World's 30 most powerful women in business
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These powerful women are changing the world in "fresh and exhilarating ways" says Forbes magazine releasing the global list of the 100 most powerful women.
India-born PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi figures among the world's top 10 powerful women ranked this year.
India-born PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi figures among the world's top 10 powerful women ranked this year.
According to Forbes, 24 corporate CEOs control $893 billion in annual revenues. Interestingly, 16 women have founded their own companies.
ICICI Bank Managing Director and CEO Chanda Kochhar is ranked 65th and Biocon Founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has bagged the 85th spot in the global list.
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Sheryl Sandberg
COO, Facebook
Rank: 6
Country: United States
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COO, Facebook
Rank: 6
Country: United States
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Image: Sheryl Sandberg.
Photographs: Yuri Gripas/Reuters.
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Christine Lagarde
Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Rank: 7
Country: France
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Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Rank: 7
Country: France
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Image: Christine Lagarde.
Photographs: Reuters
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Indra Nooyi
CEO, PepsiCo
Rank: 10
Country: United States
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CEO, PepsiCo
Rank: 10
Country: United States
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Image: Indra Nooyi, chairman and CEO of PepsiCo.
Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters.
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Virginia Rometty
CEO, IBMRank: 12
Country: United States
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Image: IBM CEO and Chairperson of the Board Virginia Rometty in New York.
Photographs: Carlo Allegri/Reuters
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Ursula Burns
Chairman and CEO, Xerox
Rank: 14
Country: United States
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Chairman and CEO, Xerox
Rank: 14
Country: United States
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Image: Xerox Chairman and CEO Ursula Burns during a CES Innovation Power Panel.
Photographs: Steve Marcus/Reuters.
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Meg Whitman
CEO, Hewlett-PackardRank: 15
Country: United States
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Image: Hewlett Packard CEO and President Meg Whitman in Sun Valley, Idaho, United States.
Photographs: Jim Urquhart/Reuters
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Georgina Rinehart
Executive Chairman, Hancock Prospecting
Rank: 16
Country: Australia
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Executive Chairman, Hancock Prospecting
Rank: 16
Country: Australia
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Image: Georgina Rinehart..
Photographs: Paul Kane/Getty Images
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Maria das Gracas Silva Foster
CEO, PetrobrasRank: 18
Country: Brazil
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Image: Maria das Gracas Silva Foster.
Photographs: Reuters.
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Irene Rosenfeld
CEO, Mondelez International
Rank: 20
Country: United States
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CEO, Mondelez International
Rank: 20
Country: United States
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Image: Irene Rosenfeld in Paris, France.
Photographs: Jacky Naegelen/Reuters
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Safra Catz
CFO, Oracle
Rank: 23
Country: United States
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CFO, Oracle
Rank: 23
Country: United States
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Image: Safra Catz.
Photographs: Courtesy, Oracle.
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Anne Sweeney
Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks, and President, Disney/ABC Television Group, Walt Disney
Rank: 24
Country: United States
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Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks, and President, Disney/ABC Television Group, Walt Disney
Rank: 24
Country: United States
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Image: Anne Sweeney.
Photographs: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
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Sheri McCoy
CEO, Avon Products
Rank: 27
Country: United States
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CEO, Avon Products
Rank: 27
Country: United States
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Image: Sheri McCoy.
Photographs: Courtesy, Avon.
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Susan Wojcicki
Senior Vice President, Google
Rank: 30
Country: United States
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Senior Vice President, Google
Rank: 30
Country: United States
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Image: Susan Wojcicki.
Photographs: Courtesy, Google.
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Marissa Mayer
CEO, Yahoo
Rank: 32
Country: United States
CEO, Yahoo
Rank: 32
Country: United States
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Image: Marissa Mayer, President and CEO, Yahoo!, in Washington, DC.
Photographs: Joshua Roberts/Reuters
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Marillyn Hewson
CEO, Lockheed Martin
Rank: 34
Country: United States
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CEO, Lockheed Martin
Rank: 34
Country: United States
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Image: Marillyn Hewson at the Farnborough Airshow 2012.
Photographs: Luke MacGregor/Reuters.
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Mary Barra
SVP, Global Product Development, General MotorsRank: 35
Country: United States
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Image: Mary Barra.
Photographs: Mike Cassese/Reuters
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Amy Pascal
Co-Chairman, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony
Rank: 36
Country: United States
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Co-Chairman, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony
Rank: 36
Country: United States
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Image: Amy Pascal.
Photographs: Fred Prouser/Reuters
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Laurene Powell Jobs
Founder and Chair, Emerson CollectiveRank: 39
Country: United States
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Image: Laurene Powell Jobs.
Photographs: Larry Downing/Reuters
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Ellen Kullman
Chairman and CEO, EI du Pont de Nemours
Rank: 42
Country: United States
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Chairman and CEO, EI du Pont de Nemours
Rank: 42
Country: United States
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Image: Ellen Kullman, Chair of the Board and CEO of DuPont.
Photographs: Christian Hartmann/Reuters.
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Rosalind Brewer
President and CEO, Sam's Club, Wal-Mart Stores
Rank: 44
Country: United States
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President and CEO, Sam's Club, Wal-Mart Stores
Rank: 44
Country: United States
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Image: Sam's Club CEO Rosalind Brewer during the annual Wal-Mart shareholders' meeting in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Photographs: Jacob Slaton/Reuters.
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Cher Wang
Co-founder and Chair, HTC
Rank: 46
Country: Taiwan
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Co-founder and Chair, HTC
Rank: 46
Country: Taiwan
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Image: Cher Wang.
Photographs: Courtesy, HTC.
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Wu Yajun and family
Chairman, Longfor Properties
Rank: 49
Country: China
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Chairman, Longfor Properties
Rank: 49
Country: China
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Image: Chinese 100 yuan banknotes. Wu Yajun (Inset).
Photographs: Petar Kujundzic/Reuters.
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Zhang Xin and family
Cofounder, CEO, Soho ChinaRank: 50
Country: China
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Image: Zhang Xin.
Photographs: Christian Hartmann/Reuters
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Angela Ahrendts
CEO, Burberry Group
Rank: 53
Country: China
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CEO, Burberry Group
Rank: 53
Country: China
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Image: Angela Ahrendts.
Photographs: Reuters.
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Sri Mulyani Indrawati
Managing Director, World BankRank :55
Country: Indonesia
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Image: Sri Mulyani Indrawati speaks to reporters after attending a meeting at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs in Jakarta.
Photographs: Crack Palinggi/Reuters.
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Padmasree Warrior
Chief Technology and Strategy Officer, Cisco SystemsRank: 57
Country: United States
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Image: Padmasree Warrior.
Photographs: Courtesy, Cisco.
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Miuccia Prada
Owner, Fashion Designer, Prada
Rank: 58
Country: Italy
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Owner, Fashion Designer, Prada
Rank: 58
Country: Italy
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Image: Miuccia Prada attends the 2010 Carlo Porta Award held at Teatro Manzon.
Photographs: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images
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Abigail Johnson
President, Financial Services, Fidelity Investments
Rank: 60
Country: United States
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President, Financial Services, Fidelity Investments
Rank: 60
Country: United States
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Image: Abigail Johnson.
Photographs: Brian Snyder/Reuters.
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