As compared to the last year Forbes ranking No. 36, this year a Singaporean woman is ranked No. 3… Here’s the Forbes list for 2007… surely an inspiring list…
- Angela Merkel Chancellor Germany
- Wu Yi Vice premier China
- Ho Ching Chief executive, Temasek Holdings Singapore
- Condoleezza Rice Secretary of State U.S.
- Indra K. Nooyi Chairman, chief executive, PepsiCo U.S.
- Sonia Gandhi President, Congress Party India
- Cynthia Carroll Chief executive, Anglo American U.K.
- Patricia A. Woertz Chairman, Archer Daniels Midland U.S.
- Irene Rosenfeld Chairman, chief executive, Kraft Foods U.S.
- Patricia Russo Chief executive, Alcatel-Lucent U.S.
- Michèle Alliot-Marie Minister for the Interior and overseas territories France
- Christine Lagarde Minister of economy, finance and employment France
- Anne M. Mulcahy Chairman, chief executive, Xerox U.S.
- Anne Lauvergeon Chief executive, Areva France
- Mary Sammons Chairman, chief executive, president, Rite Aid Corp. U.S.
- Angela Braly Chief executive, president, WellPoint U.S.
- Marjorie Scardino Chief executive, Pearson PLC U.K.
- Wu Xiaoling Deputy governor, People’s Bank of China China
- Brenda Barnes Chairman, chief executive, Sara Lee Corp. U.S.
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg Supreme court justice U.S.
- Oprah Winfrey Chairman, Harpo U.S.
- Margaret Whitman Chief executive, president, Ebay U.S.
- Queen Elizabeth II Queen U.K.
- Melinda Gates Cofounder, cochairman, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation U.S.
- Hillary Rodham Clinton U.S. senator, New York U.S.