UTC president & chief executive officer Louis R Chenevert, who is set to take over as chairman in less than 50 days, spoke to Hindustan Times on the group’s plans for India.
After a slump, credit demand is gradually picking up. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee is also likely to take up the issue of credit growth in his forthcoming meeting with PSU bank chiefs. J.M. Garg, chairman and managing director, Corporation Bank talks to HT about the current status in the banking industry and shares his bank’s progress report.
At 60-plus, the energetic Shelly Lazarus is as excited about her agency’s new campaign for United Nations’ Copenhagen Summit on Climate Change in December as she is about Ogilvy & Mather India. She explains how the advertising agency she heads has made a critical shift to deal with emerging challenges.
Andrew Lack, CEO multimedia group, Bloomberg LP, is bullish about the Indian economy. Lack, who is responsible for the company's expanding television, interactive, and radio operations, was in India recently. He spoke to Hindustan Times on a range of issues. Edited excerpts:
MTNL’s chairman and managing director RSP Sinha spoke to Hindustan Times about the milestones of MTNL and the plan ahead.
Punj Lloyd is looking at a significant share in the highways sector that is expected to open up in the next couple of months. The company has also brought about organisational restructuring to retain talent and give them greater opportunity. Atul Punj chairman of Punj Lloyd Group spoke to Hindustan Times. Excerpts of the interview.
Honeywell is a Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing leader engaged in developing, designing, and engineering products and solutions ranging from collision avoidance systems from aircraft to security systems for homes, buildings and critical infrastructure. Shane Tedjarati, the company’s president and CEO ( China and India) spoke to Hindustan Times on a range of issues. Excerpts:
After acquiring Wockhardt Hospitals for Rs 909 crore, Fortis Hospitals is now scouting for more acquisitions in India and abroad. Malvinder Mohan Singh, Group Chairman, Religare and Fortis Healthcare spoke to Hindustan Times on a range of issues. Excerpts:
Having completed six months as the head of India’s second largest bank, Chanda Kochhar, MD and CEO, ICICI Bank, spoke to Hindustan Times about her tenure and the challenges ahead for the banking sector.
As the fourth big man in Internet search giant Google Inc after founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin and CEO Eric Schmidt, Nikesh Arora, a graduate of the Varanasi-based BHUIT, is peering into the future of the revolutionary medium. Narayanan Madhavan, Ruchi Hajela and Vijay Jung Thapa had a brief chat with him.
Akhil Gupta, deputy group chief executive officer & managing director of Bharti Enterprises Ltd told Hindustan Times that Bharti and Axa have no intention of moving out from the insurance industry and are here to stay, reports Falaknaaz Syed.
The increase in SLR will not impact the liquidity position of the banking system and credit to the private sector says
Duvvuri Subbarao, Governor, RBI.
Shivinder Mohan Singh, managing director, Fortis Healthcare, spoke to Hindustan Times about his new projects and future plans. Excerpts
Nearly three decades after he co-founded Infosys Technologies, N.R. Narayana Murthy is stepping into mentoring entrepreneurs and encouraging research and innovation. He has announced plans to set up a Rs 177 crore venture capital fund from his personal wealth. He spoke to Hindustan Times last week on a range of issues including his proposed venture capital fund and Infosys Science Foundation awards to promote original research. Excerpts:
In spite of the economic downturn, the CWC achieved its highest ever turnover of Rs 850 crore during 2008-09, registering a growth of about 15 per cent in its operational income, says CWC Managing Director BB Pattanaik in an interview with Gaurav Choudhury.