Sangeeta Desai

Age: 39
London-based COO and CFO of FremantleMedia, one of the largest producers of television brands in the world.
Why so successful?
“Taking calculated risks and backing good people.”
No. 1 role model?
Jeff Dunn, CEO of HIT Entertainment when Desai was COO: “He can think with both the left brain and right brain and is a terrific leader of people.”
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