Beyond Borders: Here are 10 Indian-origin CEOs who lead global corporations

[caption id=“attachment_79281” align=“alignnone” width=“860”]  With news reports suggesting that Rajeev Suri might take over as Nokia’s next CEO, Firstbiz decided to list out some of the famous Indians running global companies. Born in Hyderabad and educated at Manipal University, Satya Nadella was appointed Microsoft’s CEO earlier this year. Photo by Microsoft[/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_79282” align=“alignnone” width=“860”]  Rajeev Suri has helped Nokia’s network equipment division turn profitable with a drastic restructuring plan and by ditching unprofitable businesses. He was educated at Mangalore University and has a bachelor of engineering in electronics and telecommunications from Manipal Institute of Technology. Image: Flickr/Creative Commons[/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_79283” align=“alignnone” width=“860”]  PepsiCo chairman Indra Nooyi was born in Chennai and completed her MBA from IIM-C and the Yale School of Management before taking on positions at companies like the Boston Consulting Group, Nokia and finally PepsiCo. Image: Reuters[/caption]

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[caption id=“attachment_79284” align=“alignnone” width=“860”]  Ajay Banga,president and CEO, MasterCard, has a BA in Economics from Delhi University where he graduated with honors and is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Image: Flickr/ Creative Commons[/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_79285” align=“alignnone” width=“860”]  Born in Jaipur, Deutsche Bank co-CEO Anshu Jain completed his education from Shri Ram College (Delhi University) the University of Massachusetts. He joined Deutsche Bank in 1995. Image: Flickr/Creative Commons[/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_79286” align=“alignnone” width=“860”]  Another Hyderabadi on the list, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, graduated from Osmani University with a degree in electronic engineering and an MBA from the Haas Business School. Narayen was appointed Adobe’s CEO in 2007, after joining the company in 1998. Image:Reuters[/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_79287” align=“alignnone” width=“860”]  Ivan Menezes, CEO of Diageo,is an alumnus of St. Stephen’s Delhi, IIM-A and Kellogg School of Management. He held positions at Nestle, Whirlpool and Booz Allen Hamilton before joining Diageo. Image: Flickr/ Creative Commons[/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_79288” align=“alignnone” width=“860”]  Piyush Gupta, CEO, DBS Bank, is another St.Stephen’s and IIM-A alumnus is this list. Before joining DBS, Piyush was Citigroup’s Chief Executive Officer for South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Image: Flickr/ Creative Commons[/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_79295” align=“alignnone” width=“860”]  Rakesh Kapoor, CEO, Reckitt Benckiser Group, holds degrees business management (MBA) from XLRI, Jamshedpur, India and chemical engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani. Image: Reuters[/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_79289” align=“alignnone” width=“860”]  Francisco D’Souza, CEO, Cognizant holds a bachelor’s in business administration from the University of East Asia and an MS in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University. He held several positions at The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation before joining Cognizant.Image: Flickr/ Creative Commons[/caption]