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Hottest Young Executives 2014

Nishant Rao, 35 Country Manager, LinkedIn <em>Photo: Vivan Mehra/www.indiatodayimages.com</em>
Updated : Mar 15, 2014

Hottest Young executive: LinkedIn's Nishant Rao learnt to embrace change

Nishant Rao, Country Manager (India), LinkedIn, the world's largest professional networking site, sees change all around him and revels in it.

Anup Rau, 40 CEO, Reliance Life Insurance <em>Photo: Rachit Goswami/www.indiatodayimages.com</em>
Updated : Mar 11, 2014

Hottest Young executive: Anup Rau wants to make Reliance Life the most admired insurance company

As CEO of Reliance Life Insurance, the Anil Ambani-owned life insurance venture, Rau's focus is on ensuring a sustainable and profitable growth. The industry is already experiencing pain due to slowdown and regulatory intervention.

Nitesh Kripalani, 33 Executive Vice President, Multi Screen Media <em>Photo: Nishikant Gamre/www.indiatodayimages.com</em>
Updated : Mar 8, 2014

How Kripalani put Multi Screen Media on the road to profitabilit

Nitesh Kripalani, Executive Vice President, Multi Screen Media (MSM) says his greatest achievement in the past year has been the launch of the Sony Liv digital platform, an aggregation of content from all company channels, making MSM the first broadcaster to have an organised digital set-up.

Prashant Gupta, 39 President, Chairman's Office, Aditya Birla Group <em>Photo: Rachit Goswami/www.indiatodayimages.com</em>
Updated : Mar 7, 2014

Hottest Young Executive: Aditya Birla Group's Prashant Gupta

This computer science graduate from IIT Delhi, Prashant Gupta, and his team advise Kumar Birla on strategic and operational issues. He says he loves his job, and regards it as his golden period.

Akhil Puri, 38 Director, KKR Capstone <em>Photo: Rachit Goswami/www.indiatodayimages.com</em>
Updated : Mar 5, 2014

Hottest Young executive: Akhil Puri believes believes that "maturity matters more than age"

Seated comfortably in KKRs Indian office in Mumbai, the soft-spoken Akhil Puri is at peace with himself.

Gaurav Gupta, Managing Director & Head, Macquarie Capital India <em>Photo: Nishikant Gamre</em>
Updated : Mar 4, 2014

Hottest Young Executive: Staying focussed helps Macquarie's Gaurav Gupta win big deals

The Managing Director &amp; Head of Macquarie Capital India's ability to connect with his clients and deep understanding of issues have helped Gaurav Gupta strike big deals for the likes of the Adani Group.

Amit Mimani, 37 Director, M&A South Asia, Standard Chartered Bank <em>Photo: Rachit Goswami/www.indiatodayimages.com</em>
Updated : Feb 27, 2014

Hottest Young Executive: Mimani admires people who stretch themselves

Serious by nature, Amit Mimani is a thorough professional and believes in focusing on substance.

Updated : Feb 26, 2014

Tata Business Support Services' Sarajit Jha on his first big break

The COO of the company says the first big break he got when he was 30. He got the chance the head Alliance Coffee and also got a chance of leading transaction in Russia and diversifying sales to 30 odd countries.<br /><br />

Updated : Feb 26, 2014

Universal Music's Devraj Sanyal on his breakthrough moment

Devraj Sanyal, MD (South Asia), Universal Music says the strategic gamble played with the alternate business model in music was one of the absolute moment for him.<br />

Updated : Feb 25, 2014

Lowe Lintas & Partners' Arun Iyer on his breakthrough moment

The National Creative Director of Lowe Lintas &amp; Partners says everytime you get an idea in advertising it makes for a breakthrough moment.

Tanishq retail head  Bhuwan Gaurav
Updated : Feb 25, 2014

Setting up US business was unforgettable experience: Tanishq retail head

Bhuwan Gaurav, retail head at Tanishq says responsibility of setting up the US business for Tanishq in 2007 was an unforgettable experience for him. He studied the market, made diferent strategies and&nbsp; understood all the legal requirements before Tanishq set up its base there. <br /><br />

Jayant Kapre, President, United Biscuits
Updated : Feb 25, 2014

United Biscuits Jayant Kapre on company's future plans

Jayant Kapre, President, United Biscuits says the company's expansion plan has always been bold and aggressive. We have ensured that before we reach a point of stagnation, we are always thinking and looking ahead on expansion.<br /><br />

Avani Davda, CEO, Tata-Starbucks
Updated : Feb 25, 2014

Turning point was to work on Tata-Starbucks JV: Avani Davda

Avani Davda, CEO, Tata-Starbucks says it was a turning point as it was the first time she found that both the companies have amazing value system and they have mirrored each other philosophies of doing business.

Anoop Prakash, Managing Director, Harley Davidson
Updated : Feb 25, 2014

Anoop Prakash on challenges Harley faced in India

Anoop Prakash, Managing Director, Harley Davidson India says when we entered India in 2009 the leisure motorcycle market was very underdeveloped and was almost non-existent.

Ferzad Palia, Senior Vice President and General Manager (English Entertainment)
Updated : Feb 25, 2014

Viacom 18' Ferzad Palia on his big break

The Senior Vice President and General Manager (English Entertainment) of the company says the big break came in 2008 when he was giving an additional responsibility of content and creative in addition to marketing in VH1.

Updated : Feb 25, 2014

Puma India's Rajiv Mehta is also an angel investor

Rajiv Mehta, MD, Puma India says he likes working with start-ups as they are a bunch of entrepreuners who are out there to prove themselves. &nbsp;<br />&nbsp;<br /><br />

Prashant Sarin, 37, Partner, Bain & Co. India <em>Photo: Aditya Kapoor/www.indiatodayimages.com</em>
Updated : Feb 25, 2014

Hottest Young executive: What makes Prashant Sarin most sought-after consultant

Prashant Sarin is one of the most sought-after people in the consulting space.

Sunil Prabhune, 39 Group Head, HR, L&T Finance Holdings Ltd
Updated : Feb 25, 2014

Hottest Young execuitve: What sports taught Sunil Prabhune

He says sports has taught him three things: the first, a higher pain threshold. Second is recovery time. The final, what do you play for?

Ferzad Palia, 34 Senior VP, English Entertainment, Viacom 18 <em>Photo: Rachit Goswami/www.indiatodayimages.com</em>
Updated : Feb 25, 2014

Hottest Young Execuitves: Viacom 18 Ferzad Palia's is a veteran in media industry

Although just 34, Ferzad Palia, Senior VP, English Entertainment, Viacom 18 is a veteran in the media and entertainment industry with 16 years of experience.

Sabaleel Nandy, 38 VP, Manufacturing, Tata Chemicals <em>Photo: Subir Halder/www.indiatodayimages.com</em>
Updated : Feb 25, 2014

Hottest Young Executive: Tata Chemicals Sabaleel Nandy is always hands-on

The Swach initiative gave him the break he was looking for, says Nandy, who still looks up to Tata Sons Director R. Gopalakrishnan as one of his heroes.

Chintu Neil Ramchandran, 39 CEO, Capco India <em>Photo: Nilotpal Baruah/www.indiatodayimages.com</em>
Updated : Feb 25, 2014

Hottest Young executive: How Chintu Neil Ramchandran lowered the attrition rate at Capco

Ramchandran achieved the turnaround in attrition levels by rationalising non-salary expenses, creating a flat organisation without hierarchies, and linking remuneration to merit.