Mumbai March 24 (IANS) State Bank of India (SBI) chief Arundhati Bhattacharya has been ranked 26th in the Fortune s top 50 greatest leaders. She is the only Indian corporate leader in the list.
Arundhati Bhattacharya Chairman SBI has been ranked 26th in the fourth edition of Fortune s World 50 Greatest Leaders list. By this Arundhati Bhattacharya becomes the only Indian corporate leader to be featured in the list the public lender said in a statement here on Friday.
Bhattacharya is the first-ever woman to chair the country s largest lender.
The leaders in this Fortune list excel at leading effectively in today s challenging business environment.
Bhattacharya has steered the SBI through an ongoing battle with bad loans surprise demonetisation move and will be overseeing the upcoming six-bank merger the statement said.
She has led the 211-year-old institution into the digital era. She has been well recognised and granted a rare extension in her three-year term at the SBI it said.
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SBI chief Bhattacharya among top 50 in Fortune s greatest leaders
