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‘I don’t believe in the new normal’: DHL Express boss John Pearson says pandemic was boon for the logistics sector
John Pearson, CEO of DHL Express, talks about how the pandemic came as a boost to the logistics business, why his company focusses on people, and the way ahead for his companyChampions of sustainability: Three ESG women entrepreneurs on what going green means for them
Three women entrepreneurs in the ESG space talk about their inspiration, challenges and what more needs to be doneFrom Boeing, Airbus deal to new hiring: Air India India CEO reveals big future plans
Campbell Wilson, CEO of Air India exclusively spoke to Business Today’s Manish Pant on what the Airbus and Boeing deal means for the carrier, the direction of its future market strategy, the proposed marketing tie-ups on the horizon and the role it would be playing in developing the country into a world-class aviation hub.
Preparing India's next-gen women tech leaders, one step at a time
While women have made tremendous progress in the male-dominated tech industry, a lot of work still needs to be done to ensure that the progress is not fleetingMale champions of change important to fix issues of gender at workplace: Zia Mody
Working women need a little bit of flexibility and support at certain points in their career
Up, Up And Away
INDIA’S FLEDGELING DRONE INDUSTRY IS EXPECTED TO TAKE FLIGHT IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS AS THE COUNTRY AIMS TO BECOME A GLOBAL DRONE MANUFACTURING HUB BY 2030
Smart gadgets for the smart woman: Products that simplify life in the fast lane
With so much to do and so many things to achieve, it's always a good idea for women go-getters to invest in gadgets that can bring peace and comfort to life in the fast lane. Here are some products you can consider
Not just actors! Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra, Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone are also acing the entrepreneurial game
The leading ladies of the big screen -- from Katrina Kaif to Alia Bhatt to Priyanka Chopra to Deepika Padukone -- have co-founded companies and invested in start-ups to diversify their wealthMPW 2022: How Aarthi Subramaniam is driving digital innovation at Tata Sons
Closely involved in developing its super-app Tata Neu, she is now playing a key role in fixing its glitches. A fitness enthusiast, she loves listening to music, watching movies and reading management-related book.MPW 2022: Revathi Advaithi, the architect behind Flex's global strategy to drive innovation
Advaithi assumed the role of CEO in February 2019, and is responsible for architecting the company’s strategic direction focussed on driving tech innovation, supply chain, and responsible and sustainable manufacturing solutions across various industries and end markets.MPW 2022: How Ogilvy's Global CEO Devika Bulchandani is overseeing ad giant's vast empire
As Ogilvy’s Global CEO, Devika Bulchandani oversees the business of an entity that is well-regarded for its creative output.MPW 2022: Meet Bela Bajaria, the woman responsible for Netflix's string of English hits
Bajaria joined Netflix six years ago after being let go from Universal Television. “I learnt the invaluable lesson of separating my identity from my work,” she says. Now she wants to build Netflix as the destination of must-watch content.MPW 2022: Arathi Krishna's main aim as MD of Sundram Fasteners Ltd is to see more women in workforce
Krishna has been instrumental in making the workforce younger, and the work culture more performance- and tech-oriented at SFLMPW 2022: How Shweta Jalan became a leading name in private equity space
Jalan bets on companies regularly—such as the recent investment of Rs 6,313 crore for a 50.1 per cent stake in Hyderabad-based Suven Pharma. Eureka Forbes, YES Bank and Tredence Analytics were the other big deals closed in 2022.MPW 2022: When Alisha Moopen realised that healthcare was her true calling
She moved back from UK to Dubai and joined Aster DM Healthcare, founded by her father. She never looked back sinceMPW 2022: How HDFC Life Insurance CEO Vibha Padalkar steered her company through multiple challenges
She explains that her company’s well-diversified distribution network allows it to compensate for volatility in any one segment.MPW 2022: SUGAR Cosmetics CEO Vineeta Singh is the undisputed queen of D2C
Post her IIM A degree, Singh, who is part of the BT Most Powerful Women in Business 2022 list, turned down a lucrative job offer to become an entrepreneur.MPW 2022: How Vinati Saraf Mutreja drove the growth strategy at Vinati Organics
Mutreja, who holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics (Finance) from The Wharton School and Bachelor in Applied Science from the School of Engineering (University of Pennsylvania), defines how she does business: “We have mostly grown through internal accruals and have no debt obligation. We keep our finances tight [and] our products meet the highest industry quality standards.”MPW 2022: Soma Mondal, the first woman Chairperson of SAIL
With Mondal at the helm, the steel manufacturer saw its net profit jump to Rs 12,015 crore in 2021-22 from Rs 3,850 crore in 2020-21.MPW 2022: How Suparna Mitra turned around Titan after Covid
After touching 90 per cent of its pre-Covid-19 sales in FY22, Mitra has managed to grow her business by 44 per cent till December, banking on Titan’s equity among watch lovers.MPW 2022: Meet Smita Jatia, the undisputable burger queen of India
In the past three years, when the world was suffering from uncertainty like never before, it was Smita Jatia’s indomitable spirit that helped the fast-food major Westlife Foodworld survive.MPW 2022: Intel India boss Nivruti Rai's mantra for excellence is 'Maximise India'
Wanting technology from Intel India to drive growth for the country and the world, Rai’s tagline is to ‘Maximise India with Maximum Intel and Maximise Intel with Maximum India’.MPW 2022: Neerja Birla, the champion campaigner for mental health awareness
For Neerja Birla, it has been more satisfying to see mental health gaining awareness.MPW 2022: How Nisaba Godrej is steering the ship at Godrej Consumer Products
Since she took charge in mid-2020, after the exit of Adi Godrej from the Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) board and after CEO Vivek Gambhir left office, the market capitalisation of the company has jumped nearly 35 per cent to Rs 95,515 crore as of February 23. Her confidence hinges on the recent documentary The Romantics, upcoming titles such as The Archies, drama series Heeramandi as well as the original stories in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam it is working on. Fingers crossed.MPW 2022: Namita Thapar, the driver of change and growth
Thapar loves marketing, brands and interacting with people. That is evident on Shark Tank India, which, she says, “is a platform to share stories of India’s entrepreneurs, our job creators and to inspire and impact”.MPW 2022: Viacom18 CEO Jyoti Deshpande has a firm belief in the power of synergies
Her biggest challenge has been to change the leadership’s mindset into thinking consumer-first and not platform-first, and that digital will not cannibalise TV.MPW 2022: Isha Ambani's journey to dominate India's retail sector
Isha Ambani took charge of Reliance Retail in 2014 when the business needed that big push. It has been a journey marked by stupendous growthMPW 2022: How Hina Nagarajan broke the glass ceiling at India's alco-bev industry
Nagarajan says inclusion and diversity is a very important part of their strategy and Diageo is looking at women making up half its leadership team.MPW 2022: Meet Nykaa's Falguni Nayar, the empress of beauty
After the successful public listing of her beauty e-commerce firm Nykaa, Falguni Nayar has overseen the brand evolve into an omni-channel force to reckon with.MPW 2022: Dipali Goenka the textile magnate
Mention India and Dipali Goenka can’t stop gushing about the business opportunities.MPW 2022: Arundhati Bhattacharya and her enviable legacy
By taking up the role of Chairperson & CEO at Salesforce India at the age of 64, following over four decades at State Bank of India, where she transformed it from a slow-moving giant into a tech-savvy customer-focussed lender, Bhattacharya has created a legacy that will be hard to beat.MPW 2022: How Anjali Bansal is pushing for a sustainable future through her firm Avaana Capital
Anjali Bansal, Founding Partner at climate- and sustainability-focussed VC firm Avaana Capital, is on a dual mission: to amplify the fund’s focus, and to further build the climate-friendly ecosystemMPW 2022: Suman Mishra, the brain behind Mahindra Last Mile Mobility
Mishra, one of the few women in a male-dominated industry, helped Mahindra Last Mile Mobility grow its sales four timesMPW 2022: Why Suchita Oswal Jain has been the key factor in the growth of Vardhman Textiles
Third-generation entrepreneur Suchita Oswal Jain’s contribution has been instrumental in the progress Vardhman Textiles has made over the yearsMPW 2022: How Ghazal Alagh turned Mamaearth into a D2C force to reckon with
Ghazal Alagh of D2C brand Mamaearth started up after she failed to find good babycare products for her childMPW 2022: How Masaba Gupta excels in all her roles
Masaba Gupta dons multiple hats, and has found success in each roleMPW 2022: Nyrika Holkar's leadership philosophy is all about empowering women
Nyrika Holkar's approach to leadership and a hunger to learn is almost child-like; she believes in empowering people, especially the women in her officeMPW 2022: How Schauna and Nadia Chauhan are pushing to make Parle Agro Rs 20,000 cr company by 2030
Schauna and Nadia Chauhan have different styles of working, but their common goal is growing the Parle Agro portfolio With her astute and agile decision-making, Priya Nair has stayed ahead of the curve even during challenging timesMPW 2022: Nita Ambani and her lasting legacy
One of the most prominent women in India’s business circles, Nita Ambani has created a lasting legacy through her philanthropic workMPW 2022: How Madhabi Puri Buch is transforming Sebi
Madhabi Puri Buch, the first female head of Sebi, wants to make the regulator developmental and facilitative in its approach, and believes that tech can be a magic bullet
How to bridge the gender gap in start-ups and venture capital
A bevy of new-age gender-focussed funds and women entrepreneur-friendly programmes is seeking to correct the gender imbalance in the male-dominated world of venture finance and start-upsMPW 2022: India's female labour force is plunging; can country's growing economy afford this?
The workforce profile is turning into a deeper shade of Millennial-GenZ, with women emerging as more aspirational than their predecessors. But the country's plunging female labour force participation paints a different picture. The changing dynamics stand in sharp contrastIndia's semiconductor dream: Stiff competition lies ahead; can the country succeed?
With global silicon powerhouses moving to boost chip manufacturing in their home countries, India’s semiconductor dreams are up against stiff competition
Will term insurance rates be hiked or will they remain stable in FY23?
Following the jump in premiums of term insurance plans, rates are expected to moderate in the times aheadHere's how Zomato is streamlining operations to attain long-term profitability
Zomato withdraws from 225 non-performing cities as it streamlines its operations to achieve long-term profitabilityHUL, ITC, Nestlé, Britannia are growing revenues by increasing prices; can this be sustainable?
FMCG majors continue to grow their revenues by increasing prices, which is impacting demand in the mass segmentPE/VC investors are still bullish about the 'India story'; here's why
Private market investors continue to show faith in the India growth story, especially seen in the rise of venture debtAdani-Hindenburg saga: Fund managers say governance, transparency issues still loom large over Adani
The valuations of Adani Group firms are much lower than earlier, but concerns around governance, transparency and float remain, say mutual fund managers
MPW 2022: How Ameera Shah built Metropolis Healthcare into a top-notch company
Ameera Shah took over the reins of Metropolis Healthcare in 2001, building the company into a world-class pathology chain.MPW 2022: How Samina Hamied is making Cipla future-ready
Now, as Executive Vice Chairperson of Cipla, Hamied—part of the Business Today Most Powerful Women in Business 2022 list—is making the company future-ready by refreshing its leadership model, approach and culture.MPW 2022: How Nandini Piramal is growing Piramal Pharma
Calm, composed and confident, Nandini Piramal is spearheading the newly consolidated pharma business—Piramal Pharma Ltd (PPL) that demerged from Piramal Enterprises Ltd (PEL) in October 2022—of the Piramal Group.MPW 2022: How Meena Ganesh is growing Portea Medical
Ranging from winning multi-million dollar deals to not being able to pay the salaries of her employees, Meena Ganesh has seen her fair share of ups and downs. The Apollo sisters have converted a formidable journey to build a lasting healthcare enterprise into one where they celebrated each other's company and success, and utilised each other's skills to the hilt. The results are stunning
MPW 2022: How World Bank Group's MD & CFO Anshula Kant is waging a war against global poverty
Anshula Kant, 62, is at the top of the world, literally. As MD and CFO of World Bank Group, she is now operating at a scale she never did before.MPW 2022: How Padmaja Chundru is turning NSDL into a financial powerhouse
With a view to spur retail participation in the markets, Padmaja Chunduru is turning NSDL into a well-oiled cog in the financial ecosystemMPW 2022: How Kaku Nakhate is powering Bank of America's India strategy
Along with leading the operations of banking major BofA in India, Kaku Nakhate has been instrumental in supporting arts and culture in the country
MPW 2022: Meet Roshni Nadar Malhotra, the only woman leading an IT major
For Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson of India’s third-largest IT giant, HCL Tech, keeping her cool in gruelling circumstances is not a matter of choice.MPW 2022: SAP Labs India's Sindhu Gangadharan is a maven multi-tasker
As SVP and MD of SAP Labs India, she drives product development and innovation across R&D locations in India.MPW 2022: Daisy Chittilapilly, the agent of inclusion at CISCO
A firm believer in technology being the greatest ally in crafting a more inclusive and sustainable world, Chittilapilly says, “I believe technology will be all-pervasive and critical to everything we do in the next decade."MPW 2023: Meet Aparna Purohit the key person behind Amazon Prime
After dabbling in journalism followed by stints at a few media companies, Aparna Purohit joined Amazon Prime Video seven years agoMPW 2022: How Aarthi Subramaniam can make Tata Neu a force to reckon with
Aarthi Subramaniam, the NIT and Kansas University graduate, leads the group’s digital team, which works with all Tata firms to drive greater digital quotient and bring more efficiency in operations
MPW 2022: Meet Radhika Gupta, the ace asset manager
When Radhika Gupta took over as MD & CEO of Edelweiss Mutual Fund in February 2017, its total assets under management (AUM) were a little over Rs 9,100 crore and it was ranked 27th among 40 mutual fund entities in India. Currently, the fund house boasts an AUM of over Rs 1.01 lakh crore and it is ranked 13th
MPW 2022: Meet Ashima Goyal, RBI's MPC member and a big picture economist
Ashima Goyal is amongst two of the six MPC members advocating for the relaxation of liquidity restrictions to support the country’s growth.
