SBI’s Arundhati Bhattacharya amongst Forbes’ most powerful women

SBI Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya is amongst the 5 Indian women who featured in this year’s Forbes’ 100 most powerful women in the world list. The list was topped by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Indian women in the list:-

• Indra Nooyi (Pepsi Co – 13^th) (Indian Born but US Citizen now)
• Arundhati Bhattacharya (SBI – 36^th)
• Chanda Kocchar (ICICI Bank– 43^rd)
• Padamshree Warrior (Cisco – 71^st)
• Kiran Mazumdar (Biocon – 92^nd) (Indian Born but US Citizen now)

Top 10 Most Powerful Women in the World:

1. Angela Merkel (Germany – Politics)
2. Janet Yellen (US – Finance)
3. Melinda Gates (US – Philanthropy/NGO)
4. Dilma Rousseff (Brazil – Politics)
5. Christine Lagarde (France – Philanthropy/NGO)
6. Hillary Clinton   (US –   Politics)
7. Mary Barra (US – Business)
8. Michelle Obama (US – Politics)
9. Sheryl Sandberg (US – Technology)
10. Virginia Rometty (US – Technology)

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014