wcrc leaders asia 2 | Page 90

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.