They dared. They believed. Today, these women are playing a key role in shaping up India's financial sector. Some are heading the top banks in India, while others are calling the shots as companys' CFOs.
Here, is preview on these women (in no particular order) who have successfully challenged the limits of the so-called 'man's world'.
Name: Chanda Kochhar
Organisation: ICICI Ltd (now ICICI Bank)
Designation: Managing director and CEO
She began her career with ICICI as a management trainee in 1984 and from thereon successfully risen through the ranks by handling multidimensional assignments.
Chanda Kochhar is ranked 20th in the Forbe's list of Most Powerful Women in the World, 2009, and ranked 25th in the Fortune's List of Most Powerful Women in Business, 2008.
Name: Naina Lal Kidwai
Organisation: HSBC, India
Designation: Group general manager and country head
The list of Naina Lal Kidwai's firsts is undoubtedly incredible: She was the first Indian woman to graduate from Harvard Business School. Her first job was with Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers or PWC). This also made her the first woman to be hired by PWC. Now, she is the first woman to lead a foreign bank in India.
Name: Renu Sud Karnad
Organsiation: Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC)
Designation: Managing director
In January 2010, Renu Sud Karnad was appointed as the managing director of Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC).
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