Sima Ganwani Ved
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Sima Ganwani Ved | |
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| Born | Africa |
| Citizenship | India |
| Education | MBA Business Management |
| Alma mater | BSC in Business Management King's College London |
| Occupation(s) | Founder & Chairwoman of Apparel Group |
| Spouse | Nilesh Ved |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | simaved |
Sima Ganwani Ved is an Indian businesswoman and philanthropist.[1][2][3] She is the founder and chairwoman of Apparel Group, a multinational retail and fashion conglomerate headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[4][5][6]
She was named the 12th most powerful businesswomen in the Middle East by Forbes in 2024.[7][8][9]
Sima was born in Africa and brought to Dubai by her father in the 1970s.[10] She was raised in an entrepreneurial family and developed an interest in the retail sector at an early age. At the age of 20, she began managing a department store in her father’s shopping mall.[11][12][13][14][15] She received her BA degree from King's College London, followed by an MBA in Business Management.[3]
Business career
In 1996, she founded the Apparel Group, a UAE-based fashion and retail company.[16][17][13][18][19] She is also the Vice Chair of the AppCorp, the holding company that has Apparel group, 6thStreet.com, Indus real estate, and Harley Medical Centre.[20][21][12]
Ved is a member of organizations like YPO and CEO. She is the first female member of YPO to set up a regional chapter (YPO MENA STAR),[22][23] which had 52% female members.[24][25] In 2010, she launched her TV chat show, Hi tea with Sima Ved, on the Star Plus international.[26][27][28][29][30]
She mentored her teenage daughter to launch an athleisure brand F5 Global in 2021, with some proceeds going towards educating underprivileged kids.[31] She mentored and founded a social commerce beauty platform NESSA with her eldest daughter, Selina Ved.[13][32] In November 2024, Sima Ved participated as one of the "sharks" on Shark Tank Dubai Season 2.[33]