Nirmala, Roshni Nadar and Kiran Shaw figure on Forbes global power list

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, HCL Tech CEO Roshni Nadar Malhotra and Biocon chairperson Kiran Majumdar Shaw are the three Indians figuring in <a href="https://www.forbes.com/power-women/#2a0323d25e25">Forbes list of the world’s 100 most powerful women</a>. The women on the 17th annual list are from 30 countries.
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<a href="https://indianarrative.com/?s=nirmala+sitharaman">Sitharaman</a> is ranked highest among the Indians at 41. “Nirmala Sitharaman was appointed as India's finance minister in May 2019, and is also the minister for corporate affairs. Before her career in politics, Sitharaman held roles at the U.K.-based Agricultural Engineers Association and BBC World Service,” her profile states. The 61-year-old leader was named for the second time on the list.

<img class="size-medium wp-image-38335 alignleft" src="https://indianarrative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Roshni-Nadar-300×225.jpg" alt="HCL Corporation CEO and Executive Director Roshni Nadar Malhotra " />

HCL Corporation CEO and Executive Director Roshni Nadar Malhotra is ranked 55, “Malhotra is CEO of HCL Corporation, the holding company for all group entities and vice-chairperson of the publicly-traded company HCL Technologies. She's responsible for all strategic decisions for the $8.9 billion technology company. She is a trustee of the Shiv Nadar Foundation, which is focused on education and has established some of India's top colleges and schools,” her profile reads.

 

 

 

<img class="size-medium wp-image-38334 alignright" src="https://indianarrative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Kiran-Mazumdar-Shaw-300×169.jpg" alt="Kiran Majumdar Shaw is the chairperson and founder of India’s largest pharmaceutical form Biocon" />61-year-old Kiran Majumdar Shaw is the chairperson and founder of India’s largest pharmaceutical form Biocon. “The firm has successfully forayed into the lucrative US biosimilars market, catching the attention of investors. The company has sold 3 billion doses of insulin to date and has Asia's largest insulin factory in Malaysia's Johor region. Biocon has received Indian regulatory permission to conduct phase 4 trials for its drug Itolizumab as a potential treatment for Covid-19. Her philanthropic initiative, The Mazumdar Shaw Medical Centre aims to create a sustainable, affordable cancer care model,” Forbes mentioned in her profile.

US Vice President Kamala Harris made a debut in the list and ranked number three. New Zealand Ardern (No.32) and Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen (No. 37) have also been named the first time. Both of them were lauded for their leadership during Covid-19, “Several of this year’s Power Women received global plaudits for their effective responses to Covid-19: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (No. 32) vanquished a first and second wave of a virus in her country by implementing strict lockdown and quarantine procedures. Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen (No. 37) implemented a rigorous contact-tracing program in January; as a result, to date, the island of 23 million people has lost only seven people to the virus.”

The list has been topped by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Christine Lagarde, Head of European Central Bank ranks second.

“There are 10 heads of state, 38 CEOs and five entertainers among them. But where they differ in age, nationality, and job description, they are united in the ways they have been using their platforms to address the unique challenges of 2020,” Forbes said..