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| Profession | Chartered Accountant, Business Executive |
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| Famous For | Being the first woman Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) |
Physical Stats & More
| Height | 170 cm (5' 7") |
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| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Personal Life
| Year of Birth | Year, 1963 |
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| Birthplace | Bombay (now Mumbai) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Chennai |
| Caste | Upper-caste Brahmin |
| Hobbies | Listening Carnatic music, playing veena |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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| Husband/Spouse | Name not known |
Family
| Spouse | Name not known |
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Career
| Career Highlights | • Managing Director and CEO of National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. • Joint Managing Director of National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. • Head of Listing and Deputy Managing Director of National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. • Member of Derivatives Panel of Securities and Exchange Board of India • Director of National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. • Chairperson of Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur • Member of Executive Committee of National Securities Depository Ltd. • Promoter Director of Power Exchange India Limited |
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| Awards, Honours, Achievements | • 2014: CII EXIM Bank Business Excellence Award • 2013: One of the four Indians among Fortune's list of '50 Most Powerful Women in Business' • 2013: Recognized as the Forbes' 'Women Leader of the Year' • 2011 and 2013: Named one of the 'Top 10 Women Business Leaders in India by Forbes • Woman of the Year in the Business Leadership Awards by the Forbes Magazine • Ranked 17th in the list of 'Top Global Women Business Leaders' by Fortune Magazine, USA • Named the Second Most Powerful Businesswoman in India • Featured in the list of 'Top 30 Women Achievers' by the Business Today Group for four successive years |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| Chitra Ramkrishna is an Indian chartered accountant and business executive. | |
| She holds the distinction of being the first female Managing Director and CEO of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE). | |
| Chitra is one of the third women to lead an Exchange in the Asia-Pacific region. | |
| Her family has a background in accounting, with both her father and grandfather being in the field. | |
| Ramakrishna entered the finance sector in 1985 at the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI). | |
| Since NSE's inception in 1992, Chitra has been instrumental in its significant growth. | |
| Her achievements at NSE include developing important infrastructure like a pan-India VSAT network and enabling trading access for retail investors nationwide. | |
| Chitra assumed the role of MD and CEO of NSE in April 2013. | |
| Her leadership saw NSE evolve into a transparent market reaching over 1,500 locations in India and gaining profits of Rs. 860 crores in 2011. | |
| In 2016, she became the Chairperson of the World Federation of Exchanges. | |
| Chitra resigned from NSE in December 2016 due to personal reasons. | |
| With a wealth of experience, she contributes to various SEBI committees on policy issues. | |
| In 2018, Chitra became an Independent Director on the Board of Maveric Systems. |
