Sakellariou chosen as one of 100 most influential women

The list includes the industry leaders who are successfully seeking out and driving forward opportunities in a rapidly evolving region.

Among the most influential women is Anastasia Sakellariou, Chief executive of the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF).

Ten of the women occupy roles where they have to interpret and influence the impact of market reforms on the clients, firms or wider financial services sector they represent, up from six in 2013’s list.

There are 29 newcomers to the list and 59 have taken on new roles or expanded their remit in the past year. There are 14 chief executives, six partners, five chairing boards and more than half regional or global heads of their department.

Some of the most influential women included in the list are Kay Swinburne, Member of the European Parliament's Committee for Economic and Monetary Affairs, Isabelle Vaillant, Director of regulation of the European Banking Authority and Danièle Nouy,Chairman, supervisory board of the single supervisory mechanism of the European Central Bank.