The Right Medicine - Vinita Gupta ; Her Contribution to Lupin Ltd, Where She...
In June, Vinita Gupta, CEO of Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc, the Indian drug maker's US unit, received the "Entrepreneur of the Year" award from Ernst & Young in the health services and technology...
View ArticleWalking the Razor's Edge - Jyotsna Suri ; It Is Her Practical Approach and...
The new legacy towers at The Lalit hotel in New Delhi are opulent and grand. Insiders reveal that every little detail of the decor was conceived by Jyotsna Suri, Chairperson and Managing Director,...
View ArticleAt Ease in Tough Times - Aisha De Sequeira ; Aisha De Sequeira, Managing...
A slowing economy and volatile markets have not dented Morgan Stanley's leadership position in India. The investment bank has worked on 10 transactions in 2012, compared with five by its closest rival....
View ArticleRepeat Success - Renuka Ramnath ; Renuka Ramnath's Private-Equity Firm,...
The anxiety-ridden days after she quit ICICI Venture in April 2009 after over 20 years with the group, have been left far behind. Biggest ChallengeA responsibility towards the ecosystem. Our values...
View ArticleAdding Zip to the Chip - Debjani Ghosh ; When Debjani Ghosh Took over as...
When Debjani Ghosh took over as Intel's South Asia Managing Director, Sales and Marketing, in January, she felt the company lacked the speed a technology company should have. She has thus been taking...
View ArticleConquering Complacency - Renu Sud Karnad ; HDFC Managing Director Renu Sud...
Non-stop growth can make an organisation complacent, eventually leading to stagnation. This is what worried HDFC Managing Director Renu Sud Karnad all through the past year. Between 2006/07 and 2010/...
View ArticleStorming a Male Bastion - Zia Mody
I came back from America in 1983. I was working in New York with the world's largest law firm, Baker & McKenzie. My parents told me it was time to wind my way back home. Soon after coming back, in...
View ArticlePeoplebusiness ; Starring: Verghese Kurien, Robert K. Shibuya, Paul Rooke,...
Milkmen's Messiah Had Verghese Kurien been a private equity investor, he would have retired as one of the richest men in India. Operation Flood, a movement he launched in 1970 as Chairman of National...
View ArticleLearn the Fund-Amentals ; Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), Which Offer Both the...
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which offer both the flexibility of a stock and the protection of a fund, are becoming popular with Indian investors. Unlike mutual funds, which have a single net asset...
View ArticleReview ; A Digital Pen Tablet and a Powerful Ultrabook
Large note Samsung Galaxy Note 800 Samsung has introduced a digital pen interface for its 10.1-inch touch device and decided to call it Note 800 after its popular smartphone. Along with the extra...
View ArticleWaiting in the Wings ; the Kerala Government Plans to Launch a Budget Carrier...
If things go as planned for the Kerala government, foreign as well as Indian airlines will soon have serious competition on the lucrative Gulf routes. Air Kerala Ltd, a state-owned company headed by...
View ArticleARAG Did It Again!
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Business Weekly -- ARAG[R], a global provider of legal solutions, announced it has been selected as one of the best places to work in the insurance...
View ArticleThe Most Powerful Women in Indian Business ; BT's Ninth Annual Celebration of...
It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. -Oprah Winfrey In less than four decades the Indian workplace has been transformed. Male bastions have been...
View ArticleYes, I Can ; the Number of Successful Women Entrepreneurs Is Growing. They...
I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. Sylvia Plath It is not easy to follow Sylvia Plath's example, more so when the heart brays for entrepreneurship. Compared to the security...
View ArticlePower-Packed Performance - Meher Pudumjee ; Thermax Chairperson Meher...
Thermax Chairperson Meher Pudumjee prefers to talk about her company's achievements rather than her own. "Last year was quite a challenging year for the capital goods industry. But, we were able to...
View ArticleIn High Spirits - Abanti Sankaranarayanan ; Abanti Sankaranarayanan Has Been...
Abanti Sankaranarayanan has been promoted twice within a year at Diageo, the world's largest spirits company. Sankaranarayanan, who joined Diageo India in 2010 as marketing director, was elevated as...
View ArticleBeyond Biscuits - Vinita Bali ; Britannia Industries Managing Director Vinita...
Did you know one of three children born in India is underweight? That 70 per cent of school children are anaemic? If you engage Britannia Industries Managing Director Vinita Bali in conversation, she...
View ArticleRatings Are Not Enough - Roopa Kudva ; for Roopa Kudva, MD and CEO, Crisil,...
For Roopa Kudva, MD and CEO, Crisil, this year's biggest achievement was the acquisition of UK-based analytics company Coalition in June for Rs 250 crore. "For the first time, we will be producing...
View ArticleMore Sisters at the Workplace - Leena Nair ; the Past Year Has Been...
The past year has been remarkable for Leena Nair, Executive Director, HR, Hindustan Unilever. She has been tasked with driving diversity across the 160 countries where Unilever has a presence. "I'm...
View ArticleMore Art at the Mart - Neha Kirpal ; Neha Kirpal Is Riding High on the...
Neha Kirpal, 32, is riding high on the success of India Art Fair, the annual exhibition of modern and contemporary art she began in 2008. Kirpal recalls the time when the fair was just her dream. "When...
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