Aruna Jayanthi, 

With india consolidating its position as one of the French IT consulting giant's biggest business units, Jayanthi is firmly among the industry's key influencers. This year, she was part of the team that drove Capgemini's $4 billion acquisition of Bengaluru-based iGate, swelling the Indian workforce to 62,500, an increase of over 10,000 from June 2014. Clearly, her focus on increasing Capgemini India's footprint has not wavered. The company inaugurated a larger facility in Bengaluru to house 5,000 employees, as well as innovation labs for its various business units. Jayanthi's other roles: a seat on the global board of Michelin Tyres, chairperson of the National Institute of Technology in Kozhikode, and executive member of industry body Nasscom. Jayanthi is also part of Capgemini’s 20-member group executive committee.