GlaxoSmithKline CEO Emma Walmsley has taken the top spot as the most powerful women in business, according to Fortune's Most Powerful Women International list.
Ping An co-CEO Jessica Tan and Spanish bank Santander's Executive Chairwoman Ana Botin came in second and third place, respectively. Dong Mingzhu, chairwoman of Chinese home appliance giant Gree Electric Appliances, ranked seventh.
The 50 most powerful women on this year's list hail from 21 countries. Twelve of the leaders are new to the list.
Let's take a look at the top 10 most powerful women in business.
No 10 Martina Merz
Martina Merz, CEO of German steelmaker Thyssenkrupp AG, gestures during the annual shareholders meeting in Bochum, Germany, January 31, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
No 9 Helena Helmersson
Incoming H&M CEO Helena Helmersson attends a news conference at the company's headquarters in Stockholm, January 30, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
No 8 Amanda Blanc
Amanda Blanc, CEO of the United Kingdom-based insurance group Aviva. [Photo/aviva.com]
No 7 Dong Mingzhu
Dong Mingzhu, chairwoman of Gree Electric Appliances. [Photo/IC]
No 6 Belen Garijo
Merck KGaA CEO Belen Garijo (left) and Hesse State Premier Volker Bouffier talk to employees of the medical service of the drugs and chemicals group Merck KGaA at their vacination centre in Darmstadt, Germany, May 4, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
No 5 Catherine MacGregor
Engie Chief Executive Officer Catherine MacGregor. [Photo/engie.com]
No 4 Shemara Wikramanayake
Macquarie Group's outgoing CEO Nicholas Moore standing with Shemara Wikramanayake, left, ahead of the Macquarie Group's annual general meeting in Sydney, Australia on July 26, 2018. [Photo/Agencies]
No 3 Ana Botin
Banco Santander's chairwoman Ana Botin at the bank's headquarters in Boadilla del Monte, outside Madrid, Spain January 29, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
No 2 Jessica Tan
Ping An Insurance co-CEO Jessica Tan. [Photo/pingan.cn]
No 1 Emma Walmsley
Emma Walmsley takes over from Sir Andrew Witty as GlaxoSmithKline chief executive in April 2017. [Photo/Agencies]
