COVER STORY ASIA'S 100 MOST POWERFUL WOMEN
ZHANG XIN
It is Zhang Xin who has shaped
and built China’s modern urban
landscape. She’s worth $800
million more than Oprah Winfrey,
the world’s best known self-made
female billionaire. Not only does
Zhang’s riches story mirror her,
but the extensive real estate
developments in the capital and
the country’s much of buildings
under SOHO CHINA banner. She
is co-founder and CEO of SOHO
China, the largest commercial
real estate developer in Beijing.
As of 2014, she is listed as the
62nd most powerful woman in
the world by Forbes. As one of
China’s most celebrated female
entrepreneurs. Zhang Xin and her
husband Pan Shiyi founded the
SOHO China Foundation in 2005
to enga ge in education focused
initiatives to alleviate poverty.
ZIA MODY
Citizenship/Residence
India
90
Up Till October 15, 2015
Citizenship/Residence
Beijing , China
Zia Mody is a gifted legal notable
trusted by most corporate
houses whether Tatas, Birlas,
Mittals, Ambanis and so on, who
would not call down curtains
without soliciting her advice.
She is known as the indisputable
leader in corporate law in India.
Her firm AZB & Partners is rated
first among the top law firms
for mergers and acquisitions.
Daughter of Soli Sorabjee, famous
Indian jurist and former AttorneyGeneral of India, She is the
recipient of the Economic Times
Awards for Corporate Excellence
as the Businesswoman of the
Year, 2010, named one of India’s
100 Most Powerful CEOs by The
Economic Times in 2004 and 2006
and several other honorary titles.