Women need to end guilt over professional-personal balance: Vishakha Mulye, MD & CEO at ABCL
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«As women, we often feel guilty for not being fully present for our families due to work commitments, like when you miss your child's special moments or not being available when someone in the family is unwell,» she said. «This guilt pushes us beyond our limits, and we don't get enough time for ourselves. So, I would say-conquer the guilt and really march ahead with confidence.»
Mulye, 56, is credited with having raised ₹4,500 crore in growth capital after taking charge at ABCL in July 2022, while assets under management (AUM) have doubled during that time. She's confident ABCL will see AUM double over the next three years given the significant opportunities in the market.
«I am truly humbled, really very happy and proud to be part of this elite club of excellence that ET rewards every year,» said Mulye. ABCL, backed by the Aditya Birla Group's flagship company Grasim, is the holding company for subsidiaries that offer insurance, mutual funds, home loans, commercial loans and insurance broking services.
After Mulye took charge, ABCL's loan book more than doubled to ₹1.46 lakh crore in Dec 2024 from ₹67,887 crore in June 2022. When asked if the growth momentum that ABCL has seen in the last three years-doubling of profit and loan book-can be sustained, Mulye declined to make any forward-looking statements but said, «Looking at the opportunities
