Shobana Kamineni ^Leaders

Shobana Kamineni was named Executive Vice-Chairperson, AHEL in July 2014. A member of the founding family, she has been Director since February 2010.

Championing Special Initiatives for over 7 years, she had directed the company’s diversification into several new domains, all of which have been largely responsible for Apollo’s emergence as Asia’s foremost integrated healthcare organization.

Shobana continues to helm the Apollo Global Projects Consultancy that steers the planning, design and execution of new projects. She also heads Apollo Pharmacy, presently the fastest growing business within AHEL. Apollo Pharmacy is now India’s largest pharmacy chain with a pan-India network of over 2000 stores, 14000 employees and it serves 1,50,000 customers a day. She had championed Apollo’s collaboration with Munich Re in 2008, and she continues to be a Whole Time Director on the Board of Apollo Munich Health Insurance.

In addition, Shobana is Vice-Chairperson of the KEI Group, a diversified logistics, leisure & infrastructure business founded with her husband. She is an Independent Director on the Boards of Blue Star Limited and Hero MotoCorp. She also serves as an Advisor to CISCO India’s External Board.

As an active member of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Shobana was elected as Vice-President for the year 2015. She also serves on the Advisory Council of the National Cadet Corp (NCC).

Passionate about inculcating a culture of wellness, Shobana had championed the establishment of ‘Billion Hearts Beating’ - an NGO dedicated to educating Indians about preventing heart disease and staying heart-healthy.

Shobana holds a B.A. in Economics from Stella Maris College, Chennai and an accelerated from Columbia University, New York. An avid sportsperson, she was a national level squash player.

Shobana has been a recipient of prestigious national awards for Entrepreneurship and Leadership.