Highly respected Forbes magazine has published its annual “Most powerful women” list. For the third year running, Germany chancellor ranks first on the list. Angela Merkel is the world’s most powerful woman. Forbes says that Merkel contributed greatly to the German economy and her political achievements are hard to overestimate.
Sheila Bair, chairman of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, ranked second on the list. Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo, ranked third.
And here’s the list of top 10 world’s most powerful women:
- Angela Merkel, Germany chancellor
- Sheila Bair, chairman of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo
- Angela Braly, CEO of WellPoint Insurance Company, U.S.
- Cynthia Carroll, CEO of Anglo American U.K.
- Irene Rosenfeld, CEO of Kraft Foods U.S.
- Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of state U.S.
- Ho Ching, CEO of Temasek Holdings Singapore
- Anne Lauvergeon, CEO of Areva France
- Anne Mulcahy, chairman and CEO of Xerox Corp. U.S.
And men still think, it’s them who rule the world.
Source of Algela Merkel’s photo: twoday.net
