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Article: Fed: Kelly only Aussie on Forbes most powerful women list
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- August 20, 2009
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AAP General News (Australia)
08-20-2009
Fed: Kelly only Aussie on Forbes most powerful women list
SYDNEY, Aug 20 AAP/AFP - Since taking over as Westpac chief in 2008, Gail Kelly has
been by far the most powerful woman in Australian business.
But Forbes magazine believes the banking boss is also making waves on the world stage,
with the business bible listing her as more powerful than US Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton and Queen Elizabeth II.
The only Australian on its powerful women list, Ms Kelly ranked 18th out of 100, although
her position has dropped from 11th last year.
German chancellor Angela Merkel topped the ranks for a fourth year in a row, with the
list determined by just ...