"Knowing that after eight years of working really hard for this country, there are still people who won't see me for what I am because of my skin colour," she said.
PepsiCo's India-born chief Indra Nooyi and Motorola Mobility's Sanjay Jha are among the highest paid chief executive officers in the United States, according to new estimates that say salaries and bonuses for chief executives running 350 major companies surged 11 per cent to $9.3 million in 2010.
Here are some broad trends and communication themes that emerged this year.
Another person on Indian origin, PepsiCo chairman and chief executive officer Indra Nooyi, is already a member of the WEF Foundation Board.
Krishna's appointment as head of the global IT giant adds to the growing list of Indian-origin executives at the helm of some of the biggest multinational companies. Krishna joins the club that includes Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga, PepsiCo's former CEO Indra Nooyi and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen.
The criticism of the RBI governor's handling of inflation is fraught with an oversimplification of the current inflation dynamics.
Companies, so far, were constrained by the provisions of Articles 370 and 35A, which restricted the purchase of land and hiring manpower.
World's largest asset manager Blackrock will host a global investors meet in India next year, CEO Laurence Flik conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Chairing an exclusive roundtable with 42 global CEOs and top executives from across 20 sectors, Modi stressed on continued political stability in India, predictability of policy, and pro-development and pro-growth policies.
The Federation of the Indo-Israeli Chambers of Commerce (FIICC), on August 6, bestowed the 'Businessman of the Decade' honour upon Ratan Tata, who heads the $71-billion Tata empire.
Coca-Cola's acquisition of British coffee chain Costa, its biggest acquisition of a brand in history, faces three challenges in India.
Now, a new dawn breaks for Sangeeta Pendurkar, 43, who takes charge mid-month as managing director at Kellogg India.
The concern is that the scheme may not take off, like its precursor in the previous five-year plan.
PepsiCo chief raps Indian infrastructure, manpower skills as big growth obstacles.
The Centre, under attack for rising sugar prices, is weighing the option of asking bulk consumers, like makers of sweets, soft drinks, fruit juice, chocolate, ice cream and biscuits, to use only imported refined sugar instead of buying domestic supplies.
India Inc loves to applaud every time any businessman or executive of Indian origin makes it to the top in the developed world.
The FT said the top 50 was selected by an expert jury, whose choice was based on information on the executives' performance and durability. Much of the information was supplied by Egon Zehnder International, an executive recruitment group.
Harold 'Terry' McGraw, chairman, president and chief executive officer, McGraw-Hill companies, has taken over the helm of the United States-India Business Council, succeeding Indra Nooyi, chairman and CEO, PepsiCo.
Indian-origin CEOs have made their mark in the American corporate world.
Bisleri International to launch a fizzy mango drink called Fonzo in April
Coca-Cola India's volume growth is in sharp contrast to its growth worldwide. Worldwide, the beverage giant registered a volume growth of just five per cent in the reported quarter.
Harold "Terry" McGraw III, chairman, president and chief executive officer of The McGraw-Hill Companies, has been elected as the chairman of the US India Business Council.
The list includes Hindustan Unilever, Asian Paints and Bharti Airtel - firms that investors feel are most likely to come up with the next big innovation.
Nooyi has been named as the most powerful woman in corporate America for the fifth year running.
He has drawn fresh strategies to take his businesses to the next level.
The Job fair attracted many large companies such as W W Grainger, Allstate, PepsiCo, Tech Mahindra, L&T Infotech and L&T Technologies, who were the corporate sponsors.
Overseas Indian affairs minister Vayalar Ravi said on Wednesday investment promotion, sharing of knowledge and property issues relating to the expatriates will be among the main themes of the three-day meet to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on January 8.
Many other Indians are heading the businesses at companies abroad.
You will be part of fastest growing major global economy, India's ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan Shringala told young American students.
Satya Nadella is the highest-paid CEO in the US. So how do the other Indian-American executives fare?
Three Indians-- Congress president Sonia Gandhi, ICICI Bank head Chanda Kochhar and PepsiCo chief executive Indra Nooyi--have been named among Asia's eight top power women by American broadcaster CNN.
Six companies led by India-origin people including banking behemoth Citigroup and soft drinks major Pepsico have been named among the greenest American companies by Newsweek magazine.
While Nooyi had a compensation of $10.66 million, that of Mohapatra was $10.29 million and Narayen had a pay packet of $1.88 million.
Praising them for "being forthright and transparent with shareholders", a magazine has named three India-origin chief executives-- Indra Nooyi, Francisco D'Souza and Ramani Ayer among the best CEOs in the US.
PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi and hollywood director James Cameron have made it to the list of visionaries by Fortune as they are seen to lead their industries in the future.
As a board member, he will help USIBC provide strategic direction to US and Indian firms seeking bilateral investment opportunities and partnerships.
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