Siloo one of the 100 Most influential people

I was very pleasantly surprised when I discovered the identity of one of the 100 most influential people in finance as was published in the publication
Treasury and Risk Management.

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http://www.treasuryandrisk.com/issues/2005_06/careers/416-1.html

The name I came across was Sara Mathew. It sort of rang a bell. But I could not place it exactly. Then, surprise, surprise, a faithful blog reader, Shalu, wife of Anand Matthan and daughter of the late Dr. Nainan Varghese, wrote and asked me whether I had read about her sister, Siloo.

It fell into place.

Siloo did her Bachelor of Science degree in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics from the University of Madras, India. She then got her graduate degree in Accounting from the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants, also in India. This was followed by a MBA in Finance and Marketing from Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Siloo joined Procter & Gamble (P&G) in 1983. It was a meteoric rise up the corporate ladder. She progressed through finance, brand management and customer financial service roles. In 1995, she was named Assistant Treasurer and Director of Investor Relations. In 1997 she became Comptroller for the Paper Products division and in 1998, was named Comptroller and CFO of the Global Baby Care business unit. Siloo was promoted to Vice President of Finance in 2000. She was responsible for the ASEAN region including Australia, Asia and India. In this capacity, Siloo led all aspects of finance for the region including Profit and Cash Management, Tax and Treasury. She was also responsible for strategic planning, organizational development and training.

In August 2001 Siloo joined Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) after her 18-year career with P&G. Dun & Bradstreet is the world's leading provider of business information. It has been enabling business-to-business commerce for 160 years. D&B's information and technology solutions help businesses reduce credit risk, find profitable customers and manage vendors efficiently. Businesses also use D&B's information and technology to authenticate and verify potential trading partners online, increasing their trust and confidence in e-commerce transactions. Over 90 percent of the Business Week Global 1000 rely on D&B as the source for information they need to make their business a success.

This new award shows that Siloo's performance at P&G and D&B were not just flashes in a pan. Well done Siloo. You have done Mallu ladies proud!

Siloo is married to another high flyer in the corporate world. Jacob Mathew (Renjy) has had a great career with P&G through a range of assignments in finance and finally as head of strategy development. He then started his own consulting practice. The mission of his “The Strategy Company LLC” is to provide strategy development and shareholder value services to large and small companies.

Renjy’s background in a large consumer products company allows him to facilitate strategy development at the business unit, sector, and corporate level. Within small companies, the focus is primarily on business development, with technology licensing being an important part.

Siloo and Renjy have two boys, Rohan and Nikhil. Rohan is in college and Nikhil who is six years younger, is still in School. Siloo is Shalu’s “kid” (Siloo - not my description!!) sister, as she is 8 years younger than her!!

Nirmala, Vikram, Renjy, Rohit, Siloo and Shalu; photo: Gulden

Here is a picture taken after Suchi's (Rachel Matthai, wife of Michael Bettua) house-warming party at Hobokken. Gulden, husband of Nirmala Kuriyan (née Thomas, daughter of Chinchaya, Mrs. M. M. Thomas) (left) is missing as he took this picture. Next to Nirmala is Vikram, her son. The guy in the black shirt is Renjy, Siloo's husband. Next to him is Shalu’s son Rohit. Then we have the two gorgeous Nainan Varghese girls, Siloo and Shalu. Thanks to Shalu for the photograph.