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Top 5 Women Leading Globally Listed Companies

Spanning industries from healthcare to banking, here are the top five female CEOs leading publicly-listed companies on Forbes’ Global 2000 list 2021. They served a combined average of a decade working at their companies before being appointed to the C-suite.

1. Jessica Tan

Co-CEO, Executive VP, Ping An Insurance Group CITIZENSHIP: Singapore COMPANY RANK ON GLOBAL 2000: 6 Tan first joined the Chinese finance insurance giant Ping An in 2013 as group CIO and became the group’s co-CEO in 2018. Until February 2021, Tan was also the company’s COO. Before joining Ping An, she was a global partner at McKinsey & Company. The Singaporean holds master’s degrees in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ping An ranks as the top insurer globally according to Forbes, boasting 218 million customers at year-end 2020, up 9% from the start of the year.

2. Jane Fraser

CEO, Citigroup CITIZENSHIP: U.S. COMPANY RANK ON GLOBAL 2000: 16 In February 2021, Fraser was appointed as the CEO of Citigroup, making her the first female CEO in the banking firm’s history. She joined Citi in 2004 in the corporate and investment banking division and has since served in multiple departments and positions. Prior to working at the US-headquartered bank, Fraser was a partner at McKinsey & Company. The 54-year-old has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a master’s degree in economics from Cambridge University.

3. Karen Lynch

President and CEO, CVS Health CITIZENSHIP: U.S. COMPANY RANK ON GLOBAL 2000: 37 After over three decades of healthcare industry experience, Lynch became the CEO of CVS Health in February 2021. She joined the company in late 2018 as executive vice president. Lynch’s immediate priorities include leading the firm’s national response to the COVID-19 pandemic and improving the health of communities. Her career began with Ernst & Young as a certified public accountant. The 58-yearold has an MBA from Boston University.

Jane Fraser

4. Mary Barra

Chair and CEO, General Motors CITIZENSHIP: U.S. COMPANY RANK ON GLOBAL 2000: 47 GM’s CEO since 2014, Barra, is the firm’s first female CEO and the first woman to lead any major automaker in the U.S. She began her career with GM as a General Motors Institute co-op student at the Pontiac Motor Division in 1980. Having earned $21.6 million in 2019, the 59-year-old has the highest compensation of a Detroit Big Three automaker leader. GM has consistently scored highly in gender equity reports; in 2018, it was one of only two global businesses with no gender pay gap.

5. Safra Catz

CEO, Oracle Corp. CITIZENSHIP: U.S. COMPANY RANK ON GLOBAL 2000: 71 Catz has served as CEO of software firm Oracle since September 2014, when founder and fellow billionaire Larry Ellison stepped down from the role. She joined Oracle in 1999 and is credited with spearheading Oracle’s aggressive acquisition strategy, helping close more than 130 acquisitions. The 59-year-old also serves as a director of The Walt Disney Company and previously served as a director of HSBC Holdings plc.

This past year will go down in history for being the year of the COVID-19 pandemic, but for Yara Jameel Salman it also marks a milestone on her journey towards becoming a global business leader. In a matter of weeks, the young Bahraini medical entrepreneur is due to open her second Hospitalia By Yara center, continuing to delve into the world of beauty, medicine, and aesthetics.

Yara has been in the public eye since the young age of 17 when she launched Yara Beauty Lounge, the largest and very first beauty lounge on Bahrain’s Amwaj Islands, offering a wide array of hair, nail, massage, tanning, and facial services.

Since then, Yara has made numerous headlines, particularly when she opened Farmacia By Yara, one of the first robotic pharmacies in the region. Yara’s investments in new and emerging technologies to support her main establishment, Hospitalia by Yara, have also been highlighted by the media.

A Medical Empire In The Making

Bahrain’s Yara Jameel Salman continues to expand her medical and aesthetics portfolio with another signature Hospitalia venue about to open its doors.

Hospitalia By Yara was founded back in 2016, and five years on, the luxury cosmetic and medical center is growing fast. Hospitalia By Yara specializes in the fields of hyperbaric oxygen, dermatology, dentistry, weight loss, and cryotherapy, with each treatment designed to address prominent cosmetic and medical concerns. The state-of-the-art center offers a long list of world-class FDA approved services including Emsculpt, TrusculptFlex, Fat Freeze, Ultherapy, Dermalux, and MiraDry. What’s more, Hospitalia by Yara is also Bahrain’s official and exclusive franchisee of Reviv, the leading global brand in intravenous wellness therapies and booster shots.

Hospitalia By Yara is renowned for many things: its team of highly skilled and top performing talent, its inclusive and diverse workplace culture, its inventive solutions, and its future-forward, one-of-a-kind aesthetic.

Heavily influenced by biophilic design, the exterior fuses with the interior. The place is, quite literally, a breath of fresh air. The word “nature” permeates every level of the Hospitalia experience, with dozens of indoor olive trees and vertical plant walls. The interior is contemporary and minimalistic, with vast open spaces, sleek clean lines, and a concise color palette of mostly black-and-white, with tones of nature.

The new Hospitalia branch will be located at the heart of Riffa, seconds away from the city’s most prominent landmark, the clock tower roundabout. There, clients can indulge in a day of awardwinning treatments, followed by sublime signature dishes and beverages at Haûte Health By Hospitalia, a modern café concept and lifestyle brand that promotes holistic nutrition, which will be located right next door. The café features Instagram-worthy interiors and a beautiful open-air terrace where guests can sit back, relax, and experience sweeping views of the city. From pampering to coffee made to perfection, Hospitalia By Yara has it all.

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