Naina Lal Kidwai, FICCI
Naina Lal Kidwai, Senior Vice President

Naina Lal Kidwai is the President Elect of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). She is also the Executive Director on the Board of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and Country Head of HSBC India, which employs 35,000 people comprising Banking services, Insurance, Asset Management, HSBC Securities and Capital Markets, Retail broking, HSBC Software Development (India) Private Limited and the Global service centers (BPOs servicing HSBC’s operations in the UK, EU and USA).

An MBA from Harvard Business School, Naina Kidwai has been recognised in India and abroad with several awards and listings for leadership and business. Repeatedly ranked in the Fortune global list of Top Women in Business, in the Wall Street Journal and Financial Times Global Listing of Women to Watch and listed by Time Magazine as one of their 15 Global Influentials 2002. She received the Padma Shri from the Government of India for her contribution to Trade and Industry

Naina’s international engagements include being a non executive director on the board of Nestle SA, Chairman City of London’s Advisory Council for India, Global Advisor Harvard Business School and Chair of the Indian Advisory Board. She is on the Governing Board of NCAER and President Elect of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Her interests include microfinance and livelihood creation for rural women and environment.

Engagements

International

  • Non-executive Director on the Board of Nestle SA.
  • Global Advisor Harvard Business School and Chairman, India Advisory Board.
  • Trustee of the Board of the ASPEN Institute, India
  • Chairman City of London’s Advisory Council for India
  • Member of The Duke of Edinburgh Award Board of International Trustees
  • Member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Climate Change

Industry Associations

  • President Elect of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)

Government Bodies

  • Member of the Government – Industry Task Force
  • Member Indo-German Consultative Group
  • Governing Board of NCAER (National Council of Applied Economic Research).Governing Board of the National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM)

Educational Institutions & Not for Profit Institutions

  • Advisory Council IIT Mumbai.
  • Member of the Board of Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
  • TERI Advisory Board and TERI North America, Board Member.

 

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