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100 Women: The Interviews: Shriti Vadera

100 Women 2016: Priti Vadera on being the first woman to chair a British bank

29/11/2016 GMT

The Interviews: Shriti Vadera

BBC World News - 100 Women, The Interviews: Shriti Vadera

For the BBC's 100 Women season, Shriti Vadera speaks in depth to Laura Kuennsberg.

For the BBC's 100 Women season, Laura Kuennsberg speaks to Shriti Vadera. Born in Uganda and exiled to India as a child, she is now one of Europe's leading bankers.

Born in Uganda into a wealthy family, Shriti Vadera was exiled to India following Idi Amin's expulsion of all of Uganda's Asians. At 15, to avoid an arranged marriage, she asked to go to boarding school, in the UK where she has stayed, building her reputation as a formidable economist. Now the Chairwoman of Santander UK, Shriti Vadera is one of Europe's leading bankers. For this special edition of the BBC's 100 Women season, Shriti Vadera speaks in depth to Laura Kuennsberg.

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