6 Indians among Forbes’ 50 Power Businesswomen

New York, February 26

Six Indian women CEOs and Managing Directors, including State Bank of India chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya and ICICI CEO Chanda Kochchar, have been named by Forbes magazine in its 50 ‘Power Businesswomen’ from Asia who are “knocking down” walls in the traditional male bastions.

The Asia’s 50 Power Businesswomen list showcases a year of accomplishments by the region’s women entrepreneurs and executives, punctuated by the midas touch of China’s Alibaba and newcomers from two rapidly growing economies where women are starting to find a toehold in business, the magazine said.

Included in the list are women CEOs and founders who are active in the upper echelons of the business world in Asia, wield significant power and have access to robust financial resources.

Apart from Bhattacharya and Kochchar, the Indian executives on the list are Akhila Srinivasan, MD/non-executive director of Shriram Life Insurance/Shriram Capital, Biocon founder, chairman and MD Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Axis Bank CEO and MD Shikha Sharma and Life Insurance Corp. of India MD Usha Sangwan. — PTI