Most influential women in asset management in Asia

Asian Investor conducted a research to find the 25 most influential women in asset management in Asia- excluding distributors and service providers. After an extensive selection process and hundreds of nominations, 100 women were shortlisted. Amongst the final 25, four were Indian.

Archana Hingorani- She is the CEO and Executive Director of IL&FS Investment Manager Limited. One of the founding members of IL&FS, she started off as an economist and then moved on to project finance, and finally asset management.

Lakshmi Iyer- She is the CIO, Kotak Mahaindra Asset Management. She has been with the company since 1999 and has been instrumental in conceiving various financial software tools for Indian markets.

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Sheila Patel- She is the CEO of GSAM International. Previously a Strategist at Morgan Stanley’s research division, at Goldman Sachs Asset Management International Ltd. she is the head of Asia, excluding Japan, Co-Chief Executive of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. She is also an MBA graduate from Columbia University.

Renuka Ramnath- Founder of Multiples alternative Asset Management, Ramnath pioneered the establishment of ICICI Eco-Net Limited before she turned entrepreneur. Last year, she was in the India's Most Powerful CEOs’ list.

ORIGINAL SOURCE: AsianInvestor

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