Naina Lal Kidwai
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CA. Naina Lal Kidwai is an India
n businesswoman. She is currently the Group General Manager and Country Head of the HSBC
Group in India.Naina Lal Kidwai: Managing director of HSBC IndiaNaina Lal Kidwai to head HSBC India ops
Naina Lal Kidwai: chartered accountant , Kidwai earned a Bachelors degree in Economics
from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi UniversityLady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University and an MBA from Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School (graduated 1982). She was the first Indian woman to graduate from Harvard Business SchoolNaina Lal Kidwai Story - Harvard Business School.
as Vice Chairman of JM Morgan Stanley and Head of the Investment Bank in India. At HSBC she has held positions as Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Bank in India and Managing Director and Managing Director of HSBC Securities and Capital Markets India Private Limited. She became the group's country head in 2009.
Her other positions include being a non-executive director on the board of Nestle
SA, Chairman, City of London's Advisory Council for India, Global Advisor, Harvard Business School. She is on the Governing Board of NCAER, Audit Advisory Board of the Comproller and Auditor General of India, and on the National Executive Committee of CII
and FICCI
. Her interests include microfinance and livelihood creation for rural women and environment. Naina, also supports the world's largest youth driven organization - AIESEC
as a National Advisory Board Member to AIESEC India.
of Top Women in Business, 12th in the Wall Street Journal 2006 Global Listing of Women to Watch ad listed by Time Magazine as one of their 15 Global Influentials 2002Naina Kidwai named among world's top business influentials - Times Of India.
In 2007, She received the Padma Shri
, for her work in the promotion of Trade and Industry.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n businesswoman. She is currently the Group General Manager and Country Head of the HSBC
HSBC
HSBC Holdings plc is a global banking and financial services company headquartered in Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom. it is the world's second-largest banking and financial services group and second-largest public company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine...
Group in India.Naina Lal Kidwai: Managing director of HSBC IndiaNaina Lal Kidwai to head HSBC India ops
Education
An Indian chartered accountantChartered Accountant
Chartered Accountants were the first accountants to form a professional body, initially established in Britain in 1854. The Edinburgh Society of Accountants , the Glasgow Institute of Accountants and Actuaries and the Aberdeen Society of Accountants were each granted a royal charter almost from...
Naina Lal Kidwai: chartered accountant , Kidwai earned a Bachelors degree in Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi UniversityLady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University and an MBA from Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
Harvard Business School (graduated 1982). She was the first Indian woman to graduate from Harvard Business SchoolNaina Lal Kidwai Story - Harvard Business School.
Career
From 1982-1994 she worked at ANZ Grindlays, where her assignments included Head of the Investment Bank , Head of Global NRI Services and Head of the Western India, Retail Bank. During 1994-2002, she worked at Morgan StanleyMorgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm headquartered in New York City serving a diversified group of corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. Morgan Stanley also operates in 36 countries around the world, with over 600 offices and a workforce of over 60,000....
as Vice Chairman of JM Morgan Stanley and Head of the Investment Bank in India. At HSBC she has held positions as Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Bank in India and Managing Director and Managing Director of HSBC Securities and Capital Markets India Private Limited. She became the group's country head in 2009.
Her other positions include being a non-executive director on the board of Nestle
Nestlé
Nestlé S.A. is the world's largest food and nutrition company. Founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, Nestlé originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1867 by brothers George Page and Charles Page, and Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé, founded in 1866 by Henri...
SA, Chairman, City of London's Advisory Council for India, Global Advisor, Harvard Business School. She is on the Governing Board of NCAER, Audit Advisory Board of the Comproller and Auditor General of India, and on the National Executive Committee of CII
CII
CII may stand for:* George M. Low Center for Industrial Innovation, a research center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute* The Confederation of Indian Industry* The Construction Industry Institute* Drug Schedule for the Controlled Substances Act....
and FICCI
FICCI
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry is an association of business organizations in India, headquartered in the national capital New Delhi. FICCI is one of the main organizations to fund and support many governmental and non-governmental educational institutes...
. Her interests include microfinance and livelihood creation for rural women and environment. Naina, also supports the world's largest youth driven organization - AIESEC
AIESEC
AIESEC is a global youth organisation that develops leadership capabilities through their internal leadership programmes and engaging students and graduates in international student exchange and internship programmes for profit and non-profit organisations. Its international office is in...
as a National Advisory Board Member to AIESEC India.
Awards and recognitions
Kidwai has repeatedly ranked in the Fortune global listFortune Global 500
The Fortune Global 500 is a ranking of the top 500 corporations worldwide as measured by revenue. The list is compiled and published annually by Fortune magazine....
of Top Women in Business, 12th in the Wall Street Journal 2006 Global Listing of Women to Watch ad listed by Time Magazine as one of their 15 Global Influentials 2002Naina Kidwai named among world's top business influentials - Times Of India.
In 2007, She received the Padma Shri
Padma Shri
Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan...
, for her work in the promotion of Trade and Industry.