Indian honchos making global strides

By siliconindia   |   Monday, 27 June 2011, 23:43 IST   |    1 Comments
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5. Sara Mathew:
Mathew holds a BS in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics from the Women's Christian College in Madras India, University of Madras, India, Master's Degree in Accounting from the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India and an MBA in Finance and Marketing from Xavier University. Sara Mathew has been the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Dun & Bradstreet Corp. She served as Chief Financial Officer of Dun & Bradstreet Corp. Prior to joining Dun & Bradstreet Corporation in 2001, she served in various positions at Procter & Gamble for 18 years, including Vice President of Finance for the ASEAN Region. 6. Shantanu Narayen:
Shantanu Narayen is the current CEO of Adobe Systems. He grew up in Hyderabad, India. Narayen holds a bachelor's degree in electronics engineering from Osmania University in India, MBA from the Haas School of Business of the University of California and his master's degree in Computer Science from Bowling Green State University, Ohio. He started his career at Apple. After Apple, Narayen served as director of desktop and collaboration products for Silicon Graphics, then co-founded Pictra Inc., a company that pioneered the concept of digital photo sharing over the Internet. Narayen joined Adobe in 1998 as a senior Vice-President of worldwide product research, was later promoted to executive vice president of worldwide products, and appointed to his current post in January 2005. In 2011, U.S. President Barack Obama has appointed Shantanu Narayen, President and CEO of Adobe Systems, as a member of his Management Advisory Board.