Good morning. This week, Fortune released the third annual Most Powerful Women Asia list, recognizing 100 women whose leadership, business performance, and influence are helping shape the region’s economic future.
The ranking spans 14 markets across Asia-Pacific. DBS Group CEO Tan Su Shan retains the No. 1 position. She made history in March 2025 as the first woman to lead DBS, Southeast Asia’s largest bank.
Twenty-four women are newcomers to this year’s list. Alongside CEOs and chairwomen, the ranking includes finance leaders working across industries. Fortune evaluated candidates based on the scale and performance of their organizations, career trajectory, influence, innovation, and broader societal impact.
Meet 10 finance leaders featured on Fortune’s 2026 Most Powerful Women Asia list:
—Meng Wanzhou, Deputy Chairwoman, Rotating Chairwoman and CFO at Huawei, China (No. 4)
Huawei is a tech company that builds telecommunications equipment, smartphones, and smart devices. It posted 881 billion yuan ($126 billion) in revenue in 2025, its second-highest annual total on record. The company has also reclaimed the top spot in China’s smartphone market.
—Julie Gao, CFO at ByteDance, China (No. 15)
Julie Gao spent more than a decade as a partner at law firm Skadden, specializing in capital markets, before joining ByteDance as CFO in 2022. The technology company is best known as the parent of short-video platform TikTok.
—Lin Tao, CFO and Corporate Executive Officer at Sony Group, Japan (No. 20)
Lin Tao made history in April 2025 as Sony’s first female CFO. She oversees finance, strategy, corporate planning and investor relations at the global entertainment giant.
—Arundhati Chakraborty, Global Lead for Finance and Global Capability Centers at Accenture, India (No. 39)
Arundhati Chakraborty leads Accenture’s Finance Reinvention Partner unit, one of seven units established in a services reorganization that took effect in March 2026. The unit helps clients improve financial performance and supports the CFO agenda. She also leads Accenture’s global capability centers practice.
—Phatpuree Chinkulkitnivat, CFO at Bangchak, Thailand (No. 56)
Phatpuree Chinkulkitnivat has held senior accounting and finance leadership roles at Bangchak since 2022 and formally became CFO in November 2023. She is the Thai energy group’s first female finance chief.
—Susanna Hui Hon Hing, Executive Director, Group Managing Director and Group CFO at PCCW, Hong Kong SAR (No. 59)
Susanna Hui joined Cable & Wireless HKT in 1999, before its acquisition by PCCW, a telecommunications, media, and IT company. She has been PCCW’s group CFO since April 2007.
—Arisara Sakulkarawek, CFO at Banpu, Thailand (No. 65)
Arisara Sakulkarawek has been Banpu’s CFO since 2019. She manages the finances of the Thai energy group, whose operations span nine countries.
—Duangdao Wongpanitkrit, Chief Finance and Strategy Officer at Bank of Ayudhya (Krungsri), Thailand (No. 66)
Duangdao Wongpanitkrit has spent 18 years at Krungsri, Thailand’s fifth-largest financial group, including 13 years as CFO. On Jan. 1, 2026, she became its first chief finance and strategy officer.
—Joanne Rodrigues, Group CFO at Affin Bank, Malaysia (No. 99)
Banking veteran Joanne Rodrigues spent 18 years at CIMB and AmBank before joining Affin Bank as group CFO in June 2020. She previously worked in AmBank’s wholesale banking arm.
—Yik Sook Ling, CFO at Public Bank, Malaysia (No. 100)
Yik Sook Ling has been CFO of Public Bank, Malaysia’s third-largest bank by assets, since July 2012.
View the complete 2026 list here.
Sheryl Estrada
Sheryl.Estrada@fortune.com
This story was originally featured on Fortune.com
