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Goenka among 4 Indians from corporate in WEF's Young Global Leaders list

Shashwat Goenka, Vice Chairman of Kolkata-based RP Sanjiv Goenka group, was among the four Indians selected from the corporate sector in the World Economic Forum's latest list of 'Young Global Leaders'. The other three Indians included in WEF 2024's list of Young Global Leaders are FSN E-Commerce Ventures CEO and owner of the Nykaa brand Adwaita Nayar; Jubilant Group Director Arjun Bhartia; and Vedanta Ltd Non-Executive Director Priya Agarwal Hebbar. The WEF on Thursday announced the addition of 90 change-makers to its Young Global Leaders Community, all under 40 years old and representing diverse sectors of society. "I am deeply honoured to have been recognised by the WEF Forum as a Young Global Leader for 2024. I look forward to collaborating with some of the most forward-thinking individuals and exceptional minds worldwide to build a brighter and more sustainable future for generations to come," Goenka said. For two decades, the Forum of Young Global Leaders has been at the ...

Demystifying significant beneficial ownership of a company

The present corporate structure requires a company to be well-founded if it wishes to play long innings. By well-founded, I mean transparent, ethically managed, and profitable

Updating India's rituals

Particularly economic ones

Global corporate landscape 2023: Mergers, closures, and leadership shifts

From acquisitions & mergers to resignations 2023 has been a year of significant milestones in the global corporate world. Here is a recap on all the major event that unfolded in 2023

Dish TV shareholders reject candidature of 4 independent directors in EGM

In a surprise development, shareholders of Dish TV rejected the candidature of four independent directors in the Extraordinary General Meeting held last week, leaving only one person on the board of the direct-to-home service provider. This prompted immediate appointment of two new persons on the board the same day, as the number of directors fell below the statutory minimum number of three. In the EGM held on December 22, shareholders of Dish TV shot down the four resolutions seeking the appointment and re-appointments of independent directors Shankar Aggarwal, Aanchal David, Rajesh Sahni and Virender Kumar Tagra. However, these resolutions could get only around 28 per cent of the total votes polled, and hence were rejected. "The Resolution Nos 1 to 4 have failed to receive a requisite number of votes in favour by the shareholders under remote e-voting and e-voting at EGM," said the scrutinizer's report submitted to bourses by Dish TV. After the voting results, which were declare

HUL appoints former revenue secy Tarun Bajaj as independent director

Bajaj belongs to the Indian Administrative Service, 1988 batch, Haryana Cadre, and was the Revenue Secretary of the Government of India before superannuating in November 2022

Byju's 'regularly disregarded' advice on key matters, says Prosus

Exited Byju's board because of poor corporate governance, says edtech firm's biggest investor

The roots of global success

Ajay Banga leading the World Bank makes us think once again about what is making Indians popular in decision-making positions

Aparajitha eyes new deals after 76% stake buy in Quess Corp arm Simpliance

The firm aims to become the top player in India' compliance segment; currently has 1,700 employees and over 1,750 clients across 25 states

Bollywood stars, corporate bosses fire up Mumbai, Delhi luxury house mkts

Experts attribute the trend to stamp duty cut by Maharashtra govt, reduction of prices by developers saddled with unsold inventory

France's Teleperformance bets on India for mid to senior leadership talent

Indian is also significant in the company's stated target of becoming a Euro 10 billion company by 2025

Deepak Parekh, Anil Ambani among corporate leaders to pay tribute to Mistry

Family friend and NCP leader Supriya Sule joins hundreds of SP group employees and others at the funeral Tuesday morning. Reliance Jio chief Akash Ambani among mourners

BS Awards for Corporate Excellence 2021: Samina Hamied lauds team effort

Cipla, which has seen a generational change in its leadership, draws 40 per cent of its revenues from India and 21 per cent from the US market.

Businesses need to adapt to new models, unconventional thinking: Munjal

Organisations need to adapt to new models and unconventional thinking going ahead, Hero MotoCorp Chairman and CEO Pawan Munjal said

Moving beyond a zero-sum approach

In many situations, acting for oneself as well as the group gets the best results

Why Blue Circle is not like professional networking platform LinkedIn

Though a great product, LinkedIn has become too cluttered as a platform for senior leaders to network and connect, says Blue Circle founder Siddharth Anand

PM Modi meets leading American CEOs; encourages them to invest in India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met a group of five top American corporate leaders on a one-on-one basis from a range of diverse sectors ranging from drones to 5G

Biocon controversy: Sebi's insider trading laws may need an overhaul

Sebi regulations define "insider" as a company associate who is trading in the company's shares based on unpublished price sensitive information (UPSI) to make a quick buck

Interweave partners UN Women to implement UN's WEP in corporates in India

Interweave said it has partnered with UN Women, the United Nations entity for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment, to enable corporates implement Women's Empowerment Principles in India.

Women CEOs show more inclusive leadership style during Covid peak: S&P

Women CEOs emphasised empathy, adaptability, accountability and diversity more frequently than their male peers in public communications during the peak of Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new analysis from S & P Global in collaboration with researchers from the University of Paris.On average, women CEOs scored higher for positive sentiment and used words related to trust more frequently than men.Utilising advanced natural language processing of 4,958 earnings calls conducted from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020, the report represents the results of a joint project between analysts, data scientists and academics affiliated with S & P Global's recently launched Diversity Research Lab and Pantheon-Assas Management Science Research Laboratory (LARGEPA), the management science laboratory within the University of Paris 2 Pantheon-Assas."Our research identified clear gender affinities for key concepts and words during the peak pandemic period across nearly 8,500 companies