BT-Carma CEO watch
India's and the world's most talked-about CEO in September.
Ratan Tata
Ratan Tata was once again in the limelight for the succession drama unfolding at the Tata group. His decision to opt out of the search committee appointed to choose his successor got him the maximum space in the pink papers. A couple of other heavyweight CEOs also made it to our Top 10, because of succession issues. S. Gopalakrishnan of Infosys was the sixth most written-about CEO following speculation that he would replace N.R. Narayana Murthy as chairman once he steps down as the CEO in 2012. L&T's A.M. Naik was in the limelight for his statement that the process to cherry-pick his successor is already under way. He is at the Number Eight slot.
Top 10 Indian CEOs
| CEO | Company | Total no. of stories |
| Ratan Tata | Tata | 89 |
| Mukesh Ambani | RIL | 23 |
| O.P. Bhatt | SBI | 16 |
| Anil Ambani | ADAG | 14 |
| Chanda Kochhar | ICICI Bank | 11 |
| S. Gopalakrishnan | Infosys | 10 |
| R.S. Sharma | ONGC | 9 |
| A.M. Naik | L&T | 7 |
| R.M. Malla | IDBI Bank | 7 |
| R.S. Sharma | NTPC | 6 |
Top 10 Global CEOs
| CEO | Company | Total no of stories |
| Marius Kloppers | BHP Billiton | 103 |
| Warren Buffett | Berkshire Hathaway | 67 |
| Larry Ellison | Oracle | 58 |
| Steve Jobs | Apple Inc. | 48 |
| Edward E. Whitacre | Ex-GM | 42 |
| Bob Diamond | Barclays | 39 |
| Rupert Murdoch | News Corp | 38 |
| Eric Schmidt | 35 | |
| Mark Hurd | Ex-HP | 34 |
| Michael Dell | Dell | 29 |
