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Inside the latest issue of The CEO Magazine India & South Asia, read our inspiring interviews to celebrate International Women's Day with the female game-changers who are shaking things up right across the globe. Discover how the pandemic has amplified screen addiction and add a little luxury to your life with a look at high-end destinations with your own concierge. Plus, exquisite Bremont watches made from Stephen Hawking's personal desk and our pick of the world's most exclusive international golf courses.

In The Best Of Corporate Health

Under the leadership of chairman and managing director Dilip Surana, micro labs is showing no signs of slowing down in its quest to become one of the world’s leading generic pharmaceutical companies.

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“OUR FOCUS IS ON OUR CUSTOMERS.”

BONFIGLIOLI TRANSMISSIONS COUNTRY MANAGER KENNADY V KAIPPALLY TALKS INNOVATION, CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND THE POWER OF A STRONG BUSINESS CULTURE.

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WE ALL TREAT EACH OTHER WITH RESPECT.“

WHEN COVID-19 STRUCK SOUTH ASIA, BD INDIA MANAGING DIRECTOR PAVAN MOCHERLA FOUND WAYS TO KEEP HIS ASSOCIATES SAFE WHILE CONTINUING TO PRODUCE THE TOOLS HEALTHCARE WORKERS NEED TO COMBAT THE VIRUS.

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WE ARE ENJOYING A CONSTANT DEMAND FOR OUR PRODUCTS.

POTATO WAFERS AND OTHER SNACK FOODS HAVE PROVEN TO BE THE GOLDEN TICKET FOR CO-FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF BALAJI WAFERS, CHANDUBHAI VIRANI.

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Walking on water

RELIABLE ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY CAN UNLOCK OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIA’S RURAL COMMUNITIES. AS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL HYDROELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION, ABHAY KUMAR SINGH IS DETERMINED TO DO AS MUCH AS HE CAN FOR THIS CAUSE IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

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LEAN MACHINE

AS CEO, THOMSON JOSEPH HAS EQUIPPED TRÜTZSCHLER INDIA WITH THE TOOLS TO DO MORE WITH LESS. WHAT A TIMELY JOURNEY IT HAS PROVEN TO BE.

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THE CUSTOMER IS KING.

AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DISTILLERIES COMPANY OF SRI LANKA, ROYLE JANSZ UNDERSTANDS THAT THE RECIPE FOR SUCCESS IS A BLEND OF CONSISTENT QUALITY AND TREATING CUSTOMERS LIKE ROYALTY.

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The WARTIME CEO

LEADERS MUST ADOPT THE MENTALITY OF BEING AT WAR IF THEY WANT TO SURVIVE THE NEXT 24 MONTHS, SAYS EXPERT LYNDALL SPOONER.

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Challenges excite me.

WITH A FOCUS ON DIFFERENTIATION AND VALUE CREATION FOR ITS CUSTOMERS, ASHWANI SHARMA, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF ASEPTO, UFLEX GROUP’S ASEPTIC LIQUID PACKAGING ARM, SHARES HOW THE BRAND HAS TRANSFORMED THE ASEPTIC LIQUID PACKAGING INDUSTRY.

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A MATERIAL WORLD

WITH 40 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE AT MATERIALS MANUFACTURER TORAY INDUSTRIES UNDER HIS BELT, CHIEF REPRESENTATIVE FOR INDIA SHIGEKAZU SUENAGA HAS LEARNED THAT FEW THINGS ARE MORE IMPORTANT TO A BUSINESS THAN INNOVATION, COMMUNICATION AND CONSISTENCY.

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The Best Technology In Town

The Bombay Stock exchange may be the oldest of its kind in asia, but CEO Ashish Kumar Chauhan guarantees it is the most forward-thinking.

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WITH FLYING COLOURS

MEGHMANI ORGANICS’ MANAGING DIRECTOR, ASHISH SOPARKAR, FOUNDED THE CHEMICALS COMPANY 45 YEARS AGO, MAKING BLUE DYE ON A DIME, AND HAS SHEPHERDED IT TO BECOME ONE OF INDIA’S FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES.

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WE ALWAYS TRY TO IMPROVE.

GREATSHIP INDIA HAS SURVIVED A TUMULTUOUS FEW YEARS IN THE OIL INDUSTRY. MANAGING DIRECTOR RAVI SHETH SAYS THE KEY ISN’T GROWTH, BUT IMPROVEMENT.

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“THE TOPMOST PRIORITY FOR US IS CUSTOMER FOCUS.”

MANAGING DIRECTOR UTKARSH MUNOT HAS GUIDED ZF STEERING GEAR (INDIA) TO A NEW CORPORATE CULTURE BASED ON CUSTOMER VALUE AND TRUST.

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What can ONLY you do?

EVERYONE HAS THAT SPECIAL SOMETHING WITHIN THEIR BUSINESS THAT ONLY THEY CAN DO. LEADERSHIP COACH SUSANNE BIRO LOOKS AT LEADING AT YOUR LEVEL AND COACHING OTHERS TO LEAD AT THEIRS.

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The future of luxury

HAS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ONLY ACCELERATED THE TRENDS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF LUXURY IN THE WORLD’S LARGEST LUXURY MARKETPLACE, CHINA? CHRISSIE MCCLATCHIE FINDS OUT.

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SNAPCHAT GENERATION

WHILE FRIENDS AND FAMILY AROUND THE WORLD ARE FORCED TO STAY SEPARATE PHYSICALLY, SNAPCHAT FOUNDER AND CEO EVAN SPIEGEL IS DEVISING NEW AND USEFUL WAYS OF BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER EMOTIONALLY.

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USING SUCCESS FOR GOOD

FROM IT CZAR AZIM PREMJI TO MICROSOFT CO-FOUNDER BILL GATES AND THE ENTIRE FASHION INDUSTRY, THIS IS HOW THE WORLD’S POWERS HAVE BEEN JOINING FORCES TO COMBAT COVID-19.

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TransitMan

THE HYDERABAD METRO RAIL PROJECT HAS BEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING. NOW THAT IT IS COMPLETED, MANAGING DIRECTOR NVS REDDY TALKS ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE, AND HOW HE REALISED HE HAD TO BE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING.

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SOWING THE SEEDS

AS THE CEO OF INDO GULF FERTILISERS, SUNIL KULWAL’S LATEST VENTURE ALIGNS CLOSELY WITH HIS AMBITION OF BETTERING PEOPLE’S LIVES.

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Riding in style

THE INITIATIVES OF OUTGOING MANAGING DIRECTOR MANOJ KUMAR MEANT THAT MILLIONS OF PASSENGERS RIDING DELHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION BUSES COULD LOOK FORWARD TO A SMOOTHER RIDE.

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Empowering And Energising People

Throughout his global career Trivikram Arun has learned a lot about the energy business and oil and gas. But when it comes to knowing the drill, the head of shell’s upstream business in india believes people are at the core.

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We're getting future ready.

SUPPORTING THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PORT INDUSTRY IN INDIA IS AN EXCITING PRIORITY FOR ARUN MAHESHWARI, JOINT MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CEO OF JSW INFRASTRUCTURE.

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“We are not only INDIAN LEADERS; we are GLOBAL LEADERS.”

PRABHAT SINGH IS THE CEO AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PETRONET LNG, ONE OF THE FASTEST-GROWING COMPANIES IN INDIA’S ENERGY SECTOR. HE REVEALS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO PUT INDIA ON THE WORLD GAS MAP.

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“STAY AT HOME. STAY HEALTHY.”

WHEN SACHIN TENDULKAR TALKS, PEOPLE LISTEN. THE ICONIC CRICKETER HAS GENEROUSLY LENT HIS VOICE AND MONEY IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19. AND HE’S NOT THE ONLY SPORTS STAR PITCHING IN TO DO HIS BIT.

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WEAVING SUCCESS

THE VICE-CHAIRMAN AND JOINT MANAGING DIRECTOR OF VARDHMAN TEXTILES, SUCHITA OSWAL JAIN, IS A WOMAN WHO MEANS BUSINESS, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO WEAVING SUCCESS IN THE CUTTHROAT WORLD OF TEXTILES.

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THE DESIRE WITHIN

CHAIR EMERITUS OF THE WADHWA GROUP VIJAY WADHWA HAS ALWAYS LOOKED BEYOND ECONOMICS TO A GREATER VISION IN CONSTRUCTING DISTINCTIVE BUILDINGS. BOASTING HALF A CENTURY OF SUCCESS IN BUSINESS, HE IS OBVIOUSLY ONTO SOMETHING.

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LOCAL LEGEND

FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, MANAGING DIRECTOR DEEPAK GARG HAS IMPLEMENTED SANY HEAVY INDUSTRY INDIA’S GROWTH STRATEGIES. IT’S TAKEN AN APPROACH OF LOCALISATION AND CUSTOMISATION TO THE DOMESTIC MARKET, BUT SANY INDIA IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST MARKET COMPETITORS IN INDIA.

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EXCELLENT EXECUTION

IT’S WITH TIMELINESS AND QUALITY THAT THE MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CEO OF GODREJ PROPERTIES, MOHIT MALHOTRA, AND HIS TEAM CONTINUE TO LEAD THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY PAN-INDIA.

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ELECTRICITY IS A GROWTH ENGINE FOR ANY NATION.

KEEPING INDIA’S INFRASTRUCTURE POWERED ON IS WHAT MOTIVATES THE CEO OF INDIGRID HARSH SHAH. HE HAS BUILT A PROFITABLE BUSINESS IN A SECTOR THAT WAS ONCE UNDERDEVELOPED AND UNDERINVESTED.

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