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AT THE HELM - Brian Niccol, CEO, Starbucks
- Oct 06, 2024
Brian Niccol Brian Niccol has begun brewing a new refreshing beverage to revive Starbucks. Early last month, Mr Niccol took over as the...
AT THE HELM - Ratan Kumar Kesh , MD and CEO, Bandhan Bank
- Sep 03, 2024
It is a little over a month since Ratan Kumar Kesh took over as interim managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of Bandhan Bank....
AT THE HELM - Challa SreenivasUlu Setty, Chairman, SBI
- Aug 05, 2024
A young boy from a village in present-day Telangana learns all the nuances of lending money and recovering it even as he is picking up elementary...
AT THE HELM - Sanjiv Puri, President, Confederation of...
- Jul 06, 2024
In mid-May, ITC Chairman and Managing Director Sanjiv Puri took over as president of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2024-25. Mr...
AT THE HELM - Srinivas Pallia, MD &CEO, Wipro
- Jun 03, 2024
Wipro is returning to its roots to steer itself through stormy times. The fourth-largest Indian software services company has roped in a veteran...
AT THE HELM - B Muralikrishnan, President, Xiaomi India
- May 06, 2024
2023 was quite an eventful year for Xiaomi India. Early that year, the Indian subsidiary of the Chinese smartphone-maker was dislodged from the top...
AT THE HELM - Navneet Kumar Sehgal, Prasar Bharati Chief
- Apr 06, 2024
Every Indian bureaucrat aspires to remain relevant and be most sought after, irrespective of a political party in power. For most bureaucrats, this...
AT THE HELM - L V Vaidyanathan - CEO, P&G India
- Mar 08, 2024
Few actually achieve what L V Vaidyanathan has accomplished in the world of business. The 50-year-old corporate executive began his career as an...
AT THE HELM - Arvind Panagariya, chairman, 16th Finance...
- Feb 03, 2024
It is a second homecoming for Arvind Panagariya this new year. The eminent economist, who teaches political economy at Columbia University in New...
AT THE HELM - Ashok Vaswani: MD & CEO,Kotak Mahindra Bank
- Jan 04, 2024
It was an appointment and an approval that stunned many in banking circles. Late October, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved the appointment...
AT THE HELM - Claudia Goldin, Economics Professor, Harvard...
- Dec 04, 2023
It was indeed a path-breaking moment for both women and economics. Early October, Claudia Goldin, an eminent economics professor of the Harvard...
At The Helm - Sekharipuram Narayanan Subrahmanyan, CMD, L &...
- Nov 09, 2023
The man who sowed the seeds of a new Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is now in charge of the engineering and construction behemoth. Sekharipuram...
Abhijit Chakravorty, MD and CEO, SBI Cards and Payment...
- Oct 06, 2023
Number of credit cards has been steadily rising in the country. There were over 8.6 crore credit cards outstanding as of April 2023, according to...
AT THE HELM - Sandeep Goyal, Chairman, Rediffusion
- Sep 05, 2023
It is not often that an employee ends up buying a company where he worked earlier. Sandeep Goyal accomplished that rare feat when his Mogae...
AT THE HELM - Linda Yaccarino, CEO, Twitter
- Aug 05, 2023
New chief executives may have taken charge of a job as challenging as Linda Yaccarino’s. The 59-year-old media veteran, who assumed the office of...
AT THE HELM - Ravneet Kaur, Chairperson, CCI
- Jul 05, 2023
In May this year, Ravneet Kaur took charge as the first, full-time, woman chairperson of the Competition Commission of India (CCI). The...
AT THE HELM - Ajaypal Singh Banga, President, World Bank
- Jun 06, 2023
Early in May, Ajaypal Singh Banga, better known as Ajay Banga, created history after being unanimously elected the president of the World Bank. The...
AT THE HELM - Pieter Elbers , CEO, IndiGo Airlines.
- May 06, 2023
It is a little over six months since Petrus Johannes Theodorus Elbers – better known as Pieter Elbers – took over as CEO of IndiGo Airlines....
AT THE HELM - Rohit Jawa, MD and CEO, Hindustan Unilever
- Apr 06, 2023
Rohit Jawa is all set to take over as MD and CEO of Hindustan Unilever (HUL) on June 27. Mr Jawa will succeed Sanjiv Mehta, who will retire as...
AT THE HLEM - Neal Mohan, CEO, YouTube
- Mar 06, 2023
Neal Mohan, a YouTube insider, is the new CEO of the social media platform. The 49-year-old top executive, who was until recently YouTube’s chief...
AT THE HELM - Sandhya Devanathan, Vice-President, Meta India
- Feb 17, 2023
Sandhya Devanathan has been promoted vice-president of Meta India. The new responsibility, which Ms Devanathan assumed on January 1, catapults her...
AT THE HELM: Ashishkumar Chauhan, MD & CEO, National Stock...
- Sep 07, 2022
It was homecoming for Ashishkumar Chauhan when he took over as MD and CEO of National Stock Exchange (NSE) in late July. The former MD and CEO of...
“Focus On What You Know Best”: Ajit Kohli, MD & CEO,...
- Jul 04, 2022
Ajit Kohli comes across as a man with clear and staunch principles. It is perhaps this clarity that has aided him to switch seamlessly and rather...
Parameswaran Iyer, CEO, NITI Aayog
- Jul 01, 2022
Parameswaran Iyer, the man who spearheaded the government’s Swachh Bharat Mission, has been appointed as the new CEO of NITI Aayog with effect...
Prabha Narasimhan, MD and CEO, Colgate-Palmolive India
- Jun 11, 2022
After 12 long years, another outsider is set to steer the fortunes of Colgate-Palmolive India. This time, the new MD and CEO of the Mumbai-based...
AT THE HELM: SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch
- Apr 03, 2022
Madhabi Puri Buch’s recent appointment as chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is quite refreshing. It is certainly...
Natarajan Chandrasekaran: The Marathon Man’s second stint...
- Feb 27, 2022
In the early 1980s, a young man graduated in applied sciences from Coimbatore Institute of Technology. Soon after, the bright student returned home...
Alka Mittal, CMD, ONGC Ltd: First woman to head one of...
- Feb 01, 2022
The new year began on a grand note for Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on the gender parity front. New Delhi-headquartered ONGC named Alka...
Leena Nair, CEO, Chanel
- Jan 03, 2022
The long list of Indian origin executives heading global operations of multinational companies is getting longer. Leena Nair, who has adorned this...
Falguni Nayar, founder and CEO of FSN E-Commerce Ventures...
- Dec 06, 2021
Falguni Nayar stands out starkly in the action-packed world of startups and unicorns – companies with $1-billion valuation. The founder and CEO...
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Investor
- Nov 01, 2021
No stock market news appears to be complete without the mention of ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala. Investors, analysts and the media keep a close...
Andy Jassy, CEO, Amazon
- Oct 06, 2021
Workaholic Andy Jassy has become busier since stepping into the big shoes of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos three month ago. Mr Jassy, the former CEO...
Tapping Talent: Yogita Tulsiani, Co-Founder, iXceed...
- Oct 06, 2021
Yogita Tulsiani believes that a fusion of technology and talent provides businesses a competitive advantage. The dynamic co-founder and director of...
Sudhir Sitapati - New MD and CEO of Godrej Consumer Products
- Sep 14, 2021
Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) scored a masterstroke in May by roping in Sudhir Sitapati to take over as its MD and CEO. The appointment is quite...
“Embrace Change Without Fear Of Failing”: Shruti...
- Sep 01, 2021
Shruti Shibulal has always believed that value-based businesses that create lasting jobs and opportunities for diverse segments of society also end...
Dr Rajiv Kumar Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary...
- Aug 03, 2021
Gujarat has emerged yet again as the country's top FDI destination in FY21, accounting for about 37 per cent of India's total foreign investment...
Tata Steel chief T V Narendran takes over as President of...
- Jul 01, 2021
T V Narendran has taken over as the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2021-22. The Tata Steel MD and CEO takes over as...
Anish Shah, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer,...
- Jun 01, 2021
In early April, Anish Shah took over as managing director and chief executive officer of Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M). Mr Shah – who was...
Mallika Srinivasan, Chairperson, TAFE Becomes First Lady to...
- May 01, 2021
The government seems to have taken its own privatisation drive too seriously, if the recent appointment to the Public Enterprises Selection Board...
Sandeep Kataria,Global CEO of Bata
- Apr 01, 2021
Last December, Bata India CEO Sandeep Kataria scripted a new chapter in history when he was named the global CEO of Bata. Mr Kataria, in fact,...
Prashant Kumar, CEO, Yes Bank
- Mar 01, 2021
This March, it will be a year since Prashant Kumar took charge of troubled Yes Bank. In early March 2020, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a...
Soma Mondal takes charge as Chairperson of SAIL
- Feb 01, 2021
Soma Mondal has got off to an exceptional start in the new year. Ms Mondal, who until recently was director (commercial) of Steel Authority of...
Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson of HCL Technologies,...
- Jan 01, 2021
Roshni Nadar Malhotra, the chairperson of HCL Technologies, has been hitting the headlines quite too often this year for all the good reasons, of...
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AT THE HELM - Brian Niccol, CEO, Starbucks
- Oct 06, 2024
