Kiran Mazumdar Shaw is No.2 on this global list. Know more

And here’s another reason for the Indians to rejoice. Among the top list of influential executives in the world, there’s an Indian. As per a news report by The Economic Times, Biocon founder and managing director Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has been ranked one of the most influential executives in the world in the field of medicine by a top UK-based medical publication.

Mazumdar-Shaw has been ranked number two on The Medicine Maker Power List of 2015, which is an index of the 100 most influential people across the globe in the field of medicine, an annual list which is compiled by UK-based The Medicine Maker.

She has appeared on the list along with of Anthony Fauci, who is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, USA, and was ranked number one on the list; GlaxoSmithKline chief executive Sir Andrew Witty; Calico CEO Arthur D Levinson and Mylan CEO Heather Bresch.

The compilation has been done on the basis of nominations and recommendations from a panel of expert judges.

The financial daily further reported, Mazumdar-Shaw is the only India-based business leader who was featured on the list.


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