Naina Lal Kidwai
Banker, Chartered Accountant, Business Executive

Indian Delhi

Quick Info

Profession	Banker, Chartered Accountant, Business Executive
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	14/04/1957
Age	69 years
Birthplace	Delhi

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Physical Stats & More

Height	168 cm
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

Nestle	Master in Business Administration Chartered Accountancy Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Honors)

Personal Life

School	Loreto Convent, Shimla (Specialisation in Science and Mathematics)
College/University	1980 - 1982: Harvard Business School (HBS), Massachusetts, USA 1977 - 1980: Institute of Chartered Accountants, Delhi 1974 - 1977: Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi
Hobbies	Reading Watching movies (romance, drama, and historical) Listening to Western and Indian classical music Bird-watching Hiking Trekking in the Himalayas Wildlife photography

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Widowed

Family

Favourites

Colour	White Beige Black

Money Factor

Net Worth	Rs. 170 crores

Career

Career Highlights	Chairperson of HSBC Group of Companies in India Chairman of HSBC India Chief Executive of HSBC India Deputy Chief Executive Officer HSBC Vice Chairperson and Managing Director HSBC Securities and Capital Markets India Pvt. Ltd. Vice Chairperson and Head Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley India and JM Morgan Stanley Head of Investment Bank and Head of Global NRI Services, Anz Grindlays Bank Plc. (now Standard Chartered Bank) Chairperson, Rothschild & Co India Senior Advisor, Advent International Private Equity Senior Advisor, TPG Rise Climate Venture Advisor, Lightspeed Venture Partners India Founder and Chair, India Sanitation Coalition Past President, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) Former Non-Executive Director, Nestlé S.A. (12 years until 2018) Member, Harvard Business School’s South Asia Advisory Board Member, INDO-ASEAN Business Council Non-Executive Director, Biocon (since 2022) Non-Executive Director, Gland Pharma Limited Advisor, Walmart India Advisory Group (IAG) Non-Executive Director, LafargeHolcim (since 2019) Non-Executive Director, Max Financial Services Non-Executive Director, Larsen and Toubro Trustee, Asia House in the UK India Advisory Council Member, USIBC National Advisory Board Member, AIESEC India Board of Advisors Member, India's International Movement to Unite Nations (I.I.M.U.N.)
Mandates	Various chairperson and board member roles across different organizations
Publications	Contemporary Banking in India (2012) 30 Women in Power: Their Voices, Their Stories (2015) Survive Or Sink: An Action Agenda for Sanitation, Water, Pollution, and Green Finance (2018)
Awards, Honours, Achievements	Padma Shri by the Indian Government in 2007 Honoured with 'ICC Women Achievers Award in Business Excellence' in 2017 'Best Independent Director Award' at the Asian Centre’s Leadership in 2017 Alumni Achievement Award, Harvard Business School (2022)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. The initial Indian lady to receive a degree from Harvard Business School.
2. Previously held roles as Chief Executive and Chairman at HSBC bank in India.
3. Involved in initiatives for water and environment conservation.
4. Her maternal grandfather established the Thapar Group of companies.
5. The first woman to oversee operations at a foreign bank in India.
6. Became the first Indian female President of FICCI.
7. Faced criticism for supporting the accused in the TERI sexual harassment case.

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