Radhika Piramal
{{Short description|Business executive}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Radhika Piramal
| nationality = Indian
| education = MBA from Harvard Business School
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| occupation = Businessperson
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Radhika Piramal is the Vice Chairperson of VIP Industries since 2010.{{Cite web |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/miscellaneous/how-radhika-piramal-is-steering-vip-industries-towards-bigger-and-global-roads/articleshow/68444374.cms?from=mdr |title=How Radhika Piramal is Steering VIP Industries Towards Bigger and Global Roads |last=Layak |first=Suman |date=May 17, 2019 |website=The Economic Times |access-date=July 22, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/london-calling-for-radhika-piramal-spouse/articleshow/59280622.cms?from=mdr |title=London calling for Radhika Piramal, Spouse |last=Ganguly |first=Dibyendu |date=June 23, 2017 |website=The Economic Times |access-date=July 22, 2021}} Previously, she has served as Executive Director and as Managing director of the company.{{Cite news|url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/enterprise/vip-industries-thinking-out-of-the-box/102467|title=VIP Industries: Thinking out of the box|access-date=2018-10-03|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/being-bossy-and-confident-helped-me-come-out-radhika-piramal-md-vip-industries/articleshow/57848004.cms|title=Being bossy and confident helped me come out: Radhika Piramal, MD, VIP Industries|last=Ganguly|first=Dibeyendu|date=2017-03-27|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-10-03}} She is a graduate from Oxford University has an MBA from Harvard Business School. She is one of the few openly homosexual Indian corporate leaders.{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/we-all-fear-what-will-happen-if-we-come-out-of-the-closet-radhika-piramal/articleshow/49345913.cms|title=We all fear what will happen if we come out of the closet: Radhika Piramal|last=Menon|first=Rashmi|date=2015-10-14|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-10-03}}
Radhika was married in London to Amanda.{{Cite news|url=https://www.vogue.in/content/radhika-piramal-lesbian-gay-rights-in-india-lgbtq-activism/|title=Radhika Piramal: "My parents hoped my gayness was a phase"|date=2017-10-25|work=VOGUE India|access-date=2018-10-03|language=en-US|archive-date=3 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003181708/https://www.vogue.in/content/radhika-piramal-lesbian-gay-rights-in-india-lgbtq-activism/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.idiva.com/news-entertainment/vips-radhika-piramal-weds-her-lady-love-in-london/8616|title=VIP's Radhika Piramal Weds Her Lady Love in London {{!}} Entertainment|work=iDiva.com|access-date=2018-10-03|archive-date=3 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003144544/https://www.idiva.com/news-entertainment/vips-radhika-piramal-weds-her-lady-love-in-london/8616|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.vervemagazine.in/people/verves-list-of-achievers-2018-radhika-piramal|title=The (Em)Power List 2018: Radhika Piramal|date=2018-06-24|work=Verve Magazine|access-date=2018-10-03|language=en-US}}{{cite news |last1=Piramal |first1=Radhika |title=The many benefits of marriage equality |url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-many-benefits-of-marriage-equality/article66773272.ece |work=The Hindu |date=24 April 2023 |language=en-IN}} She has spoken about her experiences with bipolar disorder.{{cite news |title=Writer-mental health advocate Aparna Piramal Raje shares her struggle with bipolar disorder on LinkedIn |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/writer-mental-health-advocate-aparna-piramal-raje-shares-her-struggle-with-bipolar-disorder-on-linkedin/articleshow/99140141.cms |access-date=17 March 2024 |work=The Economic Times |date=31 March 2023}}
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