What makes this year’s list extraordinary isn’t just the market capitalization of the companies they run, or the tremendous influence they have within their industries, the state of the economy as a whole and their access to the powers-that-be, nor is it only about their extraordinary leadership capabilities and talent management skills that have catapulted them into this exalted position. For the movers and shakers of India Inc, these are given. What distinguishes them from the hundreds of others vying for the top honours is how they have managed to take their companies beyond the boundaries of the country and bring a whole new meaning to power in the age of the global corporation.