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India's and the world's most talked-about CEOs in February.

O.P. Bhatt
The intense speculation in the media on the direction of interest rates in February ensured that the spotlight remained on bank CEOs. And not surprisingly, the Chairman of India's largest public sector bank was the most written-about CEO of the month for his repeated assertion that interest rates will remain stable for the next six months.
The intense speculation in the media on the direction of interest rates in February ensured that the spotlight remained on bank CEOs. And not surprisingly, the Chairman of India's largest public sector bank was the most written-about CEO of the month for his repeated assertion that interest rates will remain stable for the next six months.
Top 10 Indian CEOs | Top 10 Global CEOs | |||
CEO/Company | Total Number of Stories | CEO/Company | Total Number of Stories | |
1 | 0.P. Bhatt | SBI | 33 | A. Toyoda | Toyota | 145 |
2 | S. Mittal | Bharti Group | 21 | W. Buffett | Berkshire Hathaway | 62 |
3 | M.V. Nair | Union Bank of India | 17 | R. Murdoch | News Corp | 59 |
4 | R.S. Sharma | NTPC | 12 | J. Dimon | JP Morgan | 47 |
5 | S.K. Roongta | SAIL | 12 | J. Ackermann | Deutsche Bank | 44 |
6 | C. Kochhar | ICICI | 12 | E. Schmidt | Google | 43 |
7 | R.C. Bhargava | Maruti | 12 | S. Jobs | Apple | 43 |
8 | N. Chandrasekaran | TCS | 11 | S. Hester| RBS | 40 |
9 | K. Biyani | Future Group | 11 | L.C. Blankfein | Goldman Sachs | 38 |
10 | M. Ambani | RIL | 11 | J. Varley | Barclays | 37 |
Source: Carma International |