Arundhati Bhattacharya (Indian Banker) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Banker
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	18/03/1956
Age	70 years
Birthplace	Kolkata

Latest News about Arundhati Bhattacharya

25/01/2025

Arundhati Bhattacharya was conferred the Padma Shri award by the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, on 25 January 2025 during the Republic Day Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The award recognized her exceptional contributions to the field of trade and industry, particularly her leadership in banking as the former Chairperson of the State Bank of India and her current role as CEO of Salesforce South Asia.

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Bio/Wiki

Arundhati Bhattacharya is a retired Indian banker and the former Chairperson and Managing Director of the State Bank of India (SBI). She is currently the Chairperson and CEO of Salesforce South Asia. She was the first woman to lead a Fortune India 500 company and the only woman banker globally to achieve this milestone.

Physical Stats & More

Height	161 cm
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	St. 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

Hometown(s)	Bokaro in Jharkhand Bhilai in Chhattisgarh
Hobby	Reading Books

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Married

Marriage Date

1983

Family

Husband

Pritimoy Bhattacharya (Director at Techno India Group and former IIT-Kharagpur professor)

Parents

Father	Prodyut Kumar Mukherjee (worked at Bhilai Steel Plant as electrical engineer)
Mother	Kalyani Mukherjee (Homeopathic consultant)

Children

Sukrita Bhattacharya

Siblings

Name
Aditi 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 Conferred with the Padma Shri award by the Indian government in 2025

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
Conferred with the Padma Shri award by the Indian government in 2025

Favourites

Book	14: Stories That Inspired Satyajit Ray, by Bhaskar Chattopadhyay

Social Media

LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/in/arundhati-bhattacharya-salesforce

Some Lesser Known Facts

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

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