New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- The Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE) has conferred the Eminence Award for Outstanding Women Leadership on A Manimekhalai, former Managing Director & CEO of Union Bank of India, in recognition of her impactful leadership and role in transforming one of India's oldest public sector banks.

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday honoured ex-UBI CEO Manimekhalai with the SCOPE Eminence Award in the national capital.

Manimekhalai made history in June 2022 by becoming the first woman to head Union Bank of India since its inception in 1919. At the time, she was the only woman leading a public sector bank in the country. She took charge during a critical period, following the complex merger with Andhra Bank and...