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Physical Stats & More
| Height | 168 cm |
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| Eye Color | Black |
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| Hair Color | Black |
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Educational Qualification(s)
| Nestle | - Master in Business Administration
- Chartered Accountancy
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Honors)
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Personal Life
| School | Loreto Convent, Shimla (Specialisation in Science and Mathematics) |
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| College/University | - 1980 - 1982: Harvard Business School (HBS), Massachusetts, USA
- 1977 - 1980: Institute of Chartered Accountants, Delhi
- 1974 - 1977: Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi
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| Hobbies | - Reading
- Watching movies (romance, drama, and historical)
- Listening to Western and Indian classical music
- Bird-watching
- Hiking
- Trekking in the Himalayas
- Wildlife photography
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Career
| Career Highlights | - Chairperson of HSBC Group of Companies in India
- Chairman of HSBC India
- Chief Executive of HSBC India
- Deputy Chief Executive Officer HSBC
- Vice Chairperson and Managing Director HSBC Securities and Capital Markets India Pvt. Ltd.
- Vice Chairperson and Head Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley India and JM Morgan Stanley
- Head of Investment Bank and Head of Global NRI Services, Anz Grindlays Bank Plc. (now Standard Chartered Bank)
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| Mandates | Various chairperson and board member roles across different organizations |
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| Publications | - Contemporary Banking in India (2012)
- 30 Women in Power: Their Voices, Their Stories (2015)
- Survive Or Sink: An Action Agenda for Sanitation, Water, Pollution, and Green Finance (2018)
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| Awards, Honours, Achievements | - Padma Shri by the Indian Government in 2007
- Honoured with 'ICC Women Achievers Award in Business Excellence' in 2017
- 'Best Independent Director Award' at the Asian Centreโs Leadership in 2017
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. The initial Indian lady to receive a degree from Harvard Business School. |
| 2. Previously held roles as Chief Executive and Chairman at HSBC bank in India. |
| 3. Involved in initiatives for water and environment conservation. |
| 4. Her maternal grandfather established the Thapar Group of companies. |
| 5. The first woman to oversee operations at a foreign bank in India. |
| 6. Became the first Indian female President of FICCI. |
| 7. Faced criticism for supporting the accused in the TERI sexual harassment case. |