Chanda Kochhar

• Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, ICICI Bank, India

1982, BA, Jaihind College, Mumbai; MBA and studies in Cost Accountancy; Master's in Management Studies, Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies. With ICICI Bank: 1993, helped set up bank; 1996, in charge of Infrastructure Industry Group; 1998, General Manager and Head, Major Clients Group; 1999, strategy and ecommerce; 2000, Head, Retail Finance Division; 2001, Executive Director; 2006, Deputy Managing Director; 2006-07, handled International and Corporate businesses; 2007, Joint Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer; since 2009, current positions. Awards: Padma Bhushan, one of India's highest civilian honours, Government of India (2011); ranked 43rd Most Powerful Woman, Forbes Magazine; ranked 10th Most Powerful Woman in Business, Fortune (2010); on list of 30 most powerful women leaders, Business Today (2002-10); Banker of the Year, Financial Express (2010).