According to Nielsen India, the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sales from the e-commerce section in India will be reaching $4 billion with a CAGR of 44 percent by 2022. The e-commerce section contributes about 2 percent to the present-day FMCG market and the country’s food and beverage market among all the other markets is going to be the biggest contributor. Following the food and beverage market, the majority of the growth will be graphed in the sections of personal care and household care.

It was just a decade back when the organizations had numerous women leaders in different information technology and banking. And this decade with the advent of rapid development, women leaders are ahead of others in the FMCG sector. In terms of the divisions, sales, branding, product management, supply chain, logistics, and product innovation, the Indian FMCG sector has gained prime importance as a career choice by many women. Being an entirely consumer based sector, the FMCG sector offers a women friendly work culture. This has transformed the working dynamics totally and presently, women can climb to the top of the leadership space and offer solutions for the societal and FMCG sector’s development. Their unique business’ thoughts are leading to success for an organization, and even the growing work from home ethics are allowing women to operate FMCG businesses according to consumer-requisites. In this edition of the Women Entrepreneur India, a list of ‘Top 10 Women Leaders in FMCG - 2021’ is presented to the readers to know the development in the FMCG sector administered by women. The women leaders are selected by a team of industry veterans, CEOs and VCs, and the Women Entrepreneur India magazine editorial board.