Most Impactful Women Leaders From Asia 2025
Across Asia, a new kind of leadership is emerging, one that measures success in progress, not profit. It’s found in leaders who blend cultural intuition with global vision, who can modernise century-old systems without losing sight of human needs, and who treat innovation as a daily discipline. TradeFlock’s latest edition – Most Impactful Women Leaders From Asia 2025, celebrates Asia’s impactful women leaders navigating the complexities of billion-dollar markets and remote rural communities with equal commitment. These inspiring women leaders from Asia rewire financial systems to bring the unbanked into the economy, reimagine healthcare so it reaches every corner of a nation, and challenge organisational traditions to make workplaces more transparent, inclusive, and future-ready.
Inside, you’ll find revealing conversations that trace the journeys of Asia’s inspiring women leaders, decode their leadership styles, unpack the challenges they’ve overcome, and uncover the mantras that fuel their success. Alongside these profiles, our well-researched features dive into leadership, management, corporate culture, startups, history, sports, and human-interest narratives, each shedding light on the many forms impact can take.
Amal blends global expertise with national ambition, driving innovation that aligns with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030. With experience spanning Huawei, PwC, and aviation, she shapes transformative, human-centric digital strategies that enhance connectivity and traveller experiences.
Aliza Knox
Non Executive Director
Probe CX (Singapore)
Aliza Knox is a globally recognised leader who blends commercial acumen, cultural intelligence, and digital expertise. From scaling Google and Twitter in APAC to shaping boardroom strategy, she champions sustainable growth, inclusive leadership, and career longevity.
Ghada Jalbout
Deputy General Manager
Multipack
Ghada Jalbout combines discipline, empathy, and strategic vision to lead nearly 900 employees. With 19 years’ cross-regional experience, she champions operational excellence, cultural transformation, and women’s empowerment across Africa and the Middle East.
Marie-Louise Ek
Vice President HR (Middle East & Africa)
Hilton
Marie-Louise Ek shapes AstraZeneca’s future across the Middle East & Africa, uniting global strategy with local realities. A catalyst for equity, innovation, and empowerment, she champions healthcare access, digital transformation, and resilient systems that improve lives in over 70 diverse markets.
Myat Hnin Phyu
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
Myat Hnin Phyu is redefining digital finance leadership. From championing award-winning inclusion initiatives to leading Myanmar’s national MMQR project, she blends vision, resilience, and authenticity breaking stereotypes and driving financial access across Myanmar and the Asia-Pacific.
Pelin Incesu
Area Vice President (Middle East & Africa)
AstraZeneca
Pelin Incesu combines medical expertise and strategic vision to advance patient-centric innovation, sustainability, and inclusion across 46 markets, driving billion-dollar growth while reshaping healthcare systems with empathy, ethical ambition, and transformative partnerships.
Rasha El‑Azhary
Finance Director
Vodafone Egypt
Rasha El-Azhary drives digital transformation, infrastructure growth, and governance excellence, uniting strategic foresight with financial discipline to advance connectivity, innovation, and inclusion while inspiring the next generation of women leaders in finance and technology.
Renee Tirones-Patacsil
Founder & MD
Finnix Consultancy
Renee transforms finance, operations, and strategy through clarity, intent, and innovation, challenging outdated norms to deliver smarter systems, stronger teams, and sustainable growth for organisations seeking structure, transparency, and transformative change.
S Saraswathy
Vice President
KGiSL (Malaysia)
- Saraswathy drives insurance technology transformation across 15+ countries, modernising with precision, regulatory insight, and cultural empathy, building trust in data, and engineering lasting systems that quietly redefine operational excellence in complex, compliance-heavy markets.
Sebastiana Da Costa Pereira
Municipal Coordinator
Sebastiana Da Costa Pereira transforms grassroots advocacy into inclusive governance, championing gender-sensitive budgeting, empowering women, and delivering community-driven solutions in healthcare, education, and economic opportunity for Timor-Leste’s marginalised populations.
