Zarin Daruwala,
45, Group Executive, Wholesale Banking, ICICI Bank
(New on BT's Most Powerful list)
A woman can be known by her mentors. In that department, few can match Zarin Daruwala. She started her career, in the late eighties, working with eminent chartered accountant Y.H. Malegam, who later advised her to join ICICI Ltd (before it became a bank).
At ICICI, her first boss was Lalita Gupte, one of the stalwarts of the ICICI group. In a few years she was working in the office of N. Vaghul, then chairman of the development financial institution.
Biggest achievement in 2010: Elevation to Group Executive where she manages more than 4,000 corporate clients Being a powerful woman is important because: It brings a sense of responsibility towards people whose lives can be changed by your decisions Tip for work-life balance: Prioritise, strategise, trust your people, sell your idea to your team and watch the difference A workplace without women is like: A glass half full |
The 30 Most Powerful Women | |
1.Schauna Chauhan 2.Zarin Daruwala 3.Lynn de Souza 4.Tanya Dubash 5.Shyamala Gopinath 6.Vinita Gupta 7.Kaku Nakhate 8.Vedika Bhandarkar 9.Manisha Girotra 10.Lalita Gupte 11.Usha Narayanan 12.Akhila Srinivasan 13.Leena Nair 14.Vinita Bali 15.Chanda Kochhar | 16.Roopa Kudva 17.Naina Lal Kidwai 18.Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw 19.Zarina Mehta 20.Zia Mody 21.Kalpana Morparia 22.Vishakha Mulye 23.Swati Piramal 24.Meher Pudumjee 25.Madhabi Puri Buch 26.Chitra Ramkrishna 27.Preetha Reddy 28.Shikha Sharma 29.Mallika Srinivasan 30.Sangeeta Talwar |