They are sixteen years apart and come from completely different sectors. But Roopa Kudva (50) and Avani Davda (34) have an important connection. They have both risen to the very top in their professions. Ms Kudva is the MD and CEO of India’s largest credit rating agency CRISIL and Ms Davda the CEO of Tata Starbucks. They are among the select group of women (most of them from the banking sector) who have defied the glass ceiling. While more women have entered the corporate boardrooms, the overall scenario in India remains pretty grim...........
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........It all started in 1996 with Tarjani Vakil becoming Chairperson of Exim Bank. In 2000, Ranjna Kumar became Chief Managing Director of Indian Bank. Later she was made head of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) in 2003. According to estimates approximately 10 per cent of the Indian companies are headed by females. But around half of them are in banking sector. This change has been more predominant in last one decade. Swati Piramal, Director ICICI Bank, says that success of women in banking industry is obvious. According to her, women are more organized, spend money more cautiously, and prove to be better team leaders and team players in challenging times. According to Shubhlaxmi Panse, Managing Director Allahabad Bank, women are excellent in multi-tasking and work calmly under pressure................
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