Bangalore: In a male dominated Indian society, some women dared to dream big and achieved success through their knowledge, competence, creativity, perseverance and maybe a little luck. Today, these women are playing a key role in shaping up India's financial sector. So, here are the  8 most influential Indian women in finance, reports Rediffmail.com

Chanda Kochhar

MD and CEO, ICICI Bank

Chanda Kochhar, 50, the first woman to run ICICI Bank, oversees assets of $93 billion, more than 2,750 branches in India and the bank's presence in 19 countries. In 1984 immediately after completing studies in business school, Kochhar joined ICICI as a management trainee and since then she started handling multidimensional assignments. She is credited with building the bank's retail wing from scratch. In 2009, she became its youngest CEO at age 47.

Pratibha Advani

Chief Financial Officer, NIIT Technologies

Prathibha Advani joined NIIT Technologies in 2010. Prior to joining NIIT, she was with Barclays Shared Services (a subsidiary of Barclays Bank Plc.). Advani is a qualified Chartered Accountant with Six Sigma certification and LEAN training; she has over 25 years of professional experience in financial strategy, risk and governance, legal, secretarial, finance and accounts, tax planning, and acquisitions.

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