Arundhati Bhattacharya Age, Wiki and Bio

Arundhati Bhattacharya

Quick Info

ProfessionBanker
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth18/03/1956
Age68 years
BirthplaceKolkata

Physical Stats & More

Height161 cm
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolSt. Xavier's School, Bokaro, Jharkhand
College/University
  • Lady Brabourne College, Calcutta
  • Jadavpur University, Kolkata (1972 – 1974)
Educational Qualification
  • Graduation in English Literature, Lady Brabourne College
  • M.A. in English, Jadavpur University

Personal Life

Zodiac SignPisces
Hometown(s)
  • Bokaro in Jharkhand
  • Bhilai in Chhattisgarh
HobbyReading Books

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date1983
Family
HusbandPritimoy Bhattacharya (Director at Techno India Group and former IIT-Kharagpur professor)
Parents
FatherProdyut Kumar Mukherjee (worked at Bhilai Steel Plant as electrical engineer)
MotherKalyani Mukherjee (Homeopathic consultant)
Children
SonNone
DaughterSukrita Bhattacharya
Siblings
BrotherName not known
SisterAditi Basu (elder)

Career

Career Milestones
  • Chairperson and CEO of Salesforce India since April 2020
  • Chairman of SWIFT India since December 2018
  • Board Of Directors of Reliance Industries Limited since December 2018
  • Board Of Directors of Wipro Limited from December 2018 to April 2020
  • Board Of Directors of Piramal Group from December 2018 to April 2020
  • Additional Director (Independent) of CRISIL Ltd. from October 2018 to April 2020
  • Chairperson and MD of SBI from 2013-2017
  • Deputy MD of SBI in 2011
  • In-charge of SBI in Karnataka in 2009
  • GM at Mumbai branch of SBI in 2007, promoted to Chief General Manager
  • DGM at foreign department of SBI's Kolkata branch in 2000
  • Vice-President, branch coordinator at SBI's New York office from 1996-2000
  • Worked at Kharagpur branch of SBI from 1983-1992, left as Assistant General Manager
  • Joined SBI as Probationary Officer in 1977
Awards, Honours, Achievements
  • Named the 24th most powerful woman in Asia-Pacific by Fortune magazine in 2014
  • Consistently ranked No. 1 in the list of Fortune India’s Most Powerful Women in Business from 2014-2017
  • Listed as the 30th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes in 2015
  • Recognised as the Outstanding Woman Business Leader of the Year at the 10th India Business Leader Awards in 2015
  • Listed as the 25th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes in 2016
  • Ranked among the 'FP Top 100 Global Thinkers' by Foreign Policy magazine in 2016
  • Felicitated with the 'Woman of the Year Award' for Banking and Financial Service by the then Governor of Maharashtra in 2016
  • Listed 19th in India's 50 Most powerful people by India Today magazine in 2017
  • Named 'Business Leader of the Year' at The Asian Awards in 2018
  • Honoured with the ninth V.C. Padmanabhan Memorial Awards for Excellence in 2018

Favourites

Book14: Stories That Inspired Satyajit Ray, by Bhaskar Chattopadhyay

Some Lesser Known Facts

Retired Indian banker and former Chairperson of State Bank of India.
First woman to lead a Fortune India 500 company.
Only woman banker in the world to achieve this.
Youngest managing director and chief financial officer of SBI.
Had aspirations to earn a PhD degree and learn Sanskrit.
Initially aimed to be a journalist while studying English literature.
Cleared the Probation Officer exam conducted by SBI.
Joined SBI in September 1977, on the Panchami day of Durga Puja, as a 21-year-old Probationary Officer.
Played a key role in launching new companies and initiatives at SBI.
Implemented various policies for the bank's female employees during her leadership at SBI.

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