Ms Alice G Vaidyan

First lady chairman and managing director in the Indian Insurance Industry

(Alumna 1975-'80) As a proud alumna of St Joseph's College Irinjalakuda, I cherish the five long years that I studied there which have emboldened me with self confidence to excel in the corporate world. Thanks to the intellectual moorings and the encouragement of my teachers and the faith they reposed in me that I had to live up to! POSITIONS HELD: The college union chairperson :1979-'80, First lady chairman and managing director in the Indian Insurance Industry, Former chairman and managing director(CMD) General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC), Presently independent director on the boards of Air India, Air India express and AIX connect, Tata AIA life insurance company, Tata AIG general insurance company, Union Asset Management company, Geojit Financial Services, Jury member on FICCI. HONOURS AND AWARDS: Insurance Industry Awards and Business Today's best bank awards, Most powerful woman in business by Fortune India and Business Today -2016,2017 and 2018, The only Indian to feature in fortune's global list of 50 most powerful women in business-2018, Most powerful woman in business by Harper's Bazaar-2018, Freedom of the city of London -2019, ET Prime women CEO of the year-2019