Suneeta Reddy: Power Play

Suneeta Reddy, a member of the founding family, joined the Apollo Hospitals Group in 1989. Spearheading the finance function, she phenomenally took the organisation to the international equity markets through a successful Global Depository Receipt and roped in the first foreign direct investment in healthcare in India.
 Reddy is the MD of the Apollo Group. Her financial acumen has been the key factor in the group’s dramatic growth and profitability. Her insights have played an instrumental role in encouraging medical value travellers to Apollo Hospitals and to India at large. She led the Apollo Reach Hospitals model to fruition, which was commended by the World Bank as an innovation redefining both healthcare and healthcare design. Suneeta now steers the corporate strategy, corporate finance, funding and investments and will be leveraging M&As to achieve objectives of an accelerated pace of growth and in optimising profitability.
 She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations, Economics and Marketing from Stella Maris College in Chennai. She holds a Diploma in Financial Management from the Institute of Financial Management and Research, Chennai and has completed the Owner / President Management Programme at Harvard Business School (HBS), Boston, USA. 

Suneeta Reddy is a director on the Board of Apollo Munich-Re Health Insurance Company and she also serves on the Board of several Apollo Hospitals’ Group companies. She is also the Chairperson of Aircel Cellular. A key influencer in the Indian healthcare industry, Reddy is widely recognised for her contributions and has held leadership positions including Co-Chairperson of Healthcare Sub Committee – Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and is a member in the National Committee on Healthcare. She is also a member of the Harvard Business School India Advisory Board (IAB). 

Talking about the economy and gender equality, Reddy quotes, “Our economy (especially if we want it to reach $5 trillion by 2025), needs our women to hold steady and increase their contribution in both the formal and informal economy. Some data will make it clear that gender parity brings clear economic dividends.” 

Suneeta Reddy insights have played an instrumental role in encouraging medical value travellers to Apollo Hospitals and to India at large