Yogesh Agarwal, managing director and chief executive officer, Ballarpur International Graphic Paper Holdings BV or BILT, part of the $4 billion (
Rs. 22,000 crore) Avantha Group, feels that a leader must lead from the front with the ability to “cut the noise” and focus on the real issues.
MG George Muthoot, chairman, The Muthoot Group, has more than 55 years of industry experience and is the 3rd generation head of the group. Muthoot shares his best and worst leadership decisions and talks about other leadership issues with HT.
IT services major Cognizant posted a 17% rise in first-quarter profit for 2013 riding high on robust growth in European businesses. CEO, Francisco D'Souza, tells HT that despite talks of slowdown the company continues to see demand for IT services. Vivek Sinha reports.
Nikhil Nanda, joint managing director, Escorts Ltd, has the overall responsibility for managing the group’s agriculture, construction and engineering businesses. Nanda, an alumnus of Wharton Business School, Philadelphia, spoke to HT on a range of issues on leadership. Excerpts:
From a freedom fighter, then an officer serving in the Indian Army, to a textile exporter to leading hotelier, 91-year old Capt CP Krishnan Nair has experienced from the ring-side the country’s economy for several decades. He spoke to HT on a range of issues on leadership. Excerpts:
The Internet is facing the danger of being Balkanised with governments selectively shutting out people from accessing information they consider counterproductive,
Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen caution.
No matter how tough the market is, there will always be winners and losers, says Melt Van Der Spuy, managing director of Eli Lilly and Company (India) Pvt. Ltd as he shares his leadership mantra with
HT.
Wipro met market expectations with its quarterly results on Friday. Yet, India's third-largest software services firm raised eyebrows with a rather flat revenue outlook for April-June quarter. Suresh Senapaty, executive director and CFO, Wipro, tells
HT why this should not be a concern.
Vijay K Thadani, chief executive officer of NIIT Ltd, a global talent development corporation, shares his leadership mantra with Hindustan Times and discusses a range of issues on leadership.
Despite the uncertain global economic environment, HCL Technologies has beaten market expectations with its robust performance for several quarters in a row. In a free-wheeling chat with HT, Anant Gupta, president and CEO talks about the company's strategy. Vivek Sinha reports.
Hit by an uncertain economic environment in the US and Europe, Infosys’ revenue projection for 2013-14 announced on Friday was below the industry average. CEO SD Shibulal speaks to HT about the company’s roadmap ahead. Excerpts:
Raju Bista, managing director of the Surya Roshni Ltd, a
Rs. 3,500-crore conglomerate with interests ranging from lighting to steel pipes, spoke to
HT on a range of issues related to leadership and management.
The mantraHT interviews Barry Salzberg, the global CEO of consulting major Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited. Salzberg leads and manages the the $31 billion company that consists of 47 member firms operating in 150 countries and employs around 200,000 people worldwide.
After more than 25 years in manufacturing, marketing, and retailing of readymade garments, the founder and promoter of the Future Group, Kishore Biyani, is preparing himself for a second innings. Excerpts:
Anil Sardana, managing director of Tata Power, believes changing Delhi's corruption-ridden system was a big leadership challenge. He spoke to HT on a range of issues on leadership.
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