She became interested in social work after leaving the corporation. The Indian government also gave her a Padma Shri.
In India, numerous accomplished women have run billion-dollar businesses. After a successful tenure, they handed over reign to the next generation. Anu Aga, who once oversaw Thermax, an energy and environmental engineering company, is one such individual.
Aga is a billionaire businesswoman and social worker from India. In October 2004, she stepped down as the company’s chairperson, and in August 2018, she left the board as a non-executive director. She oversaw the business from 1996 to 2004 before giving her daughter Meher Pudumjee complete control in October of that same year.
As of December 4, Thermax’s market capitalization was Rs 30,408 crore. The company’s NSE share price was Rs 2700. Once she left the company, she became interested in social work. Furthermore, the Indian government awarded her the Padma Shri.
The net worth of Anu Aga
As of December 4, 2023, Aga’s real-time net worth is estimated by Forbes to be Rs 20,000 crore. According to Forbes’ list of the richest Indians, she is India’s wealthiest woman in engineering. Her majority ownership in Thermax is the source of her wealth.
In 1985, when her subsequent husband was still in charge of Thermax, Aga began working there. After her husband died in 1996, she assumed leadership. In 2012, Aga received a Rajya Sabha nomination. She received her B.A. in Economics from Mumbai’s St. Xavier’s College. She also has a post-graduate medical and psychiatric social work degree from Mumbai’s esteemed Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS).
