That is the cover story on Business Today’s March 12, 2006 issue that I presume commomerates the International Women’s Day: The 25 Most Powerful Women in Indian Business . Very Cool! It looks like this is the third annual listing. I wanted to link to the actual story here, but it looks like it is behind a subscription-based password. So, without any of the description that goes around this article, here is the laundry list.
25 Most Powerful Women in Indian Business:- Vinita Bali, CEO Brittania Industries
- Vedika Bhandarkar, MD & Head (Investment Banking), J.P.Morgan India
- Shobana Bhartia, Vice Chairperson & Editorial Director, HT (Hindustan Times) Media
- Elaben Bhatt, Founder, SEWA (Self Employed Women’s Association)
- Neelam Dhawan, MD, Microsoft India
- Manisha Girotra, Chairperson & MD, UBS Securities
- Lalita Gupte, Jt MD, ICICI Bank
- Ekta Kapoor, Creative Director, Balaji Telefilms
- Renu S Karnad, Executive Director, HDFC
- Chanda Khochhar, Executive Director, ICICI
- Naina Lal Kidwai, Deputy CEO, HSBC
- Punita Lal, Executive Director (Marketing), Pepsi
- Kiran Majumdar-Shaw, Chairman & MD, Biocon
- Zia Mody, Partner, AZB Partners
- Kalpana Morparia, Deputy MD, ICICI
- Falguni Nayar, MD, Kotak Mahindra Capital
- Amrita Patel, Chairperson, National Dairy Development Board
- Swati Piramal, Director, Strategic Alliances & Commns, Nicholas Piramal
- Madhabi Puri-Buch, Sr. GM, ICICI
- Renuka Ramnath, CEO, ICICI Venture
- Radhika Roy, MD, NDTV
- Preetha Reddy, MD, Apollo Hospitals Group
- Shikha Sharma, CEO, ICICI Life Insurance
- Mallika Srinivasan, Director, Tractors & Farm Equipment (TAFE)
- Preeti Vyan Giannetti, CEO, Vyas Giannetti Creative
Of the 25, I had heard/read about 13, of which 6 is thanks to a recent article in the Tamil magazine Aval Vikatan about how ICICI’s top management is predominantly women. So, how many did you know of? :)
Financial sector seems to be the leader with a total of 11 people (44%), thanks again to ICICI. Not a single person from Citi. I should probably move my banking relationship from Citi to ICICI next time I am in India. There is another list of 10 Shadow Sovereigns who are the mothers and wives. I will blog that list later. (Apr 12: It is now blogged. Supposed Shadow Sovereigns)