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REKHA M MENON Citizenship/Residence India Ms. Rekha M. Menon, the Executive Director and Chief Operation Officer at Accenture India Pvt. Ltd has been a major reason in steering company’s growth in India and enunciating its presence throughout. Prior to joining the company she headed Talisma Corp. in India, which she helped start. She was also a part of the India start-ups and executive management teams of Levis Strauss, Akzo Nobel and Cargill Inc. Ms. Menon has more than 20 years of industry experience and has an impeccable record of setting up and managing corporate functions and business operations in IT. Rekha replaces Avinash Vashista who was both chairman and managing director of Accenture India, since 2011 on August 21st 2015 as the Chairperson Accenture India. ROMI HAAN Citizenship/Residence South Korea Romi Haan, the inventor of a steam floor cleaner for Asian homes believed so strongly in her home appliance company that she was willing to lose everything to get it off the ground. She mortgaged her own home in 1999 to manufacture and market it. Today she is the founder and CEO of Haan Corp., a multi-national company that produces a wide array of household and beauty products. Challenging culture where for generations before her, women did not launch businesses on their own, this successful businesswoman continues to garner attention around the world. Up Till October 15, 2015 73