This document provides a biography of Sulajja Firodia Motwani, the Joint Managing Director of Kinetic Motor Company Limited. It details her educational background and career path. Under her leadership, Kinetic Motor Company has expanded from a moped manufacturer into a company offering a wide range of two-wheelers. The company has also partnered with Italian and South Korean brands to launch new scooter models. Sulajja has received several awards recognizing her success as a young business leader and entrepreneur.
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Sulajja Firodia Motwani
Joint Managing Director of Kinetic Motor
Company Limited
Sulajja Firodia Motwani is an Indian entrepreneur and
philanthropist. She is currently the Joint Managing Director of
Kinetic Motor Company Limited. The Company has witnessed
tremendous expansion during her term. From being a mere
moped manufacturer it has set its foothold in the industry as a
manufacturer offering a complete range of two wheelers right
from mopeds, scooters to motorcycles.
Early life
Sulajja was born on August 26, 1970. She completed her graduation in Commerce from Pune University in
1990. She is an MBA holder from the reputed Carnegie Mellon University at Pittsburgh. She is the
granddaughter of Late Shri H. K. Firodia, Founder of Kinetic Engineering and daughter of Padmashree Arun
Firodia, Founder & present Chairman of the Firodia Group. Throughout her studies, she has been a rank holder.
Her name appeared in the toppers list in the SSC examinations and HSC examinations.
Sulajja is married to Manish Motwani and is the mother to an 11-year-old son Siddhant. She is a fitness
enthusiast and a marathon runner. She has been enthusiastic about sports especially badminton. She is also fond
of pursuing adventurous sports like skiing and scuba diving.
Career
Before joining Kinetic Motor Company, she worked for a period of four years with an investment analytics
company, BARRA International, based in California. She played a major role in setting the operations of the
Kinetic Motor Company in India. Sulajja played a major role in designing and implementing new strategies for
the company. She is also performing the role of the Director of Kinetic Motor Company and Kinetic Marketing
Services Limited. She is the in charge of the Company`s overall business developmental activities.
Kinetic has collaborated with the well known Italian company, Italjet Moto. This acquisitions has given full
rights to the Kinetic Motor Company to launch seven new scooter models in the country. Kinetic is also
working in partnership with Hyosung Motors of South Korea. This major collaboration has led to the launching
of the most popular Kinetic Aquila and Comet.
Awards
India Today magazine honoured her by presenting her with the title of business "Face of the
Millennium". It ranked her among the top twenty five business entrepreneur of the country.
She was also presented with the Society Young Achiever`s Award for Business in the year 2002.
In 2003, the Institute of Marketing and Management bestowed her with the award for excellent
performance as the woman CEO.
She also received the Young Super Achiever Award from the leading magazine "Business Today" in
the year 2003.
Sulajja has been selected by the World Economic Forum as a “Global Leader of Tomorrow” and
“Young Global Leader”.