Forbes has recently revealed a list of 100 most Powerful and influential women in the world.Magazine looked for women who run countries, big firms or influential nonprofits organization for compiling the list.Their rankings are a combination of two scores: visibility in press and media and the size of the organization or country these women lead.
Angela Merkel ,Chancellor germany
First women who is the most powerful lady on planet is the leader of 4th largest economy of world. German chancellor Angela Merkel is at no.1 for the fourth time in a row. Despite of Germany speculating a shrink in economy Angela expects to win for the second time in the national general election which is scheduled in the month of sep.
2nd in the list is Sheila Bair who is the Chairman, rather chairwoman of FDIC(federal deposit Insurance corp.) She is adamant for restructuring the federal oversight towards financial industry. She was appointed to the post for a five-year term on June 26, 2006 by George W. Bush. Bair will also serve as a member of the FDIC Board of Directors through July 2013. Forbes described her FDIC office as “the last stop for capital-starved banks (and their insured customers) before going under.
Indra Nooyi at World Economic Forum
Indian origin Indra Nooyi ranked 3rd heads PepsiCo. as its CEO believes more in innovation than acquisition. A re-launch of the energy drink Propel and “Refresh Everything” campaign, featuring Pepsi Natural, made with all-natural ingredients in an attempt to offer more healthful products clearly shows the widespread strategy she is following to lure consumer’s mind. Fortune magazine has named Nooyi no.1 on its annual ranking of Most Powerful Women in business for 2006, 2007 and 2008.In 2008, Nooyi was named one of America’s Best Leaders by U.S. News & World Report.
At no. 4 Cynthia Carroll is an American businesswoman. She is the chief executive officer of Anglo American PLC, a London, UK mining company.
Ho ching at no.5 is the chief executive of Temasek.Sonia Gandhi which is placed at no. 13 heads the Indian National congress which has formed the central govt. for the second time since 2003.One more Indian women Chanda Kochhar ,chief executive of India’s largest private bank ICICI is ranked at no.20
Here Goes the complete list of 100 Most powerful woman
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1 |
Chancellor |
Germany |
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2 |
Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. |
U.S. |
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3 |
Chief executive, PepsiCo |
India |
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4 |
Chief executive, Anglo American |
U.K. |
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5 |
Chief executive, Temasek |
Singapore |
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6 |
Chief executive, Kraft Foods |
U.S. |
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7 |
Chief executive, DuPont |
U.S. |
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8 |
Chief executive, WellPoint |
U.S. |
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9 |
Chief executive, Areva |
France |
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10 |
Chief executive, Sunoco |
U.S. |
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11 |
President |
Argentina |
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12 |
Chief executive, Yahoo |
U.S. |
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13 |
President, Indian National Congress Party |
India |
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14 |
Chief executive, Xerox Corp. |
U.S. |
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15 |
Chairman, Xerox Corp. |
U.S. |
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16 |
President, Oracle |
U.S. |
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17 |
Minister of Economy, Finance & Employment |
France |
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18 |
Chief executive, Westpac |
Australia |
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19 |
Chief executive, Pearson Plc. |
U.K. |
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20 |
Chief executive, ICICI Bank |
India |
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21 |
Chief executive, Rite Aid Corp. |
U.S. |
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22 |
President |
Chile |
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23 |
Chief restructuring officer, AIG |
U.S. |
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24 |
Chief executive, TJX Companies |
U.S. |
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25 |
Chief executive, Avon |
U.S. |
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26 |
Chief executive, Archer Daniels Midland |
U.S. |
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27 |
Chairman, Sabanci Holding |
Turkey |
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28 |
President, Bank of America Home Loans & Insurance |
U.S. |
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29 |
Chief executive, Sara Lee Corp. |
U.S. |
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30 |
Chief executive, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
U.S. |
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31 |
Executive vice president, Hewlett-Packard |
U.S. |
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32 |
Executive vice president, Hewlett-Packard |
U.S. |
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33 |
Chairman, Fininvest Group |
Italy |
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34 |
Co-chairman, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
U.S. |
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35 |
Speaker of the House, House of Representatives |
U.S. |
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36 |
Secretary of State |
U.S. |
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37 |
Chief executive, Harvard Management Co. |
U.S. |
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38 |
Director-general, World Health Org. |
Switzerland |
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39 |
Executive vice president, Global People Division, Wal-Mart Stores |
U.S. |
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40 |
First Lady |
U.S. |
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41 |
Chairman, Harpo |
U.S. |
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42 |
Queen |
U.K. |
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43 |
Chief executive, Wolters Kluwer |
Netherlands |
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44 |
President |
Philippines |
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45 |
Executive Chairman, Banesto |
Spain |
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46 |
Executive Director, UNICEF |
U.S. |
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47 |
Prime minister |
Ukraine |
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48 |
Supreme Court Justice |
U.S. |
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49 |
Chief executive, The New York Times Co. |
U.S. |
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50 |
Chief executive, AXA Private Equity |
France |
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51 |
Secretary of Homeland Security |
U.S. |
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52 |
Co-chairman, Disney Media Networks |
U.S. |
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53 |
Commissioner for Competition, European Union |
Netherlands |
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54 |
President, UnitedHealthcare |
U.S. |
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55 |
Supreme Court Justice |
U.S. |
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56 |
Chairman Securities & Exchange Commission |
U.S. |
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57 |
Secretary of Health & Human Services |
U.S. |
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58 |
Chief executive, RBS Americas and Citizens Financial Group |
U.S. |
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59 |
Chief executive, Reynolds American |
U.S. |
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60 |
Co-chairman, Sony Pictures Entertainment |
U.S. |
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61 |
Chairman, United Nations Development Group |
New Zealand |
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62 |
Chief executive, MTV Networks |
U.S. |
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63 |
Chief Executive, DreamWorks Studios |
U.S. |
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64 |
High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations |
South Africa |
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65 |
Chief financial officer, Marathon Oil |
U.S. |
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66 |
Worldwide chairman, Pharmaceuticals Group, Johnson & Johnson |
U.S. |
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67 |
President |
Liberia |
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68 |
President |
Finland |
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69 |
President |
Ireland |
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70 |
Senior vice president, IBM |
U.S. |
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71 |
Chief executive, Burberry Group Plc. |
U.K. |
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72 |
Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance |
Indonesia |
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73 |
Chief executive, North America Consumer Banking, Citigroup |
U.S. |
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74 |
President, North American Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline |
U.S. |
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75 |
Prime minister |
Iceland |
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76 |
Queen |
Jordan |
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77 |
Chief executive, Western Union |
U.S. |
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78 |
Worldwide chairman, Consumer Group, Johnson & Johnson |
U.S. |
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79 |
Prime minister |
Bangladesh |
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80 |
Chairman, Hyundai Group |
South Korea |
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81 |
Senior vice president, Pfizer |
U.S. |
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82 |
Chairman, Classic Residence by Hyatt |
U.S. |
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83 |
President, Harvard University |
U.S. |
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84 |
Group president, Feminine & Health Care, Procter & Gamble |
U.S. |
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85 |
President, Avon |
U.S. |
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86 |
Group president, Asia, Procter & Gamble |
Singapore |
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87 |
Chief executive, Time Inc. |
U.S. |
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88 |
Chief executive global wealth management, Bank of America |
U.S. |
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89 |
President, Enterprise Rent-A-Car |
U.S. |
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90 |
Chief operating officer, McDonald’s USA |
U.S. |
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91 |
Chief executive, Dow Corning |
U.S. |
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92 |
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Chairman, Biocon |
India |
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93 |
Executive vice president, Amway Greater China & Southeast Asia |
Hong Kong |
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94 |
Chief executive, Arison Investments |
Israel |
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95 |
Minister of the Economy |
United Arab Emirates |
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96 |
Chief executive, GE Enterprise Solutions |
U.S. |
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97 |
Chief executive, HSN, Inc. |
U.S. |
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98 |
Chairman, Deloitte LLP T |
U.S. |
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99 |
Chief executive, Treasury & Securities Services, JPMorgan Chase |
U.S. |
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100 |
Chairman, JPMorgan Global Wealth |
U.S. |
The list clearly shows the dominance of US women as top brass of big companies as well as at eminent position in Federal govt.
Now from giving birth to a child to giving new birth to an organization by inculcating new strategies today’s women has proven her mettle in everything she does.
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