Most Powerful Women of 2012

Updated : Nov 2, 2012

Sustaining growth a major challenge: Zia Mody

Zia Mody, managing partner of AZB & Partners, says finding ways to sustaining the economic growth of the country remains a big challenge.

Updated : Nov 2, 2012

The challenges CEOs face

Archana Hingorani, CEO and executive director of IL&FS Investment Managers, says finding the right people to approach for advice, or to bounce off ideas is one of her biggest challenges.

Updated : Nov 2, 2012

Zarin Daruwala, president at ICICI Bank, says the "corporate banking portfolio contributes to nearly half the bank's bottomline. This year we expect the corporate banking portfolio to grow between 16 per cent and 20 per cent."

Updated : Nov 2, 2012

Leena Nair on managing diversity in the workplace

Leena Nair, executive director, HR, Hindustan Unilever, says, "Learning to drive diversity and inclusion globally and along with doing all of the things that we do here at HUL to get the business to do well brings a sense of achievement and fulfillment."

Updated : Nov 2, 2012

With power comes a lot of responsibilities: Lynn de Souza

Lynn de Souza, Chairman and CEO of Lintas Media Group, speaks about what it means featuring among the most powerful women and the biggest achievement of the past year.

Updated : Nov 2, 2012

Debjani Ghosh on women leadership styles

Debjani Ghosh, Intel's South Asia Managing Director for sales and marketing, says that women have some inherent strengths that help them become "more humane managers".

Updated : Nov 2, 2012

Malnutrition a silent emergency in India: Vinita Bali

Vinita Bali, managing director of Britannia Industries, says for "India malnutrition is the most significant challenge. In fact it is a silent emergency."

Updated : Nov 2, 2012

A leader is as good as the rest of the team: Aruna Jayanthi

Aruna Jayanthi, CEO of Capgemini India, says the success depends on a very having a strong team around you.

Abanti Sankaranarayanan, MD, Diageo India; Tanya Dubash, Executive Director, Godrej Group; Jyotsna Suri, Chairperson and MD, Bharat Hotels; Debjani Ghosh, MD, Sales and Marketing, Intel South Asia; Aroon Purie, Editor-in-Chief, India Today Group; Kalpana

Updated : Oct 18, 2012

BT awards most powerful women in Indian business

The award ceremony was held at the Trident Hotel in Mumbai on September 27.

Zia Mody, Managing Partner, AZB & Partners

Updated : Sep 28, 2012

Zia Mody shares the breakthroughs in her life

For nine years now, BT has paid tribute to the best and brightest of women leaders. This year Zia Mody, the managing partner of AZB & Partners, steps into the elite league of consistent honorees. Full Coverage

Updated : Sep 28, 2012

Meher Pudumjee prefers to talk about her company's achievements

Thermax Chairperson Meher Pudumjee prefers to talk about her company's achievements rather than her own.

Updated : Sep 28, 2012

Nita Ambani plays different business roles with ease

Nita Ambani took one more definitive step in her journey from being the wife of the richest man in India, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, to being his business partner, in late 2011, when she was nominated to the board of EIH Ltd.

Chiki Sarkar, Publisher, Penguin Books India

Updated : Sep 28, 2012

Chiki Sarkar says her biggest passion is finding new talent

Chiki Sarkar has proved her ability to spot talented authors and handle business.

Updated : Sep 28, 2012

Lynn De Souza is a soft-spoken yet tough professional

Lynn de Souza, Chairman and CEO of Lintas Media Group, is a soft-spoken yet tough professional who has spent three decades in the media industry.

Updated : Sep 28, 2012

Aruna Jayanthi has a gruelling schedule

The India CEO of the Paris-based IT services company Capgemini reaches home every day by 7.30 pm and gets back to work at 10 pm, answering e-mails and phone calls till half past midnight.

Updated : Sep 28, 2012

Vinita Gupta's biggest challenge is to attain a good work-life balance

Her contribution to Lupin Ltd, where she is a director, was best acknowledged when, in an interview in August, her brother Nilesh Gupta, also a director in Lupin, said Vinita was ahead of him in the race to lead the company

Updated : Sep 28, 2012

Abanti Sankaranarayanan says what counts are your achievements

Abanti Sankaranarayanan has been promoted twice within a year at Diageo, the world's largest spirits company. Sankaranarayanan, who joined Diageo India in 2010 as marketing director, was elevated as deputy managing director earlier this year and named managing director in July.