Women in Banking

Time and again women have shown just how capable they are in fields where only men were thought to prosper.  So here are 7 women who are changing the world of banking and finance.

1. Kalpana Morparia

1. Sophia College, Mumbai 2. Lawyer 3. Facilitated merger of ICICI bank with ICICI to create the second largest Indian bank 4. CEO of JP Morgan, South and South east Asia Extension

2. Naina Lal Kidwai

1. Harvard and DU graduate 2. Banker, Chartered Accountant, Business Executive 3. Former Group Manager and Country Head for HSBC India 4. Former FICCI President

3. Alice G Vaidyan

1. University of Kerala, University of Boston 2. Post Graduate in English Literature 3. Chairman and Managing Director of General Insurance Corporation, India

4. Arundati Bhattacharya

1. Lady Brabourne College, Calcutta University 2. Post Graduate in English Literature 3. 24th Chairperson of State Bank of India 4. First woman to lead an India-based Fortune 500 Company.

5. Shyamala  Gopinath

1. University of Mysore 2. Post Graduate in Commerce 3. Chairperson of HDFC Bank 4. Former Deputy Governor of RBI (held for 7 years)

6. Shikha Sharma

1. Lady Sri Ram College, IIM Ahemedabad 2. BA Economics, MBA 3. Former Managing Director and CEO of Axis Bank

7. Shanti  Ekambaram

1. Sydenham College, completed CA 2. BCom, CA 3. Former President of Kotak 4. Currently heads the Consumer Banking business

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