Most powerful in the World : ladies (2009)
Posted on August 21, 2009
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Congress President Sonia Gandhi, CEO and Managing Director of ICICI Bank, Chanda Kochhar, Pepsico CEO, Indra Nooyi and Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Chairman of Biocon India are among the world’s 100 most powerful women. Kochhar has debuted at number 20, while Mrs Gandhi is ranked 13 in the list compiled by Forbes. Indian-origin Chief Executive of Pepsico, Indra Nooyi has retained her third position in the list. Michelle Obama debuted at No. 40, coming in ahead of talk show host Oprah Winfrey at 41 and Britain’s Queen Elizabeth at 42. Sheila Bair, chair of the US Federal Deposit Insurance, which insures bank deposits, retained the No. 2 spot after debuting on the Forbes list last year. She has gained increased prominence as the US recession grinds on. German Chancellor Angela Merkel tops Forbes magazine’s list of powerful women for the fourth year running. US First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton failed to make the top 30. The magazine highlighted Merkel’s role as leader of the huge German economy and her likely re-election in September. She was lauded for her efforts in overhauling the German health and tax systems and strict line on curbing expanding European Union budgets.
Top 25 women are
1 Angela Merkel Chancellor Germany
2 Sheila Bair Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
3 Indra Nooyi Chief executive, PepsiCo
4 Cynthia Carroll Chief executive, Anglo American U.K.
5 Ho Ching Chief executive, Temasek Singapore
6 Irene Rosenfeld Chief executive, Kraft Foods U.S.
7 Ellen Kullman Chief executive, DuPont U.S.
8 Angela Braly Chief executive, WellPoint U.S.
9 Anne Lauvergeon Chief executive, Areva France
10 Lynn Elsenhans Chief executive, Sunoco U.S.
11 Cristina Fernandez President Argentina
12 Carol Bartz Chief executive, Yahoo U.S.
13 Sonia Gandhi President, Indian National Congress Party India
14 Ursula Burns Chief executive, Xerox Corp. U.S.
15 Anne Mulcahy Chairman, Xerox Corp. U.S.
16 Safra Catz President, Oracle U.S.
17 Christine Lagarde Minister of Economy, Finance & Employment France
18 Gail Kelly Chief executive, Westpac Australia
19 Marjorie Scardino Chief executive, Pearson Plc. U.K.
20 Chanda Kochhar Chief executive, ICICI Bank India
21 Mary Sammons Chief executive, Rite Aid Corp. U.S.
22 Michelle Bachelet President Chile
23 Paula Reynolds Chief restructuring officer, AIG U.S.
24 Carol Meyrowitz Chief executive, TJX Companies U.S.
25 Andrea Jung Chief executive, Avon U.S.
“Women in power are rising to leadership positions in business, government and philanthropy by making daring and unconventional moves,” Forbes said. “Gone are the days of women feeling they must stick with one employer and patiently wait for promotions.” “Highly ambitious women … are moving across companies and industries, making big leaps with each change, and repositioning themselves for opportunities that allow them to gain a breadth of experience,” the business magazine said. The list is based on factors such as economic impact, media reach and career accomplishments.
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