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| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Texas at Austin]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Texas at Austin]]
| occupation = MD, [[Metropolis Lab|Metropolis Healthcare]]
| occupation = Executive Chairperson and Whole-time Director, [[Metropolis Lab|Metropolis Healthcare]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.metropolisindia.com/aboutus/team/ameera-shah}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.metropolisindia.com/aboutus/team/ameera-shah}}
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==Early life==
==Early life==
Ameera Shah was born to Dr. Sushil Shah, a [[pathologist]], and Dr. [[Duru Shah]], a [[gynaecologist]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/u8kB1zit3YsMTRTeIn31IM/Ameera-Shah--Diagnosis-a-risktaker.html|title=Ameera Shah {{!}} Diagnosis: a risk-taker|last=|first=|date=15 July 2017|work=livemint|access-date=}}</ref> She belongs to a family of doctors in [[Mumbai]]. Her elder sister Aparna Shah is a [[geneticist]].<ref name=":0" /> She studied commerce at junior college in [[H.R. College of Commerce and Economics]].<ref name=":0" /> She obtained a degree in finance from the [[University of Texas at Austin]].<ref name="fi">{{Cite web|url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/tycoons-of-tomorrow/ameera-shah-moving-the-needle/51339/1|title=Ameera Shah: Moving the needle {{!}} Forbes India|website=Forbes India|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref>
She studied commerce at junior college in [[H.R. College of Commerce and Economics]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=15 July 2017 |title=Ameera Shah {{!}} Diagnosis: a risk-taker |url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/u8kB1zit3YsMTRTeIn31IM/Ameera-Shah--Diagnosis-a-risktaker.html |access-date= |work=livemint}}</ref> She obtained a degree in finance from the [[University of Texas at Austin]].<ref name="fi">{{Cite web|url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/tycoons-of-tomorrow/ameera-shah-moving-the-needle/51339/1|title=Ameera Shah: Moving the needle {{!}} Forbes India|website=Forbes India|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref>


She used to work with [[Goldman Sachs]] in [[New York City|New York]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/151016/a-15-year-joyride-ameera-shah.html|title=A 15-year joyride: Ameera Shah|date=2016-10-16|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=2018-10-02|language=en}}</ref> Later, she completed the Owner-President Management Program at [[Harvard Business School]]. Shah is an industry spokesperson and has been featured as a speaker in various National and International forums, industry events and conclaves. She has spoken at events organized by [[Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad]], [[Harvard Business School]],<ref name=":1" /> [[TED (conference)|TED]], and [[Confederation of Indian Industry|CII]].
She used to work with [[Goldman Sachs]] in [[New York City|New York]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/151016/a-15-year-joyride-ameera-shah.html|title=A 15-year joyride: Ameera Shah|date=2016-10-16|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=2018-10-02|language=en}}</ref> Later, she completed the Owner-President Management Program at [[Harvard Business School]]. Shah is an industry spokesperson and has been featured as a speaker in various National and International forums, industry events and conclaves. She has spoken at events organized by [[Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad]], [[Harvard Business School]],<ref name=":1" /> [[TED (conference)|TED]], and [[Confederation of Indian Industry|CII]].
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=== Board memberships and affiliations ===
=== Board memberships and affiliations ===
She serves as a Board Member of Marico Kaya Enterprises Limited<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=247055314|title=Company Overview of Marico Kaya Enterprises Limited|last=|first=|date=|website=www.bloomberg.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref> and the Managing Director of Metropolis Healthcare Limited. She is presently the Independent Director at [[Torrent Pharmaceuticals|Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited]].,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/TRP:IN|title=Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd|last=|first=|date=|website=www.bloomberg.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref> [[Shoppers Stop|Shoppers Stop Limited]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/SHOP:IN|title=Shoppers Stop Ltd|last=|first=|date=|website=www.bloomberg.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref> and [[Kaya Limited]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/SHOP:IN|title=kaya Ltd.|last=|first=|date=|website=www.bloomberg.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref> She is an advisor to [[Baylor College of Medicine]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ameera Shah |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/17545123 |website=Bloomberg.com |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> She is also on the global advisory board of [[AXA]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Stakeholder advisory panelists |url=https://www.axa.com/en/about-us/commitee/stakeholder-advisory-panelists |website=axa.com |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref>
She serves as a Board Member of Marico Kaya Enterprises Limited<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=247055314|title=Company Overview of Marico Kaya Enterprises Limited|last=|first=|date=|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref> and the Managing Director of Metropolis Healthcare Limited. She is presently the Independent Director at [[Torrent Pharmaceuticals|Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited]].,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/TRP:IN|title=Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd|last=|first=|date=|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref> [[Shoppers Stop|Shoppers Stop Limited]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/SHOP:IN|title=Shoppers Stop Ltd|last=|first=|date=|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref> and [[Kaya Limited]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/SHOP:IN|title=kaya Ltd.|last=|first=|date=|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref> She is an advisor to [[Baylor College of Medicine]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ameera Shah |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/17545123 |website=Bloomberg.com |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> She is also on the global advisory board of [[AXA]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Stakeholder advisory panelists |url=https://www.axa.com/en/about-us/commitee/stakeholder-advisory-panelists |website=axa.com |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref>


Shah has also served as secretary of the Indian Association of Pathology Laboratories (IAPL)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=108958172&privcapId=247055314|title=Executive Profile: Ameera Shah|last=|first=|date=|website=www.bloomberg.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref> and co-chairperson of [[Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry|Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry]] (FICCI) Health Services Committee in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=86888|title=President Inaugurates the 6th FICCI Heal 2012 Annual International Healthcare Conference Calls for Universal Health Care to be Made a Reality|publisher=PIB}}</ref>
Shah has also served as secretary of the Indian Association of Pathology Laboratories (IAPL)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=108958172&privcapId=247055314|title=Executive Profile: Ameera Shah|last=|first=|date=|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref> and co-chairperson of [[Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry|Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry]] (FICCI) Health Services Committee in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=86888|title=President Inaugurates the 6th FICCI Heal 2012 Annual International Healthcare Conference Calls for Universal Health Care to be Made a Reality|publisher=PIB}}</ref>


=== Other ventures===
=== Other ventures===
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*India's Most Powerful Women in Business (ranked at no. 46) by [[Fortune India 500|Fortune India]] Magazine, 2017<ref name="f2">{{cite web|title=Most Powerful Women in Business 2017|url=http://www.fortuneindia.com/mpw/ameera-shah?year=2017|publisher=Fortune India}}</ref>
*India's Most Powerful Women in Business (ranked at no. 46) by [[Fortune India 500|Fortune India]] Magazine, 2017<ref name="f2">{{cite web|title=Most Powerful Women in Business 2017|url=http://www.fortuneindia.com/mpw/ameera-shah?year=2017|publisher=Fortune India}}</ref>
*Asia's Power Business Women 2015, [[Forbes]]<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesasia/2015/02/25/asias-power-businesswomen-2015-12-to-watch/| work= forbes.com|title=Asia's Power Businesswomen, 2015: 12 To Watch}}</ref>
*Asia's Power Business Women 2015, [[Forbes]]<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesasia/2015/02/25/asias-power-businesswomen-2015-12-to-watch/| work= forbes.com|title=Asia's Power Businesswomen, 2015: 12 To Watch}}</ref>
*[[Young Global Leader]], [[World Economic Forum]], 2015<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-03-17/news/60212100_1_wef-smriti-irani-world-economic-forum| work= economictimes.indiatimes.com|title=World Economic Forum names Smriti Irani as Young Global Leader from India}}</ref>
*[[Young Global Leader]], [[World Economic Forum]], 2015<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-03-17/news/60212100_1_wef-smriti-irani-world-economic-forum| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324232155/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-03-17/news/60212100_1_wef-smriti-irani-world-economic-forum| url-status=dead| archive-date=24 March 2015| work= economictimes.indiatimes.com|title=World Economic Forum names Smriti Irani as Young Global Leader from India}}</ref>
* Women Leadership Award at the CMO Asia Awards, 2015<ref>{{cite news |title=Two more feathers in Ameera Shah's cap |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans/2015-12-09/Two-more-feathers-in-Ameera-Shahs-cap/191941 |publisher=[[The Hans India]] |date=December 9, 2015}}</ref>
* Women Leadership Award at the CMO Asia Awards, 2015<ref>{{cite news |title=Two more feathers in Ameera Shah's cap |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans/2015-12-09/Two-more-feathers-in-Ameera-Shahs-cap/191941 |publisher=[[The Hans India]] |date=December 9, 2015}}</ref>
*Exemplary Women Leadership Award, World Women Leadership Congress & Awards, 2014<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vervemagazine.in/people/ameera-shah-the-lifeline-builder|title=Ameera Shah: The Lifeline Builder|date=2015-06-18|work=Verve Magazine|access-date=2018-10-02|language=en-US}}</ref>
*Exemplary Women Leadership Award, World Women Leadership Congress & Awards, 2014<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vervemagazine.in/people/ameera-shah-the-lifeline-builder|title=Ameera Shah: The Lifeline Builder|date=2015-06-18|work=Verve Magazine|access-date=2018-10-02|language=en-US}}</ref>
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== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Ameera Shah married Hemant Sachdev, an Indian retail entrepreneur, who serves as a non-executive director of Metropolis Healthcare.<ref>{{cite news |title=Disclosure of Vote Cast by Tata Mutual Fund during the Financial Year 2021-2022 |url=https://www.tatamutualfund.com/docs/default-source/financials/2022/vote_cast_data_for_fy2021-2022.pdf?sfvrsn=411454b5_2 |access-date=12 April 2023 |work=Tata Mutual Fund}}</ref> In March 2020, she gave birth to a baby boy named Karma. The family relocated to [[Dubai]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ameera Shah: The disciplined leader at work |url=https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/big-story/the-disciplined-leader-at-work-111628425322117.html |access-date=12 April 2023 |work=Mint |date=8 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
Ameera Shah was born to Dr. Sushil Shah, a [[pathologist]], and Dr. [[Duru Shah]], a [[gynaecologist]].<ref name=":0" /> Her elder sister Aparna Shah is a [[geneticist]].<ref name=":0" /> She is married to Hemant Sachdev, an Indian retail entrepreneur, who serves as a non-executive director of Metropolis Healthcare.<ref>{{cite news |title=Disclosure of Vote Cast by Tata Mutual Fund during the Financial Year 2021-2022 |url=https://www.tatamutualfund.com/docs/default-source/financials/2022/vote_cast_data_for_fy2021-2022.pdf?sfvrsn=411454b5_2 |access-date=12 April 2023 |work=Tata Mutual Fund}}</ref> In March 2020, she gave birth to a baby boy named Karma.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ameera Shah: The disciplined leader at work |url=https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/big-story/the-disciplined-leader-at-work-111628425322117.html |access-date=12 April 2023 |work=Mint |date=8 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 22:36, 21 October 2024

Ameera Shah
Born (1979-09-24) 24 September 1979 (age 45)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin
Occupation(s)Executive Chairperson and Whole-time Director, Metropolis Healthcare
Websitewww.metropolisindia.com/aboutus/team/ameera-shah

Ameera Shah (born 24 September 1979) is an Indian entrepreneur. She is Executive Chairperson and Whole-time Director of Metropolis Healthcare, a leading diagnostic chain with presence in India and Africa.[1] She is the daughter of Dr Sushil Shah, the founder of Metropolis Healthcare.[2]

She has been honored as a 2015 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.[3][4] She was named to Fortune India's "Most Powerful Women in Business" list in 2017,[5] 2018,[6] 2019,[7] 2020,[8] and 2021.[9] Shah was featured in the list of Forbes India's Tycoons of Tomorrow 2018.[10] She also received the Ernst & Young ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ Award in healthcare for 2021.[11]

Currently, she serves as Sr. Vice-President of NATHealth (Healthcare Federation of India).[12] She is also an Independent Director on the boards of Torrent Pharma and the ACC limited, which is a part of Adani Group.[13][14][15] She was also an advisor to Baylor College of Medicine and the global advisory board of AXA.[16]

Early life

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She studied commerce at junior college in H.R. College of Commerce and Economics.[17] She obtained a degree in finance from the University of Texas at Austin.[10]

She used to work with Goldman Sachs in New York.[18] Later, she completed the Owner-President Management Program at Harvard Business School. Shah is an industry spokesperson and has been featured as a speaker in various National and International forums, industry events and conclaves. She has spoken at events organized by Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Harvard Business School,[18] TED, and CII.

Career

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Metropolis Healthcare

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She took over her father's pathology business- Metropolis Lab in 2001.[17] She subsequently transformed a single diagnostic lab which had a revenue of about $1.5 million and 40 employees, to Metropolis Healthcare, a multinational chain of 125 diagnostic labs with $90 million in revenue and 4,500 employees.[19] She successfully led the listing of the company in April 2019.[7]

Board memberships and affiliations

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She serves as a Board Member of Marico Kaya Enterprises Limited[20] and the Managing Director of Metropolis Healthcare Limited. She is presently the Independent Director at Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited.,[21] Shoppers Stop Limited[22] and Kaya Limited[23] She is an advisor to Baylor College of Medicine.[24] She is also on the global advisory board of AXA.[25]

Shah has also served as secretary of the Indian Association of Pathology Laboratories (IAPL)[26] and co-chairperson of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Health Services Committee in 2012.[27]

Other ventures

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Between 2016 and 2017, she starred in and was an investor on the startup reality television show The Vault.[28]

In 2017, Shah founded Empoweress, a not-for-profit initiative for women-led businesses to find advice, mentorship and micro-funding.[29][30]

Honours and awards

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Personal life

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Ameera Shah was born to Dr. Sushil Shah, a pathologist, and Dr. Duru Shah, a gynaecologist.[17] Her elder sister Aparna Shah is a geneticist.[17] She is married to Hemant Sachdev, an Indian retail entrepreneur, who serves as a non-executive director of Metropolis Healthcare.[41] In March 2020, she gave birth to a baby boy named Karma.[42]

References

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  1. ^ "Ameera Shah made Metropolis Healthcare a leading diagnostics player". The Economic Times. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Dr Sushil Shah - The Scindia School". The Scindia School. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Ameera Shah: The Lifeline Builder". Verve (Indian magazine). 18 June 2015.
  4. ^ "9 Alumni Named Young Global Leaders". Harvard Business School. 1 March 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Most Powerful Women in Business 2017". Fortune India.
  6. ^ a b "Ameera Shah - Most Powerful Women in 2018 - Fortune India". www.fortuneindia.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "Most Powerful Women, 2019". Fortune India. 22 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Healthcare leaders shine in MPW 2020". www.fortuneindia.com. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  9. ^ Jayakumar, -P. B. "Ameera Shah - Most Powerful Women in 2021 - Fortune India". www.fortuneindia.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Ameera Shah: Moving the needle | Forbes India". Forbes India. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Ameera Shah, Byju Raveendran, Darshan Patel, Mira Kulkarni amongst others are finalists for EY Entrepreneur Awards". Financialexpress. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  12. ^ www.ETHealthworld.com. "NATHEALTH announces Abhay Soi as its new President for FY 24–25 - ET HealthWorld". ETHealthworld.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Torrent Pharmaceuticals". www.torrentpharma.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Board of Directors | Cement & Ready Mixed Concrete Manufacturer". www.acclimited.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  15. ^ Desk, News (5 December 2022). "ACC appoints Ajay Kapur as CEO, Ameera Shah as Woman Independent Director". hrnxt.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  16. ^ "Stakeholder advisory panelists". AXA.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  17. ^ a b c d "Ameera Shah | Diagnosis: a risk-taker". livemint. 15 July 2017.
  18. ^ a b "A 15-year joyride: Ameera Shah". Deccan Chronicle. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  19. ^ "Metropolis' Chain of Diagnostics Labs Pushes for Growth Across India and Africa". forbes.com.
  20. ^ "Company Overview of Marico Kaya Enterprises Limited". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  21. ^ "Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  22. ^ "Shoppers Stop Ltd". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  23. ^ "kaya Ltd". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  24. ^ "Ameera Shah". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  25. ^ "Stakeholder advisory panelists". axa.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  26. ^ "Executive Profile: Ameera Shah". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  27. ^ "President Inaugurates the 6th FICCI Heal 2012 Annual International Healthcare Conference Calls for Universal Health Care to be Made a Reality". PIB.
  28. ^ "The Vault's Big Players Are Here: Veteran Entrepreneurs Come Together As Investors For India's Biggest Startup Reality Series". Inc42 Media. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  29. ^ Datta, Aveek (8 December 2017). "Ameera Shah launches Empoweress to empower women entrepreneurs". Forbes India.
  30. ^ a b Jayakumar, PB (18 September 2019). "Empowering others is essence of entrepreneurship, says Ameera Shah". Business Today.
  31. ^ "CNBC-AWAAZ CEO Awards 2019 – Celebrating India's Outstanding Leaders". cnbctv18.com. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  32. ^ Jayakumar, P.B. (23 September 2018). "Battling Hard to Succeed". Business Today.
  33. ^ "Tycoons of Tomorrow : Special Report : Forbes India Magazine". Forbes India. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  34. ^ "Forbes 'Tycoons of Tomorrow': About the 22 young achievers set to change India". India Today. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  35. ^ "Asia's Power Businesswomen, 2015: 12 To Watch". forbes.com.
  36. ^ "World Economic Forum names Smriti Irani as Young Global Leader from India". economictimes.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2015.
  37. ^ "Two more feathers in Ameera Shah's cap". The Hans India. 9 December 2015.
  38. ^ "Ameera Shah: The Lifeline Builder". Verve Magazine. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  39. ^ "India's Hottest 40 Under 40 Business Leaders". economictimes.indiatimes.com.
  40. ^ "Speakers 2014". Entrepreneur.
  41. ^ "Disclosure of Vote Cast by Tata Mutual Fund during the Financial Year 2021-2022" (PDF). Tata Mutual Fund. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  42. ^ "Ameera Shah: The disciplined leader at work". Mint. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
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