India's Best CEOs 2014

Business Today-PricewaterhouseCoopers pick the best CEOs for 2014. Brace up to meet these successful chief executives and some unforgettable personalities.

Best CEO Very Large Companies and Auto & Ancillaries (Large Companies):
Anand G Mahindra, chairman and managing director, Mahindra & Mahindra

Best CEO Very Large Companies and IT & ITES (Large Companies):
N. Chandrasekaran, chief executive officer, TCS

Best CEO Large Companies:
GV Prasad, co-chairman and CEO, Dr Reddy's Laboratories

Best CEO Mid-sized companies and Pharma & Healthcare (Large Companies):
Arun Kumar, founder & group CEO, Strides Arcolab

Best CEO Agriculture & Allied (Large Companies):
Kapil Mehan, managing director,Coromandel International

Best CEO: Agriculture & Allied (Mid-sized companies):
GV Bhaskar Rao, chairman and managing director, Kaveri Seed Company

Best CEO Auto & Ancillaries (Mid-sized companies):
Siddhartha Lal, MD & CEO, Eicher Motors

Best CEO Capital Goods (Mid-sized companies):
Bhadresh K Shah, founder & MD/ AIA Engineering

Best CEO Cement (Large companies):
OP Puranmalka, managing director, Ultratech Cement

Best CEO Cement (Mid-sized companies):
HM Bangur, managing director, Shree Cement

Best CEO Chemicals (Mid-sized companies):
Salil Singhal, chairman & managing director, PI Industries

Best CEO Financial Services (Large Companies):
Keki Mistry, vice chairman & CEO, HDFC

Best CEO Financial Services (Mid-sized companies):
Ramesh Iyer, MD, Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services

BEST CEO FMCG (Large companies):
Vinita Bali, CEO & MD, Britannia Industries*
*Stepped down on March 31, 2014

Best CEO FMCG (Mid-sized companies):
Harsh C Mariwala, chairman, Marico

Best CEO Infra & Engineering (Mid-sized Companies):
Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao, founder & chairman, GMR Group

Best CEO IT/ITES (Mid-sized companies):
Krishnakumar Natarajan, MD & CEO, Mindtree

Best CEO Oil & Gas (Mid-sized companies):
AK Balyan, MD & CEO, Petronet LNG

Best CEO Pharma & Healthcare (Mid-sized Companies):
Glenn Saldanha, chairman and managing director, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals

Best CEO Telecom (Large Companies):
Himanshu Kapania, managing director, Idea Cellular