Megha Mittal

Megha Mittal (born 20 November 1976 in Kolkata, India) is the chairman and managing director of the German fashion luxury brand Escada.[1]

Education and Career

She graduated from the Wharton School of Business in 1997, with a B.S. in Economics with concentration in Finance. She subsequently joined the Investment Bank Goldman Sachs as an Analyst in the Research Department. In 2003, she obtained a Postgraduate Degree in Architectural Interior Design at the Inchbald School of Design in London.[2]

In November 2009, she acquired Escada, which had filed for bankruptcy in August.[3][4]

Personal Life

Megha Mittal has been married to Aditya Mittal,[5] CFO of ArcelorMittal, whom she met at the business school in USA. They live in London and have two young daughters.

References

  1. ↑ Escada Corporate 2011
  2. ↑ Kuehnen, Eva (November 6, 2009). "Megha shows Mittal family steel in fashion coup". Reuters India. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
  3. ↑ Kuehnen, Eva (November 5, 2009). "Megha Mittal to buy luxury fashion house Escada". Reuters. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
  4. ↑ Odell, Amy (November 6, 2009). "Escada Sold to 33-Year-Old Megha Mittal". New York Magazine. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
  5. ↑ Yaeger, Lynn (February 2010). "Revival of Fortune: Megha Mittal, the Woman Behind the New Escada". Vogue. Retrieved April 15, 2010.


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