Most Powerful Women - 2014

With the fourth annual ranking of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business, read about women who broke glass ceilings and reinvented the game to reach the top of the heap! Deep dive into the issue to read about Arundhati Bhattacharya’s crusade against NPAs, why more women in tech aren’t making the leap to start up and annual salaries of India’s highest paid women directors.
Arundhati Bhattacharya - Chairman
1
Arundhati Bhattacharya
Chanda Kochhar - MD & CEO
2
Chanda Kochhar
Shikha Sharma - MD & CEO
3
Shikha Sharma
Nishi Vasudeva - Chairman and MD
4
Nishi Vasudeva
Zia J. Mody - Co-founder
5
Zia J. Mody
Mallika Srinivasan - Chairman & CEO
6
Mallika Srinivasan
Aruna Jayanthi - CEO
7
Aruna Jayanthi
Preetha Reddy - MD
8
Preetha Reddy
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw - Chairperson & MD
9
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Shobhana Bhartia - Chairperson
10
Shobhana Bhartia
Chitra Ramkrishna - MD & CEO
11
Chitra Ramkrishna
Roopa Kudva - MD & CEO
12
Roopa Kudva
Yasmine Hilton - Chairperson
13
Yasmine Hilton
Harshbeena Zaveri - MD & president
14
Harshbeena Zaveri
Debjani Ghosh - MD
15
Debjani Ghosh
Prabha Parameswaran - MD
16
Prabha Parameswaran
Renuka Ramnath - Founder MD & CEO
17
Renuka Ramnath
Kaku Nakhate - President & Country Head
18
Kaku Nakhate
Aisha De Sequeira - Co-country head & Head of investment banking
19
Aisha De Sequeira
Naina Lal Kidwai - Country Head
20
Naina Lal Kidwai
Zarin Daruwala - President
21
Zarin Daruwala
Mira Kulkarni - Chairman and MD
22
Mira Kulkarni
Vanitha Narayanan - MD
23
Vanitha Narayanan
Meher Pudumjee - Chairperson
24
Meher Pudumjee
Kalpana Morparia - CEO
25
Kalpana Morparia
Reshma Shetty - MD
26
Reshma Shetty
Abanti Sankaranarayanan - MD
27
Abanti Sankaranarayanan
Vishakha Mulye - MD and CEO
28
Vishakha Mulye
Anita Dongre - Founder
29
Anita Dongre
Vandana Luthra - Founder and mentor
30
Vandana Luthra
Renu Sud Karnad - MD
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Renu Sud Karnad
Rekha M. Menon - Executive director
32
Rekha M. Menon
Sangeeta Pendurkar - MD
33
Sangeeta Pendurkar
Ektaa R. Kapoor - Joint MD
34
Ektaa R. Kapoor
Priya Paul - Chairperson
35
Priya Paul
Archana Hingorani - CEO and ED
36
Archana Hingorani
Sujata Keshavan - Co-founder
37
Sujata Keshavan
Anita Arjundas - MD
38
Anita Arjundas
Ritu Kumar - Founder
39
Ritu Kumar
Ireena Vittal - Management consultant, independent director
40
Ireena Vittal
Radhika Roy - Executive Co-Chairperson
40
Radhika Roy
Bala Deshpande - Senior MD
42
Bala Deshpande
Kirthiga Reddy - Country Head
43
Kirthiga Reddy
Manisha Girotra - India Head
44
Manisha Girotra
Swati Piramal - Vice Chairperson
45
Swati Piramal
Shahnaz Husain - Founder
46
Shahnaz Husain
Ashu Suyash - CEO
47
Ashu Suyash
Vani Kola - MD
48
Vani Kola
Anjali Bansal - MD
49
Anjali Bansal
Valerie Wagoner - MD
50
Valerie Wagoner
RANKNAMETITLEAFFILIATIONAGE
1Arundhati BhattacharyaChairmanState Bank of India58
2Chanda KochharMD & CEO ICICI Bank52
3Shikha SharmaMD & CEO Axis Bank55
4Nishi VasudevaChairman and MDHPCL58
5Zia J. ModyCo-founderAZB Partners58
6Mallika SrinivasanChairman & CEOTAFE55
7Aruna JayanthiCEOCapgemini India51
8Preetha ReddyMDApollo Hospital Enterprises57
9Kiran Mazumdar-ShawChairperson & MDBiocon61
10Shobhana BhartiaChairpersonHT Media57
11Chitra RamkrishnaMD & CEO NSE51
12Roopa KudvaMD & CEO Crisil49
13Yasmine HiltonChairpersonShell IndiaN/A
14Harshbeena ZaveriMD & presidentNRB Bearings54
15Debjani GhoshMDIntel-South Asia48
16Prabha ParameswaranMD Colgate-Palmolive India54
17Renuka RamnathFounder MD & CEOMultiples Alternate Asset Management52
18Kaku NakhatePresident & Country HeadBank of America Merrill Lynch47
19Aisha De SequeiraCo-country head & Head of investment bankingMorgan Stanley India44
20Naina Lal KidwaiCountry HeadHSBC India57
21Zarin DaruwalaPresidentWholesale Banking, ICICI Bank49
22Mira KulkarniChairman and MDMountain Valley Springs57
23Vanitha NarayananMDIBM India55
24Meher PudumjeeChairpersonThermax47
25Kalpana MorpariaCEOJ.P. Morgan65
26Reshma ShettyMDMatrix India Entertainment Consultants42
27Abanti SankaranarayananMDDiageo India45
28Vishakha MulyeMD and CEOICICI Venture44
29Anita DongreFounderAnd Designs51
30Vandana LuthraFounder and mentorVLCC Health Care55
31Renu Sud KarnadMDHDFC62
32Rekha M. MenonExecutive directorAccenture55
33Sangeeta PendurkarMDKellogg India48
34Ektaa R. KapoorJoint MDBalaji Telefilms39
35Priya PaulChairpersonApeejay Surrendra Park Hotels Group48
36Archana HingoraniCEO and EDIL &FS Investment Managers49
37Sujata KeshavanCo-founderBrand Union Ray + Keshavan53
38Anita ArjundasMDMahindra Lifespaces47
39Ritu KumarFounder Ritu Kumar Design70
40Ireena VittalManagement consultant, independent director46
40Radhika RoyExecutive Co-ChairpersonNDTV Group57
42Bala DeshpandeSenior MDNew Enterprise Associates48
43Kirthiga ReddyCountry HeadFacebook India43
44Manisha GirotraIndia HeadMoelisN/A
45Swati PiramalVice ChairpersonPiramal Enterprises58
46Shahnaz HusainFounderShahnaz Husain Group of Companies70
47Ashu SuyashCEOL&T Investment Management46
48Vani KolaMDKalaari CapitalN/A
49Anjali BansalMDSpencer Stuart India43
50Valerie WagonerMD Zipdial31