India's Hottest Young Executives 2002

Anil Chawla, 37, CEO, Commercial Finance, GE Capital: Chawla, whose CV shows stints in Citibank, London, ILFS, and Amex, has shown legendary ability to meet targets at GE.

Jaspal Bindra, 42, CEO, India Region, Standard Chartered: Soft-spoken Bindra has implemented the tricky integration with ANZ's Indian operations.

Sameer Nair, COO, Star India: Nair holds the credit for roping in Amitabh Bachchan for hosting Kaun Banega Crorepati. The rest, as the say, is history.

Nirvik Singh, 39, CEO, Grey Worldwide India: Singh is one reason Grey is still around in India.

Nachiket Mor, 38, Executive Director, ICICI Bank: Mor's larger quest to instill order in the world has benefited his company.

Sankar Krishnan, 34, Partner, McKinsey and Co: Even in star-studded McKinsey, Krishnan is an out-performer.

Rajeev Karwal, 39, Senior Vice President, Consumer Electronics, Philips India: He helped Onida and LG create magic and his own brand of it seems to be working for Philips.

Ravi Deol, 39, MD, Barista Coffee Company: How many people can claim to have created a retail-category? Deol can.

Pradeep Gidwani, 38, Managing Director, Foster's India: Thanks to Gidwani, Foster's sells a pint of beer every second in India.

Ranjan Chak, 41, Vice - President (Product Services), Asia Pacific, Oracle: Under him Oracle's India Development Centre trebled in size within a short span.

Amit Chandra, 34, Executive Vice-President, DSP Merrill Lynch: He's claimed a place in the Investment banking business dominated by the big three rainmakers, Nimesh Kampani, Hemendra Kothari, and Uday Kotak.

Darshan Mehta, 41, President, Arvind Brands: From accounting to advertising to durables to garments, Mehta has seen it all and lives to tell the tale.

Ravi Mehrotra, 41, Director & Chief Investment Officer, Franklin Templeton Investments: He has played a part in building India's first and most successful private fund.

Phaneesh Murthy, 38, Former Head of Global Sales and Marketing, Infosys: Allegations of sexual harassment haven't dimmed Murthy's appeal to tech companies.

Satrupt Misra, 37, Director, Corporate HUman Resources, Aditya Birla Group: The trained academic has played a large part in the transformation of the Aditya Birla group.

Vineet Nayar, 41, President & CEO, HCL Comnet and Executive Vice President, HCL Technologies: Nayar's progress is proof that you don't have to change companies to change jobs.

Salil Parekh, 38, CEO, CGE&Y India and COO, CGE&Y, Asia Pacific: Parekh believes success is a function of being at the right place at the right time. He's done that in spades.

Kanwaljeet Singh, 38, Vice President (Strategic Services), Carlyle Group India: Singh has enjoyed several successes. But being an angel is no mean feat.

Bobby Parikh, 38, Managing Director, CEO & Partner, Ernst and Young: He survived Andersen, and ensured his colleagues at the firm's Indian ops did too.

Hema Ravichandar, 41, Executive President, HR, Infosys Technologies: Ravichandar heads the HR function at a company that was twice named the Best Employer in India. Need we say more?

Tiger Tyagarajan, 40, CEO, GE Capital International Services: Tyagarajan is a roaring success at GE.

N. Srinath, 40, Director (Operations), VSNL: He shot into the limelight when he rolled out the Tatas' telecom services. Now he's got to perform a miracle with VSNL.

Ravi Venkatesan, 40, Chairman, Cummins India and Managing Director, Tata Cummins: A lifer to date, Venkatesan is a star in the global Cummins system.