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Is an Indian banker, chartered accountant and business executive.
She was formerly a Group General Manager and the Country Head of HSBC India.
She is also a former President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
Kidwai holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from Lady Shri Ram College for Women University of Delhi and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1982.
Kidwai serves as a Group General Manager of HSBC Holdings Plc since 1 October 2006.
She also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of HSBC India of HSBC Holdings Plc since 5 May 2006.
Since 15 April 2009, Kidwai also served as the Country Head of HSBC India.
She has also served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of HSBC from November 2002 to 5 May 2006.
For her praiseworthy work, Kidwai has also secured many accolades. Kidwai has secured the distinguished Padma Shri award for her contributions in the areas of trade and industry. She has also received ALL Ladies League's Delhi Women of the Decade Achievers Award 2013 for Excellence in Banking.
Currently, she is also on the Board of Advisors of India's International Movement to Unite Nations (I.I.M.U.N.).
Naina Lall Kidwai is married to Rashid Kidwai who runs an NGO named Grassroot Trading Network for Women.
They have one daughter, Kemaya Naina. Her husband also has a son from his previous marriage.
