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Dr. N. Kamakodi, MD & CEO of City Union Bank Featured in   Leadership Next Banking & Financial Services

In conversation with Dr. N. Kamakodi, MD & CEO of City Union Bank

Nov 24, 2023

In conversation with Dr. N. Kamakodi, MD & CEO of City Union Bank

City Union Bank (CUB) is India’s oldest listed private sector bank. Team Smart CEO caught up with Dr. N. Kamakodi, CUB’s MD & CEO to talk about his top few priorities today, key decisions made over the years

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Narayanan Vaghul Featured in   Leadership Next Banking & Financial Services

The Wise Leader

Oct 01, 2023

The Wise Leader

Narayanan Vaghul, former chairman, ICICI Bank, draws ideas from American Generals during World War II, the life of Mahatma Gandhi and even Sachin Tendulkar’s cricketing career to explain, in simple terms, the finer nuances of becoming a successful business

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The Transformation Artist

Sep 23, 2023

The Transformation Artist

Lessons on Leadership Series: How Harsh Mariwala transformed Marico from a small family-run enterprise in 1988 into a FMCG major with a market capitalization of 694.11 billion INR today.  &nbsp…  

Martin Shanahan, CEO, IDA Ireland Featured in   Leadership Next Fintech 35

The Enablers

Jul 15, 2019

The Enablers

Several Silicon Valley majors including Apple, Google, and Facebook, have their EU headquarters in Ireland. Through this interview with Martin, we bring to the fore key reasons why Ireland is a destination of choice for global startups and growth companies

Ajit Isaac Featured in   Services Leadership Next

From Idea to IPO

Nov 02, 2017

From Idea to IPO

Ajit Isaac, Chairman, Managing Director & CEO, Quess Corp, has used a combination of organic growth and friendly acquisitions to build a company with a market cap of over Rs. 11,000…  

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Roopa Kudva, Omidyar Network India Featured in   Social Impact Leadership Next

Filling in two cheque books

Sep 12, 2016

Filling in two cheque books

Roopa Kudva nearly celebrated a silver jubilee at CRISIL before she assumed her role as the leader of impact investment firm, Omidyar Network India. At Omidyar, parallel efforts to invest in impact…  

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Where there’s traction, Money will follow

May 18, 2016

Where there’s traction, Money will follow

Deepinder Goyal, founder and CEO, Zomato, shares a great working relationship with investor Sanjeev Bikhchandani of Info Edge for one simple reason: Bikhchandani is more entrepreneur, less investor. And the two of…  

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Metropolis 2.0 


May 18, 2016

Metropolis 2.0 


In 15 years, Ameera Shah transformed Metropolis Healthcare from a single lab in Mumbai to a chain of 135 laboratories raking in revenues of Rs. 650 crores in FY 2015. She’s…  

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Being Zia Mody

May 18, 2016

Being Zia Mody

Several of India’s top business leaders – from Mukesh Ambani to Cyrus Mistry – have Zia Mody’s number on speed dial. As founder and senior partner of AZB & Partners, Mody judiciously…  

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The Snapdeal Pivot

Nov 18, 2014

The Snapdeal Pivot

In January 2013, Snapdeal had a mere US $100,000 in the bank, a small chunk left after it had burned through almost all of the US $57 million it had raised…