WALTHAM, MA– Four Indian and one Indian-American women, US Senator Kamala Harris, have been included in the list of World’s Most Powerful Women For 2018. The list of 98 women is complied
by the CEO World magazine.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel topped the CEOWORLD magazine’s list, which features 98 renowned businesswoman, women heading government departments, and top female executives.
British prime minister, Theresa May, was named as the second most powerful woman in the world, followed by General Motors Co. CEO Mary Barra (3rd), Susanne Klatten, the richest woman in Germany (4th), Queen Elizabeth II (5th), and Walmart Heiress Alice Walton, comes in at number six.
The four Indian women who made made the list are: Savitri Jindal, Chairperson Emiretus, Jindal Steel & Power Limited.
Ms. Jindal was ranked # 36, followed by Roshni Nadar Malhotra, executive director and the CEO of HCL Enterprise (#39); Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, chairperson and managing director of Biocon Limited (#45); and Shobhana Bhartia, Chairperson and Editorial Director of the Hindustan Times Group (#56).
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, and Indian-American, was ranked #68 on the list. Sheikh Hasina Wajed, prime minister of Bangladesh was ranked #29.
