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2020 Indiaspora Business Leaders List Recognizes More Than 50 Executives of Indian Heritage Leading Global Corporations

PUNE and WASHINGTON, July 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Indiaspora, a nonprofit organization of global Indian diaspora leaders from various backgrounds and professions, released today their inaugural list honoring executives of the Indian diaspora who are leading the largest global corporations in 2020.
Drawing from the latest editions of Fortune and Forbes U.S. and global lists, the Indiaspora Business Leaders List includes more than 50 executives who are serving at the helm of their respective company in the role of Chief Executive Officer, President, or Chairman of the Board.
The list includes immigrants from India as well as professionals born in countries such as Uganda, Ethiopia, England, and the U.S. The companies that the executives lead are headquartered in ten different countries, including the U.S., Canada, England, and Singapore.
"This inaugural list shares so many shining examples of the quintessential immigrant story," said Indiaspora Board member Rajan Navani, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Jetline Group of Companies. "Hardworking, enterprising, and innovative, these executives have achieved the highest success in their respective fields, often drawing on their Indian heritage to help guide and ground them along the way. No doubt they will inspire generations to come."
Companies on the Indiaspora Business Leaders List collectively employ more than 3.6 million worldwide, and account for a combined USD $1 trillion in revenue and $4 trillion in market capitalization.
The companies' collective shares also outperformed the stock market, averaging 21 percent returns during the tenures of the leaders on the list, compared to the S&P 500, which offered 9 percent returns during the same time frame.
"It is gratifying to see the growing impact of individuals from the Indian community on business on a global scale," said Indiaspora Board Member Arun Kumar, Chairman and CEO at KPMG India, who also served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce in the Obama administration. "I have had the opportunity to work with several of the individuals on our 2020 Business Leaders List in a professional and personal capacity, and can attest to their dynamism as leaders not only of their companies, but also for the larger diaspora community. In addition, many of them bring a remarkable sensitivity to issues relating to social change."
The 2020 Indiaspora Business Leaders List represents 56 executives and 57 companies, as Raj Gupta, an Indiaspora member, serves as Chairman of two companies on the list, Aptiv and Avantor.
"I'm amazed to see how far we've come in terms of representation in business. There used to be only a handful of us leading corporations," said Raj Gupta, former CEO of Fortune 300 company Rohm and Haas, and one of the first executives of the Indian diaspora to join the ranks of corporate leadership along with pioneers such as Indra Nooyi of PepsiCo and Dinesh Paliwal of Harman International. "Now that we are reaching prominence, I am eager to see how the next generation leaves its own legacy."
Several executives on the list have led their companies in advancing social change by addressing racial injustice, climate and sustainability justice, and the disproportionate effects of COVID-19 through policy and financial commitments.
Tech industry leader Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet, for example, has announced new goals for racial equity, including improving leadership representation of underrepresented groups at Google, and an "economic opportunity package" for the Black community. Ivan Menezes, CEO of British multinational beverage alcohol company Diageo, also led his company in creating a $20 million social justice fund in America.
Several leaders' companies have created or contributed to funds in response to COVID-19. In addition, Sunny Verghese's Singapore-based agribusiness and supply chain company Olam International donated COVID-19 testing kits to the government of Ghana. Francis deSouza, head of gene analysis company Illumina, is developing a test for the novel coronavirus using sequencing technology.
"It's inspiring to see so many leaders of Indian heritage playing a significant role in business and in society," said Ajay Banga, President and CEO of Mastercard. "Our culture and our values are a common starting point (any chance we can get a bit more color here?). But it's what we do with the opportunities presented to us that make a difference. And, when we lean into our diverse experiences to deal with challenges like the pandemic or racial injustice, we can have an even greater impact on the lives of those around us."
The Indiaspora Business Leaders List also calls attention to the presence of a glass ceiling which women, including Indian women, still face. Out of 1,000 companies represented on the Fortune 500 list, only 61 have women CEOs; the Indiaspora List has a marginally higher percentage of women, yet only accounts for 5 women out of more than 50 leaders.
For more information about the Indiaspora Business Leaders List, including information for each of the honorees, actions that the executives and their companies are undertaking in response to COVID-19, the current racial justice movement, and climate and sustainability needs, please visit here: https://lists.indiaspora.org/businessleaders/2020
The following lists were used to identify honorees: Fortune 500 (which features 1,000 companies), Forbes Global 2000, Fortune Global 500 and the Forbes Largest Private U.S. Companies.
2020 Indiaspora Business Leaders List
Rank
First Name
Last Name
Company
Title
Revenue (B)
1
Sundar
Pichai
Alphabet
Chief Executive Officer
$166.30
2
Satya
Nadella
Microsoft
Chief Executive Officer
$138.60
3
Arvind
Krishna
IBM
Chief Executive Officer
$76.50
4
Lakshmi
Mittal
ArcelorMittal
CEO, Chairman
$70.50
5
Raj
Subramaniam
FedEx
President, CEO
$69.70
6
Vivek
Sankaran
Albertsons
President, CEO
$62.46
7
Vasant
Narasimhan
Novartis
Chief Executive Officer
$48.60
8
Punit
Renjen
Deloitte Global
Chief Executive Officer
$46.20
9
Bharat
Masrani
TD Bank
CEO, Group President
$44.80
10
Mike
Mohan
Best Buy
President, CEO
$43.60
11
Bob
Patel
LyondellBasell Industries
Chief Executive Officer
$37.40
12
Rajeev
Suri
Nokia
Chief Executive Officer
$25.80
13
Revathi
Advaithi
Flex
Chief Executive Officer
$25.00
14
Sunny
Verghese
Olam International
Group Chief Executive Officer
$24.20
15
Prem
Watsa
Fairfax Financial
Chief Executive Officer
$20.70
16
Sanjay
Mehrotra
Micron Technology
CEO, President
$19.60
17
Saum
Sutaria
Tenet Healthcare
President, CEO
$18.50
18
Ajay
Banga
Mastercard
CEO, Chairman-elect, President
$17.00
19
Ivan
Menezes
Diageo
Chief Executive Officer
$16.80
20
Laxman
Narasimhan
Reckitt Benckiser Group
Chief Executive Officer
$16.40
21
Sonia
Syngal
Gap Inc.
Chief Executive Officer
$16.40
22
Siva
Sivaram
Western Digital
President
$16.10
23
Kevin
Lobo
Stryker
Chief Executive Officer
$15.00
24
Piyush
Gupta
DBS Group
Chief Executive Officer
$14.50
25
Raj
Gupta
Aptiv
Chairman of the Board
$14.40
25
Raj
Gupta
Avantor
Chairman of the Board
$6.04
26
Bob
Pragada
Jacobs Engineering
Co-President, CEO
$13.00
27
Shantanu
Narayen
Adobe
Chairman, CEO, & President
$11.60
28
Rajiv
Malik
Mylan
President
$11.50
29
Aloke
Lohia
Indorama Ventures
Group Chief Executive Officer
$11.40
30
Sri Prakash
Lohia
Indorama Ventures
Chairman of the Board
$11.40
31
Niraj
Shah
Wayfair
Co-Chairman, President & CEO
$9.10
32
Ravi
Saligram
Newell Brands
CEO, President
$8.90
33
Milind
Pant
Amway
Chief Executive Officer
$8.40
34
George
Kurian
NetApp
President, CEO
$5.60
35
Steve
Sanghi
Microchip Technology
CEO, Chairman
$5.30
36
Sumit
Singh
Chewy
Chief Executive Officer
$4.80
37
Reshma
Kewalramani
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Chief Executive Officer
$4.80
38
Rahul
Kanwar
SS&C Technologies Holdings
President, CEO
$4.70
39
Gary
Bhojwani
CNO Financial Group
Chief Executive Officer
$3.90
40
Sandeep
Biswas
Newcrest Mining
Chief Executive Officer
$3.80
41
Samir
Kapuria
NortonLifeLock
President
$3.70
42
Sean
Aggarwal
Lyft
Chairman of the Board
$3.62
43
Francis
deSouza
Illumina
CEO, President
$3.60
44
Aneel
Bhusri
Workday
Chief Executive Officer
$3.60
45
Rajiv
Prasad
Hyster-Yale Group
CEO, President
$3.29*
46
Rakesh
Sachdev
Regal Beloit
Director, Chairman of the Board
$3.24
47
Dinesh
Lathi
Tailored Brands
CEO, President
$3.00
48
Aman
Bhutani
GoDaddy
Chief Executive Officer
$2.99
49
Prahlad
Singh
PerkinElmer
CEO, President
$2.88
50
Anant
Bhalla
American Equity Investment
CEO, President
$2.60
51
Jayshree
Ullal
Arista Networks
CEO, President
$2.40
52
Anirudh
Devgan
Cadence Design
President
$2.40
53
Nikesh
Arora
Palo Alto Networks
CEO, Chairman
$2.27
54
Sundaram
Nagarajan
Nordson
CEO, President
$2.25
55
Sharmistha
Dubey
Match Group
Chief Executive Officer
$2.10
56
Naren
Gursahaney
ServiceMaster
Chairman of the Board, Interim CEO
$2.08
57
Sumit
Roy
Realty Income
CEO, President
$1.50
58
Ajei
Gopal
Ansys
CEO, President
$1.50
Note: Raj Gupta appears twice on this list as the Chairman of two different companies.
* This is the revenue for Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. Hyster-Yale Group is HYMH's operating company.

About Indiaspora
Indiaspora (www.indiaspora.org) is a nonprofit organization established to transform the success of the Indian diaspora into meaningful impact worldwide. Their members form a powerful network of global leaders who serve as a platform to build stronger communities with a culture of giving and inspiring social change.
For additional media resources, please visit here.
Media Contact:
Sneha Bangera
[email protected]
Consultant
Archetype Agency Private Limited

(Disclaimer--Features may vary depending on the regions; subject to change without notice.)
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