Best CEOs 2019

Rajeev Jain, MD , Bajaj Finance -- Photograph by Rachit Goswami

Updated : Dec 13, 2019

Engaging Lender

Rajeev Jain has achieved growth by doing more business with existing customers and focusing on risk

Murali K Divi, Chairman & MD, Divi's Laboratories

Updated : Dec 13, 2019

Capex Formula

At a time when most pharma companies are cash-strapped, Divis has undertaken big capex with its cash surplus

Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani, CMD , Reliance Industries -- Photograph by Bandeep Singh

Updated : Dec 13, 2019

In a New Avatar

Mukesh Ambani has transformed RIL into a manufacturing plus consumer-centric company

The Jury: (Sitting left to right) Bharat Shah, Harsh Goenka and Cyril Shroff. (Standing left to right) Amit Tandon and Madhukar Kamath

Updated : Dec 13, 2019

How We Did It

Finding growth even in a tough environment

Suresh Narayanan, CMD, Nestle India -- Photograph by Yasir Iqbal

Updated : Dec 13, 2019

Winning Recipe

The Maggi crisis gave Nestle India supremo Suresh Narayanan an opportunity to reinvent the company

Updated : Dec 13, 2019

Bullet Raja

Siddhartha Lal has not only powered a rejuvenated Royal Enfield into the big league of global cruiser motorcycle companies but is also chasing dominance in markets beyond India

Shiv Nadar, founder and chairman of HCL -- Photograph by Reuben Singh

Updated : Dec 13, 2019

Bird's Eye View

Shiv Nadar's contribution goes far beyond the success of HCL and its companies, to being a mentor and a visionary

Nirmal K. Minda, CMD, Minda Industries -- Photograph by Yasir Iqbal

Updated : Dec 13, 2019

Beating the Odds

India's automobile industry is going through its worst phase but Nirmal Minda has used his experience to help Minda Industries buck the trend

Updated : Dec 13, 2019

Building Endurance Over Business Cycles

Corporate success is increasingly short-lived and CEOs need to address their core responsibility of building a fit-for-future organisation

Bhaskar Bhat, MD, The Titan company -- Photograph by Lantern Camera

Updated : Dec 13, 2019

Swan Song

Bhaskar Bhat's parting gift to Titan is handing over a far more valuable business

BC Tripathi, CMD, GAIL (India) -- Photograph by Yasir Iqbal

Updated : Dec 13, 2019

The Grid Builder

B.C. Tripathi has served under four ministers and set the stage for future growth

Uday Kotak, MD & CEO, Kotak Mahindra Bank -- Photograph by Rachit Goswami

Updated : Dec 13, 2019

The Money Multiplier

Uday Kotak has ensured phenomenal growth without adding too much risk

Mukesh Kumar Surana, CMD, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd -- Photograph by Rachit Goswami

Updated : Dec 13, 2019

Change Agent

Mukesh Kumar Surana transformed Hindustan Petroleum Corporation into a profit-focused company and earned it the Maharatna status

Kenichi Ayukawa, MD and CEO, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd -- Photograph by Rajwant Rawat

Updated : Dec 13, 2019

India's Samurai

Epitaphs for Maruti Suzuki, India's largest carmaker, have been written many times, but under Kenichi Ayukawa, it remains rock-solid as ever

Indu Shekhar Jha, CMD, Power Grid -- Photograph by Rajwant Rawat

Updated : Dec 13, 2019

Ready for More

I.S. Jha has ensured that Power Grid is able to rise up to the challenge of ever RISING demand for power in the country

CP Gurnani, MD & CEO, Tech Mahindra -- Photograph by Rajwant Rawat

Updated : Dec 13, 2019

Revving Up

Buoyed by big deals and focus on digital, CP Gurnani is looking at industry-beating growth

Anil Rai Gupta, CMD, Havells India -- Photograph by Yasir Iqbal

Updated : Dec 13, 2019

The Employee's CEO

As the head of one of India's largest consumer electric companies, Anil Rai Gupta believes employees matter more than revenues, profits or market share

Updated : Feb 19, 2019

Fit For Future

Alliances with right partners will be key in building a sustainable and smart business ecosystem.

Updated : Feb 19, 2019

Mr Nuts & Bolts

From selling mechanical watch movements in Tata Press way back in 1983, to building The Titan Company into a Rs 15,656 crore-lifestyle brand, Bhaskar Bhat has taken lifestyle to the masses.