Up-and-coming global executives
(CNN) -- Few of the following business executives are famous -- yet.
That's part of the reason TIME and CNN have chosen these particular young executives as the 2002 Global Business Influentials. Selected from more than 100 nominees named by TIME correspondents around the world, each of these up-and-coming business leaders has accomplished something this year that transcended borders.
All are regarded as leaders in their industries but more accomplishments may lie ahead in their careers. Hailing from a variety of countries, these 18 executives share a sense that the world is their market -- and their home.
Sallie Krawcheck
Sallie Krawcheck is known by some as the "Mrs. Clean" of Wall Street. This reputation, amid a wave of corporate scandals, proved a good match for corporate giant Citigroup, which tapped Krawcheck this fall to head its new independent retail brokerage.
Krawcheck made a name for herself as head of Sanford Bernstein, a research and investment management firm that prides itself on being above the corporate fray.
This experience, and her tough, skeptical and smart research of Citigroup helped get that company's attention, and her new job. Just 37, she will head a unit that will use Citigroup subsidiary Smith Barney's name and include the Global Private Client Group, with more than 12,500 financial consultants, as well as Global Equity Research. (More from TIME)
Naina Lal Kidwai
The Indian business world has rarely seen the likes of Naina Lal Kidwai.
After racking up experience and promotions over two decades in business, Kidwai got her big break when she was named head of Morgan Stanley's investment banking division in India. In that role, she guided the initial public offerings (IPOs) for fast-growing telecom Bharti Tele-Ventures and software provider i-flex.
In August 2002, she left Morgan Stanley to join HSBC to run that international business conglomerate's investment banking, securities trading and research operations in India. (More from TIME)
Rob Lawes
HIT Entertainment's kid-friendly cast includes Bob the Builder, Thomas the Tank Engine and Barney, the singing purple dinosaur. Each of those colorful characters owes their celebrity, durability and profitability to Rob Lawes, CEO of one of the world's leading children's TV studios.
Since joining HIT Entertainment in its infancy as a 22-year-old in 1989, Lawes has played a variety of roles in creating, developing and marketing several of the world's most popular kid-centered franchises. Today, he is focusing on creating and marketing several new characters as well as reinvigorating the 14-year-old Barney franchise. (More from TIME)
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