Indians move to the US to head up large corporations

December 22 2009 by Liam Clifford

Indians moving to US dominate list of top CEO's.

Forbes has recently published a list of the top CEOs from India who are working in the US, which shows that Indian immigrants are a force to be reckoned with when it comes to the US business world.

The top executive on the list is PepsiCo’s CEO Indira Nooyi. Forbes stated, "the chief executive of PepsiCo would be prominent no matter what. The fact that the current one - Indira Nooyi - is an Indian immigrant (and female, in case you've been living under a rock) makes her all the more noteworthy."

Forbes quotes Richard Herman, the author of a book about migrants living in the UK. He asserts, "It's not a not a surprise that we're seeing Indians rise in corporate ranks," adding, "of all the immigrant groups coming in today, Indians are head-and-shoulders above others, and this is partly because of their English language skills and also the advanced education that many of them are bringing to the US."

The number of Indian immigrants heading up major US corporations is still a tiny fraction in the grand scheme of things, but the numbers are certainly up from ten years ago. The Forbes article says that more and more firms are being led or even created by foreign nationals moving to the US on work visas.

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