India's Best CEOs 2016

King of Ports

India's biggest private sector port infrastructure company is on an expansion spree.

The Fighter

Sunil Mittal has fought many a battle, and emerged on top every time. He's now readying for the biggest scrap of them all.

The Champ

It is precisely this kind of brand loyalty among people in villages and smaller towns that helped TVS XL touch the 10-million sales mark last year, the second two-wheeler brand in India to achieve this milestone (besides Hero Splendor).

The Innovator

In the eight years that Romesh Sobti has been in the driver's seat, the bank has increased its profit from Rs 75 crore in 2007/08 to Rs 2,286 crore in 2015/16.

Top Driver

Kenichi Ayukawa has taken India's automobile market leader where it feared to tread earlier - success in premium cars.

Dabur's Cinderella Man

Under Sunil Duggal, Dabur's revenues have risen sevenfold, while profits have soared almost 20 times. While doing this, he has laid down a template for India Inc. on how to professionalise a family-run business.

The Curious Entrepreneur

Ramesh Kumar Dua has taken Relaxo Footwears to great heights despite strong competition.

Top 40 CEOs from the BSFI sector

Top 100 CEOs

BT-PwC list of India's top 100 CEOs 2016

How We Did It

Business Today's fifth annual ranking of India's best CEOs.

With Flying Colours

H.M. Bharuka's drive to take the staid Kansai Nerolac into the world of decorative paints has taken the company places.

Powering Ahead

Torrent Power is present in power production, transmission and distribution, and is now investing in renewable energy in a big way.

Steady Biker

Siddhartha Lal has continued to whet the appetite of consumers for Royal Enfield motorcycles.

Rock Solid

O.P. Puranmalka's leadership has given UltraTech cement an edge over competition.

The Acquirer

R.D. Shroff's M&A strategy has grown UPL manifold.

Torrent's Medicine Man

Torrent Pharmaceuticals was a late entrant to the US, but Samir Mehta has led it to fast-paced growth in that market.

Growth in a Time of Protectionism

Will international business be more connected by free flow of ideas, people and trade; or will we see the drawbridges of protectionism being erected afresh?

Rolling Wheels

Shobhana Ramachandhran has taken TVS Srichakra to the top of the list of tyre suppliers to OEMs.

Business of Brands

After exporting bed linen for almost three decades,Anil Jain of Indo Count is now creating his own brands.

Change Agent

C.P. Gurnani is leading Tech Mahindra's transformation to digital, its biggest change management project in recent times.

Sailing Through

How Nishi Vasudeva steered oil behemoth HPCL through a tricky time of falling crude oil prices.