The highly anticipated Business Today’s India’s Best CEOs Awards jury meet brought together a distinguished panel of industry leaders to evaluate the top CEOs in the country. Moderated by Siddharth Zarabi, Editor of Business Today, the meeting served as an essential platform for assessing the leadership qualities and achievements of India's leading CEOs. The esteemed jury included: 1. Deepak Parekh, Chairman, HDFC AMC (Jury Chair) 2. Bharat Puri, Managing Director, Pidilite Industries Ltd 3. Sanjeev Krishan, Chairperson, PwC in India 4. Amit Tandon, Founder & Managing Director, Institutional Investor Advisory Services 5. Amish Mehta, Managing Director & CEO, Crisil 6. Namita Thapar, Executive Director, Emcure Pharmaceuticals 7. Manisha Girotra, CEO, Moelis India 8. Mathew Cyriac, Executive Chairman, Florintree Advisors 9. Business Today’s India’s Best CEOs Awards Knowledge Partner PwC, This jury meeting was a crucial step in the evaluation process for the India’s Best CEOs Awards. The panel deliberated on the CEOs' innovation, leadership strategies, and contributions to both corporate success and national economic growth. Their collective expertise provided valuable insights into what sets apart the best in business leadership. The final results of the awards will soon recognize those who have exemplified excellence in their respective industries.
Uday Kotak, Founder & Director of Kotak Mahindra Bank, says that for Brand India to be sustainable, we need to focus on defence power, soft power, and the size of the country in terms of GDP.
R.M. Vishakha, CEO of IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company, says when one does not have enough women in leadership roles, the policies being made do not reflect equitable and inclusive policies; and because of the absence of such policies, there aren’t enough women leaders.
Ramnath Krishnan, MD and Group CEO of ICRA, says regulators have been raising the bar in terms of corporate governance. Plus, post-pandemic, people have shifted their focus to conserving liquidity and deleveraging.
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