Corporate Leadership

HDFC Bank's WTD expansion may set succession template for large banks

The bank's move to increase its whole-time director strength to five could encourage other systemically important lenders and upper-layer NBFCs to build deeper leadership pipelines

Indha: The Gift That Creates Value Beyond the Box

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Your Job Title Is Not Job Security

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Tata Sons boardgame likely to spur promoter relook at the charters

Experts say clearer boundaries between promoter oversight and professional management can help prevent governance conflicts

Building Institutions, Not Just Brands: The Tapobhumi Growth Philosophy

Why governance, organisational discipline and long-term thinking are becoming the real competitive advantage for India's next-generation enterprises.

A shared corner office may temper the risks of turbulent leadership

There are many consultants and opinions on how companies should cope with tumultuous times

Apple CEO Tim Cook to step down, John Ternus to take over on Sep 1

Ternus, 50, has served as head of hardware engineering since 2021 and spent 25 years focused on product development at the iPhone maker

Predicting a leadership 'crash': Key to averting governance crashes

Rising anti-empathy leadership and unchecked power may trigger governance failures, as boards struggle to identify early warning signs of behavioural derailment

IndusInd Bank appoints Jagdeep Mallareddy as consumer banking head

Bank names Mallareddy to lead consumer banking from April 9, bringing over three decades of experience as Soumitra Sen prepares to retire

Shantanu Narayen bows out ahead of his 100th earnings call at Adobe

Narayen joined Adobe in 1998 as senior vice president and rose through the ranks. He was appointed CEO in 2007, as the then CEO, Bruce Chizen, stepped down

Accenture announces new leadership for Reinvention Services division

Accenture has announced a new leadership team for its Reinvention Services division led by Manish Sharma as the company reorganises services to deliver AI-driven solutions

Two-thirds of companies have no female KMP, says CFA Institute study

Women held only 12.4 per cent of key managerial personnel roles in FY25, with nearly two-thirds of companies having no female KMP, highlighting a sharp gender gap in corporate leadership

Why cultural consistency, values are key to building enduring institutions

From JRD to Ratan Tata to N Chandrasekaran, the Tata story shows how enduring institutions survive turbulence by renewing strategy while staying anchored to core values

Professional courage must be rooted in competence: Nooyi to young women

At a Delhi fireside chat, Indra Nooyi urges young women to prioritise financial security, build courage rooted in competence, and rely on mentorship and sisterhood

Bharti Airtel to call for nearly ₹15,741 crore tranche of rights issue

Airtel CEO-designate Shashwat Sharma to take over as MD & CEO from Jan 1

Is Apple facing a Tim Cook succession test as leadership churn accelerates?

Apple is seeing rare top-level churn as AI setbacks, design reshuffles and succession questions collide, raising doubts about whether it can reinvent itself for the post-iPhone era

Ramprasad Sridharan appointed PUMA India MD, succeeding Balagopalan

PUMA has named retail veteran Ramprasad Sridharan as managing director of PUMA India from December, succeeding Karthik Balagopalan and strengthening its leadership for the fast-growing market.

Birla Opus CEO Rakshit Hargave resigns to pursue new opportunities

The company said the appointment of Hargave's successor will be announced in due course. In the meantime, MD Himanshu Kapania will directly oversee the paints business

Mankind Pharma MD Rajeev Juneja appointed new president of PHDCCI

Chairman and Managing Director of KEI Industries Anil Gupta assumed charge as the Senior V-P, while Sanjay Singhania, managing director and CEO of Epack Prefab Technologies, has been named V-P

Corporate India's hiring outlook slows as workforce flexibility gains focus

Corporate India's hiring plans for the October-December quarter of this year slowed marginally with employers balancing permanent, temporary, and consultant talent to stay agile in a dynamic environment, a survey said on Tuesday. According to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey, the India Net Employment Outlook (NEO) stood at 40 per cent, indicating that hiring expectations have weakened by 7 per cent since the previous quarter, but increased by 18 per cent when compared to the same time last year. The NEO is calculated by subtracting the percentage of employers who anticipate reductions in staffing levels from those who plan to hire. The results of the survey were based on responses from 3,149 employers across India during July 2025. Notwithstanding the slight slowdown in hiring intentions, Indian employers continue to report the second-highest outlook globally, 17 points above the global average. Globally, India, with 40 per cent, reported the second-highest ...