Harsh Mariwala

Consumer goods, Mumbai. Mariwala spun Marico out of his family's Bombay Oil Industries in 1990 and turned Parachute coconut oil and Saffola cooking oil into national brands. A famous detail: he switched Parachute from tins to plastic bottles, and had to design a bottle that rats in village shops would not gnaw through. He is known for practical, consumer-first problem solving and for mentoring other founders.