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Updated : Sep 12, 2011

Praful Patel says the merger of two commercial firms has not gone too well with people

Praful Patel says the merger of two commercial firms, Indian Airlines and Air India, has not gone too well with people.

Updated : Nov 25, 2010

Liquidity will remain tight: D. Subbarao

Five days after Duvvuri Subbarao stepped into the office of the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Wall Street firm Lehman Brothers collapsed.

Updated : Oct 9, 2010

"We will have five more cities like Gurgaon, but won't repeat its mistakes"

Haryana's only chief minister to have returned to office after a five-year term, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, says he will not only fix Gurgaon's problems but also create five such cities minus its woes.

Updated : Oct 4, 2010

"The plan A for India is digital"

A reporter, a foreign correspondent, an overseas bureau chief, a deputy editor, a managing editor, an editor and publisher-and now Chief Executive! That's a splendid career graph and it belongs to John Ridding, CEO of Financial Times.

Updated : Jul 22, 2010

"India might be able to leapfrog credit cards"

After taking two Silicon Valley technology companies public over a span of 10 years (1990-2000), Carol Realini  had decided to settle in the ski-resort city of Aspen. But a trip to Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, opened her eyes to a huge opportunity.

Updated : Jun 11, 2010

"India can be the biggest solar market in the world"

Applied Materials is the world's biggest solutions and equipment provider to the solar photovoltaic manufacturing industry. That vantage position gives Michael Splinter, Chairman and CEO of the $5-billion (fiscal 2009 revenues) company, a unique view of an industry in a tearing phase of growth worldwide.

Updated : May 30, 2010

"No one owns the future of the Net"

As the US head of ad sales at Google from 2005 to 2009, Tim Armstrong had a spectacular innings.

Updated : May 13, 2010

"China's growth is good but India is the jewel"

She was credited with turning around the North American operations of cosmetics major Avon in the '90s. Today, as President & CEO of Colorado-headquartered $5.3-billion Western Union, Christina A. Gold, 62, has her task cut out:

Updated : Apr 29, 2010

"Market transitions wait for no one"

In the 15 years, John Chambers has been CEO of Internet equipment maker Cisco, he has taken the firm from a $1.2-billion provider of Internet plumbing — routers and switches that direct traffic on the web — to a diversified $36.1-billion networking company.

Updated : Mar 4, 2010

"Sibling rivalry is the biggest challenge for Indian family businesses"

He not only teaches and researches family businesses but also advises them in depth — hence the designation "clinical professor".

Updated : Mar 3, 2010

"Tatas will become a premier maker of cars in the world"

Started as Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company in 1902, 3M, as it is known today, has been the subject of many a case study in business schools for its culture of innovation.

Updated : Feb 7, 2010

"Indian companies need to develop a pool of leaders"

In New Delhi to coach salespersons at India's largest foreign-owned business, Nokia, among other engagements, the 70-something Charan took time out for an interview with Business Today's JOSEY PULIYENTHURUTHEL AND SAUMYA BHATTACHARYA.

Updated : Sep 11, 2009

'For small cars, India is the centre of the universe'

Speaking in his 12th floor office at Ford’s world headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, Mulally outlined Ford’s transformation and its India game plan.

Updated : Jul 13, 2009

'Our job is not to certify that there's no fraud'

Dennis M. Nally, Global Chairman, PricewaterhouseCoopers, speaks to Puja Mehra on improving audit practices.

Updated : Jul 1, 2009

'We generate sufficient profits to grow the Indian business'

We are never happy about losing people but we have to be realistic. Citi is a favourite hunting ground for talent, says Mark Robinson.

Updated : Jun 9, 2009

We have to revisit the whole financial sector: Y.V. Reddy

Reddy, the 67-year-old bureaucrat-turned-banker, is credited with making carefully calibrated moves to save the Indian banking system in the face of the global meltdown and ensure that it remained unscathed.

Updated : May 23, 2009

'I want to see an Indian car designed by Indians at Maruti'

Shinzo Nakanishi, Managing Director, Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL), has been an employee of Suzuki Motor Company for the past 25 years. With the industry facing flagging demand, thanks to economic downturn and increased competition, Nakanishi today faces his toughest challenge yet. He speaks to BT’s Kushan Mitra as MSIL prepares to launch the ‘Ritz’, its seventh product in the small car segment. Excerpts:

Updated : May 1, 2009

'We are taking our India lessons outside'?

Simon Beresford-Wylie, Chief Executive Officer of the world’s second-largest mobile equipment vendor, Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), is a veteran of the Indian telecom market. Over 14 years ago, he played a crucial role in establishing India’s first mobile network, Modi-Telstra, in Kolkata. Years later, he has returned to India, making the country the service delivery hub for NSN worldwide with over 20,000 employees. He spoke to BT’s Kushan Mitra.

Updated : Apr 17, 2009

'Asia needs to change its growth model'

Stephen Roach, Chairman, Morgan Stanley Asia, is widely recognised as one of the most seasoned economists in the world. Known for his bearish forecasts, Roach’s research covers a broad range of topics, with particular emphasis on globalisation and the emergence of China.

Updated : Mar 20, 2009

There is no question of a recovery in 2009: Mathas

In today’s distressed times, it may seem like an oddity, but according to New York Life Insurance (NYL) President and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman-elect Ted Mathas, the company seems to have weathered the storm quite well.

Updated : Mar 5, 2009