An influential industrialist , thought leader and philanthropist , Mallika cemented TAFE ’ s status as a global mass manufacturer , driving the company ’ s economic and technological growth .

An architect of India ’ s industrial progress , Mallika has driven the development of the manufacturing sector and shaped national advancements in agriculture , education , industry and healthcare .

Mallika is renowned for her extensive participation on industry boards , her philanthropic work with national and global humanitarian organisations , and her influence on women entering STEM career fields .

With a turnover of US $ 1.2bn , TAFE is the second largest tractor manufacturer and exporter in its country of origin , India , shipping dependable products and services to more than one hundred countries .

TAFE manufactures a diversity of tractors , with four iconic brands – TAFE , Massey Ferguson , Industrija Mašinai Traktora and Eicher – in addition to its business interests in diesel engines , generators , hydraulic pumps and cylinders , automobile franchises , engineering plastics and transmission components .

Mallika Srinivasan sits on the MF 9500 SMART tractor at the launch of the MF ‘ SMART ’ series tractors and MF 6028 Premium Utility Compact tractor

TAFE was founded in Chennai in 1960 , one year after Mallika was born , by her grandfather Sivasailam Anantharamakrishnan . Before joining the family business , Mallika obtained a degree in Mathematics from The Women ’ s Christian College in Chennai and became a gold medalist in Econometrics at the University of Madras .

She later graduated from Pennsylvania University ’ s Wharton School of Business in the US on the Dean ’ s Honor list , to be ranked as one of its top one hundred and twenty-five most successful alumni .

24 August 2024