# Naina Kidwai

> Naina Kidwai is a startup investor at Cipla (Mumbai). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Cipla](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cipla)
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Naina-Lal-Kidwai-217513788261595

Naina Kidwai is a Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors at Cipla and Nestle India. Previously, Naina served as President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), Executive Director of Asia Pacific at HSBC. Naina also served as Country Head and Group General Manager, Chief Executive Officer, Deputy ChiefExecutive Officer and Managing Director of HSBC Securities and Capital Markets India Pvt. Ltd., at HSBC India. Before that Naina was the Head of Investment Banking for Morgan Stanley India / JM Morgan Stanley at Morgan Stanley, Chief Manager of Retail Bank, Chief Manager and Head of Investment Bank for India, Manager of North India for Investment Bank based in Delhi, Manager of West India for Investment Bank based in Mumbai at ANZ Grindlays Bank. Naina is recognized in India and abroad with several awards and listings for leadership and business. Repeatedly ranked in the Fortune global list of Top Women in Business, in the Wall Street Journal and Financial Times Global Listing of Women to Watch and listed by Time Magazine as one of their 15 Global Influentials 2002. Naïna was awarded with Padma Shri by the Indian Government in 2007. Naina holds an MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, Boston, Massachusetts (1982). Naina studied Chartered Accountancy from Institute of Chartered Accountants, Delhi (India) in 1980. Naina earned Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics (Honors) from Delhi University Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi (India) in 1977. Naina attended Loreto Convent, Simla (India) Indian School Certificate Examination (specialisation in Science and Mathematics) from 1968 to 1973.

## About Cipla

VC Fund · Mumbai, India

Cipla is a drug manufacturing company that focuses on a variety of pharmaceutical products.

5 contacts available at Cipla.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Naina Kidwai | Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nana-lal-kidwai |
| Sahil Kumar | Manager Corporate Strategy | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sahil-kumar-037b |
| Vikram Sudarsan | Strategy Head - Cipla New Ventures - Cipla USA | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vikram-sudarsan |
| Samina Vaziralli | Global Head - Strategy & New Ventures | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samina-vaziralli |
| Y. K Hamied | Founder & Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-k-hamied |

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