Nita Ambani, director on the board of Reliance Industries and founder-chairperson, Reliance Foundation has topped the Forbes list of the 50 most powerful businesswomen in Asia, 2016. Nita Ambani is joined by the State Bank of India Chairman and Managing Director Arundhati Bhattacharya comes in at second spot.
China and Hong Kong dominate with 14 women, followed by India with 8, Thailand with 5, and Japan with 4.
Singapore, Australia, Indonesia, and Vietnam each have 3, while South Korea and the Philippines each have two. Macau, Taiwan, and New Zealand have one each
The Power Businesswomen ranking 2016 acknowledges the inroads women are making in the business world, in spite of gender inequalities. To qualify, magazien said women have to be active in the upper echelons of business in Asia, wield significant power, and have access to robust financial resources.
Here’s the complete list of the 50 most powerful businesswomen in Asia, 2016:
| Rank | Name | About | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nita Ambani | Director/Chairman at Reliance Industries/Reliance Foundation | India |
| 2 | Arundhati Bhattacharya | Chairman & Managing Director at the State Bank of India | India |
| 3 | Cao Thi Ngoc Dung | Chairman & CEO at the Phu Nhuan Jewelry | Vietnam |
| 4 | Somruedee Chaimongkol | CEO at Banpu | Thailand |
| 5 | Sabrina Sih Ming Chao | Chairman at the Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings | Hong Kong |
| 6 | Chairman Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings | Cofounder at the Horizons Ventures | Hong Kong |
| 7 | Eva Yi-Hwa Chen | CEO at Trend Micro | Japan |
| 8 | Sonia Cheng | CEO at the Rosewood Hotel Group /New World Development | Hong Kong |
| 9 | Chew Gek Khim | Executive Chairman at the Straits Trading | Singapore |
| 10 | Yuwadee Chirathivat | CEO at Central Department Store Group | Thailand |
| 11 | Pollyanna Chu | CEO at Kingston Financial Group | Hong Kong |
| 12 | Chadatip Chutrakul | CEo at Siam Piwat | Thailand |
| 13 | Lorna Jane Clarkson | Founder & Chief Creative Officer at the Lorna Jane | Australia |
| 14 | Ambiga Dhiraj | CEO at the Mu Sigma | India |
| 15 | Dong Mingzhu | Chairman & President at the Gree Electric Appliances | China |
| 16 | Dipali Goenka | CEO at the Welspun India | India |
| 17 | Robina Gokongwei-Pe | COO at Robinsons Retail Holdings | Philippines |
| 18 | Vinita Gupta | CEO at Lupin | India |
| 19 | Ho Ching | CEO at the Temasek | Singapore |
| 20 | Tina Ju | Founder & Managing Partner at the KPCB China, TDF Capital | China |
| 21 | Shinta Widjaja Kamdani | CEO at Sintesa Group | Indonesia |
| 22 | Chanda Kochhar | CEO at the ICICI Bank | India |
| 23 | Lee Boo-jin | CEO Hotel Shilla | South Korea |
| 24 | Angela Leong | Managing Director/Chairman at the SJM Holdings/ L’Avenue International Holdings | Macau |
| 25 | Susan Lloyd Hurwitz | CEo at the Mirvac | Australia |
| 26 | Vandana Luthra | Founder & vice chairman at the VLCC Health Care | India |
| 27 | Ma Xiuhui | CEo at the Opple Lighting | China |
| 28 | Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw | Managing Director at the Biocon | India |
| 29 | Mou Jinxiang | Cofounder & Chairman at the Lianhe Chemical Technology | China |
| 30 | Tomoko Namba | Founder at the DeNA | Japan |
| 31 | May Ng | CEO at the Pan-United | Singapore |
| 32 | Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao | Cofounder & chairman at the Sovico Holdings | Vietnam |
| 33 | Kumiko Otsuka | President at the Otsuka Kagu | Japan |
| 34 | Nalinee Paiboon | Founder & President at the Skyline Unity | Thailand |
| 35 | Sky Park | Vice President at E-Land | South Korea |
| 36 | Lucy Peng | CEO at Ant Financial | China |
| 37 | Wendy Pye | CEO at the Wendy Pye Publishing Group | New Zealand |
| 38 | Gina Rinehart | Executive Chair at the Hancock Prospecting | Australia |
| 39 | Kathryn Shih | President at the UBS Asia Pacific | Hong Kong |
| 40 | Parwati Surjaudaja | CEO ate the Bank OCBC NISP | Indonesia |
| 41 | Teresita Sy | Chairman at the SM Investments/Banco de Oro Universal Bank | Philippines |
| 42 | Philippines | Cofounder & President at the Art Corp. | Japan |
| 43 | Thai Huong | Chairman at TH Group/Bac A Bank | Vietnam |
| 44 | Patty Pei-Chun Tsai | CEO at Pou Chen Group | Taiwan |
| 45 | Supaluck Umpujh | Vice Chairwoman/Chairman at the Mall Group/Emporium Group | Thailand |
| 46 | Jane Yan | Founder and Chairman at the Beijing Venustech | China |
| 47 | Wendy Sui Cheng Yap | CEO at Nippon Indosari | Indonesia |
| 48 | Zhou Qunfei | Founder and Chairman at Lens technology | China |
| 49 | Zhou Xiaoguang | Chairman at the Neoglory Holdings Group | China |
| 50 |
Note: Asia’s Power Businesswomen ranking 2016 list is not a ranking list, and that Nita Ambani is not No. 1 on the list. The 50 women are listed in alphabetical order on the website.
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