across the non-profit sector, corporates, government and society. MANASHI GUHA VP Marketing ( Consumer Divison - L’Oreal Paris, Garnier & Maybelline NY) Alma Mater: Bharathidasan University Ethnicity: Indian Manashi Guha is an eminent marketing professional who served as General Manager at L’oreal India for the time span of two years before being designated on the post of VP-marketing. She lead teams to establish and strengthen iconic brands positively impacting brand equity, market share, business growth & profit.