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Humans are wired to be more interested in young people. "Hypothetically, if your grandmother wrote the best song in the world, no one would care,'' blogs workplace satirist Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert. Provocative as that sounds, it is difficult to deny the fascination the world has for young achievers. Given India's demographic tilt in favour of youth, combined with the threatening skill shortage that companies face, the onus of spotting achievers early is becoming a survival strategy for most organisations. As Business Today unfolds its seventh edition of India's Hottest Young Executives, or HYEs, it becomes clear that what began as a project to record the change in Corporate India's leadership profile - that was opening up to younger leaders in 2002 - is today turning out to be a definitive list. Fast movers such as Salil Parekh (now a member of Capgemini Group's Executive Committee) or Nirvik Singh (now CEO, Grey Group, Asia Pacific) featured in our first list have gone on to take global mandates. Manisha Girotra has become CEO of the banking operations of UBS from being the head of UBS Securities in India. Thanks to a fairly constant set of counsellors who help us unearth young achievers every year, we have been able to include people from diverse sectors and companies outside the comfort zones such as Hindustan Unilever, Tata Group and GE, or even companies in investment banking and financial services or information technology.

So, how do we do it? It is a good question to ask, given that companies are paranoid Toral Patel about revealing their gems for Kalyani S. competitive reasons. Luckily, Companies are with the best headhunters on seeking diversity our side, we have been able to in gender, at least identify candidates. nationality, We have Kalyani S., Associate education, and are Director at Stanton Chase being inclusive in International, Toral Patel, a their approach Senior Director at Accord Toral Patel, Group India, Hastha Krishnan, Senior Director, Accord Group Director & President of Ma Foi/Randstad, and Purvi Sheth, Stability does help as many large Indian business houses support CEO of Shilputsi Consultants. in-house talent for 'C' level positions They collectively drew up a Kalyani S., Associate Director, Stanton Chase 100-strong list and subsequently in a round table Purvi Sheth discussion spent hours Hastha Krishnan debating the names to throw Companies are up the true achievers. asking for talent Common industry segments that is varied in were grouped to prevent the skills and can list from getting loaded in manage in a favour of any one segment. multitude of Care was taken to avoid business environs" bunching of too many similar Purvi Sheth, job profiles, and a robust CEO, Shilputsi debate ensured that no one Consultants kind of job was edging out others. Thereafter, the Employee engagement, effective communication are the two key discussion focused on: challenges for organisations. Those managing it well have motivated teams The individual's record Hastha Krishnan, Director & President, Ma Foi/Randsta and consistency Contribution to an organisation's bottomline and other objectives People management skills Ability to deal with start-ups, and/or fast growth situations Passion and ability to influence key stakeholders THE PANELISTS

PAST HYEs FORGE AHEAD Manisha Girotra Manisha Girotra (BT: HYE 2004) Then 34, she was Managing Director, UBS Securities, India What BT said then: The self-confessed deal junkie who says she is happiest "when winning deals" ... (is)busy with cross-border deals of the kind that have become UBS's speciality Today: She is CEO and Country Head, UBS India Salil Parekh Salil Parekh (BT: HYE 2002) Then 38, he was CEO CGE&Y India and COO, CGE&Y, Asia Pacific What BT said then: If Parekh's targets are any indication, he can't wait to get started: over the next three years he proposes to hike revenues and workforce a staggering 12 times Today: He is a member of Capgemini Group's Executive Committee Ruchir Sharma Ruchir Sharma (BT: HYE 2002) He was then Executive Director, India, Morgan Stanley Investment What BT said then: He is so young, he refuses to give his exact age. "The only reason I am in this industry is my passion for markets, especially global ones," says Sharma Today: He is MD, Head of global emerging markets equity team and Portfolio Manager at Morgan Stanley Investment Management Nirvik Singh Nirvik Singh (BT: HYE 2002) Then 39, he was CEO, Grey Worldwide, India What BT said then: In 1997, "there were reports every day about how we were closing down," Singh recollects. Grey now boasts revenues of Rs 283 crore Today: He is Chairman and CEO, Grey Group Asia Pacific

It was fascinating to see how winners emerged from a list of 100 names, especially since almost all were minted from the best colleges or B-schools, and had worked for heavyweights. Often, a star performer failed to make the grade because he or she had no recent achievement. Sometimes, as in the case of Soumya Goswami on this year's list, they stand out as they are in a

new area in which there are relatively few contenders with such skills. Every year, we try to list the top 25, but face the occasional hurdle when a candidate opts out because his or her employer does not wish the world to know it has a star. Our most famous but reclusive candidate was Nitin Paranjpe. We put him on our list in 2002 when he was the head of fabric wash at what was then Hindustan Lever Ltd or HLL. But neither Paranjpe nor HLL wanted him featured. Today, Paranjpe is the CEO and Managing Director of HLL's new avatar, Hindustan Unilever Ltd. Our experience suggests that the hottest performers are people who know their minds, and have not been swayed by temptations and moved on to other jobs in the face of challenges. Kalyani of Stanton Chase says there are both movers, and those who stay on. But the scales are tilted in favour of those who stay long enough to build a sustainable business. At the end of the day, it is not about moving or staying on in one job, but about what one does at the job. Entrepreneurial dreams can also prompt an HYE to quit a job. So, two BT HYEs of the past, Bobby Parikh (2002) and Mukesh Bhutani (2004) have since teamed up at BMR Advisors. In the current list, Jagdish Mahapatra of Cisco says he harbours start-up dreams. Given the range of their talents, and the diversity of interests it becomes difficult to put any clear pattern to the achievers - except, of course, their burning ambition and passion for excellence. Just as there are stereotypes, there are as many exceptions to break the urban legends. Besides, diversity is a key issue, the final winner in the mix. As companies battle often unpredictable economic swings and a fusion of cultures, this attribute is being sought the most. "Companies are asking for talent that is varied in skills and can manage in a multitude of business environs," says Sheth of Shilputsi. According to her, skills should also be applicable in different jobs so people can play different roles in an organisation, even at a time of change in business strategy or altered execution plans. Gender diversity is not the only agenda that is becoming critical. "We find the diversity aspect playing out on many fronts," says Patel of Accord. According to her, "Companies are seeking diversity in gender, nationality, education and are being inclusive in their approach." Maybe that is why we have on our list: former hockey Olympian Viren Rasquinha, who went to the elite Indian School of Business at Hyderabad and is today chief operating officer of Olympic Gold Quest. Then there is Aditya Ghosh, a lawyer, who heads one of the most successful airlines in the country today. Enough about success. Headhunters are actually eager to meet HYEs with a difference - people who have dealt with setbacks in business or, at a personal level, have an athlete's attitude. Many would not disagree with what Bhutani had to say when we profiled him in 2004. "I am biased towards people who have played competitive sport," he told us, referring to his approach to hiring. "They are resilient, can work in teams, and accept defeat."

Here is a look at Global Indian Business Leaders:1 LN Mittal ArcellorMittal

Indra Nooyi PepsiCo

Nikesh Arora Google

Vikram pandit Citigroup

Harish Manwani Unilever

Anshu Jain Deutsche Bank

Ajit Jain Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group Shantanu Narayen Adobe Systems

Vinod Khosla Khosla Ventures

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Rakesh Kapoor Reckitt Benckiser

Top women CEOs|India Inc's most powerful CEOs 2012 12 inShare <a target="_blank" href="http://netspiderads2.indiatimes.com/ads.dll/clickthrough? slotid=37105"><img alt="Advertisement" height="71" width="640" border="0" src="http://netspiderads2.indiatimes.com/ads.dll/photoserv?slotid=37105"></a> The Economic Times, in partnership with IMRB International, has been conducting comprehensive surveys to ascertain the 'Most Powerful CEOs' of India, for the past few years. The survey has endeavored to identify the business leaders who are well-recognised by people for their efforts in shaping Corporate India. ( Check methodology ) Finally, a cross-sector ranking of the CEOs was obtained. For this, ET indexed the scores for the CEOs across sectors and thereby obtained the master list of top 100 CEOs.

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Shikha Sharma Axis Bank

Naina Lal Kidwai HSBC India

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List of Company Slogans:

3M: "Innovation" Agere Systems: "How Communication Happens" Agilent: "Dreams Made Real" Airbus: "Setting the Standards" Amazon.com: "and You're Done" AMX: "It's Your World. Take Control" Anritsu: "Discover What's Possible AT&T: "Your World. Delivered" ATG Design Services: "Circuit Design for the RF Impaired" ATI Technologies: "Get In the Game" BAE Systems: "Innovating for a Safer World" Ball Corporation: "The Leader in Small Space and Rocket Systems" BellSouth: "Listening, Answering" Blackhawk: "Powering DSP Development" Boeing: "Forever New Frontiers" Bose Corporation: "Better Sound Through Research" Bowers & Wilkins (Speaker Mfg.): "Listen and You Will See" BP Microsystems: "Setting the Standard in Device Programming" Cadence: "How Big Can You Dream?" Canon: "Know How" Cingular Wireless: "Raising the Bar" Cisco Systems: "This is the Power of the Network. Now." Cirrus Logic: "Leading the Digital Entertainment Revolution" Compaq (HP): "Inspiration Technology" Cypress Semiconductor: "Driving the Communication Revolution" Datel (C&D Tech): "Innovation and Excellence" Dell Computer: "Get More out of Now" DuPont: "The Miracles of Science" EM Research: "The ultimate source for miniature frequency synthesizers" Ericsson: "Taking You Forward"

Fiber-Span, LLC: "RF On Fiber" Ford: "Built for the Road Ahead" Fujitsu: "The Possibilities are Infinite" General Dynamics: "Strength On Your Side" General Electric: "Imagination at Work" GigaLane: "Innovation and Excellence in RF & Microwave" Griff Specialty Paper and Film: "Materials that Create Solutions" Hitachi: "Inspire the Next" Hewlett-Packard: "Invent" Honeywell: "We are Honeywell" IBM: "We Make IT Happen" IDT: "Powering What's Next" IFI: "The Power of Choice" I.F. Engineering Corp: "Your challenge is our progress" Infineon: "Keep on Thinking" Intel: "Intel Inside" Intersil: "Technology at the Speed of Life" ITT: "Engineered for Life" JRC: "You Don't Need Wires to Communicate" Keithley: "A Greater Measure of Confidence" Kodak: "A Virtual World of Live Pictures" Linksys: "At Linksys - We are making connectivity easier" Linx Technologies: "Wireless Made Simple" Lockheed Martin: "We Never Forget Who We're Working For" MegaPhase: "Our Customers Connect With Us" Micrel: "The Infinite Bandwidth Company" Micron: "The Future of Memory" Mitsubishi Semiconductor: "Changes for the Better" Motorola: "Digital DNA" "Hello. Moto" muRata: "Innovator in Electronics" mWAVE Industries, LLC: "Your Partner In Antenna Technology" National Semiconductor: "The Sight & Sound of Information" NEC Corporation: "Empowered by Innovation" Nokia: "Connecting People" Nortel Networks: "Business Without Boundaries" Orbital Sciences Corporation: "The Leader in Small Space and Rocket Systems" Panasonic: "Ideas for Life" Philips: "Sense and Simplicity"

PMC-Sierra: "Accelerating The Broadband Revolution" Pragma: "Operate at Your Optimum" Progressive: "Now that's Progressive" RCAT Systems: "You push the limits. We measure it." RF Bites: "Helping RF Designers one Bite at a time" RF Cafe: A Disruptive Web Presence" "Your Onramp to the Information Superhighway" Rohde & Schwarz: "Pushing Limits" Thor Labs: "Photonics in the Fast Lane" Samsung Electronics: "Imagine" ST Microelectronics: "More Intelligence Solutions" Sun Microsystems: "The Network Is The Computer" Texas Instruments: "The World Leader in DSP and Analog" "Technology for Innovators" Unisys: "We Make It Happen" United Technologies Corporation: "This Is Momentum" Verizon Wireless: "Can You Hear Me Now? Good." vidaRF: "Simple Solutions for Complex Connections" Vodafone: "How Are You?" Xilinx: "The Programmable Logic Company" XMA Corporation: "When Performance Matters"

Other Company Slogans 3PARdata Inc.: "Serving Information. Simply." 7-Eleven: "Oh Thank Heaven for 7-Eleven" A.T. Kearney: ''Ideas That Last'' ACCBank: ''Its All About'' ACE Aviation Holdings: ''At Air Canada We Are Not Happy Until You Are Happy.'' ACN Inc.: "One world. One Vision. AIMCO: "America Comes Home to AIMCO" AMC Theatres: "Experience the Difference" Abbott Laboratories: "A Promise for Life" Accenture: ''High Performance. Delivered.'' Acorn Computers: ''No slogan'' Adelphia: "Get. Watch. Do What You Want." Affiliated Computer Services: "People Making Technology Work"

Albertsons: "Helping Make Your Life Easier" Allegheny Technologies: "Specialty Materials That Make Our World" Allstate Corporation: "You're in Good Hands" Altec Lansing: "Just listen to this!" Aluria Software: "Security Made Simple" American Express: "Do More" American Medical Response: "Patient Focused, Customer Centered, Caregiver Inspired" Ameritech: "In a World of Technology, People Make the Difference." Apache Corporation: "Sense of Urgency" Apollo Group: "You Can Do This" Arcelor: "Steel Solutions for a Better World" Archer Daniels Midland: "Resourcful By Nature" Astaro: "Network Assurance" Avon Products, Inc.: "The Company for Women" BI-LO: "Why Pay More?" BMW: "The Ultimate Driving Machine" BP (British Petroleum): "Beyond Petroleum" Bayer USA: "Science for a Better Life" Best Buy: "Thousands of Possibilities. Get Yours." Bob Evans Restaurants: "Down on the Farm" Booz Allen Hamilton: "Delivering Results That Endure" Borland: "Excellence Endures" Burger King: "Have It Your Way" Buy.com: "The Internet Superstore" CDW: "The Right Technology, Right Away" CHC Helicopter: :CHC Moves the Industry That Moves the World" CVS/pharmacy: "Expect Something Extra" Capital One: "What's in your wallet?" Century 21: "Real Estate for Your World" Circuit City: "Just what you needed" Citigroup: "Live Richly" CityJet: "Travel Without Frontiers" Claris: "Simply, Powerful Software" CompUSA: "We got it. We get it." ConAgra Foods, Inc.: "The Right Kind of Food Company" Cracker Barrel: "Homestyle Cooking Done Right." Credit Suisse First Boston: "Empowering Change" D-Link: "Building Networks for People" John Deere: "Nothing Runs Like a Deere" Dow Corning: "We Help You Invent the Future" Dun & Bradstreet: "Decide with Confidence" eBay: "The World's Online Marketplace" E.F. Hutton: "When E.F. Hutton talks, people listen" Emerson Electric Company: "Consider It Solved" ExxonMobil: "Taking on the world's toughest energy challenges" FedEx: "Relax, It's FedEx"

GEICO: "15 Minutes Could Save You 15% or More on Car Insurance" General Mills: "The Company of Champions" Global Jet Airlines: "Light is Faster, but We are Safer" Globe Telecom: "Making great things possible" Goldman Sachs: "Our Client's Interests Always Come First" Hilton Hotels: "Take Me To The Hilton" Honda: "Power of Dreams" Hudson's Bay Company: "We are Canada's Merchants" IBM: "On Demand Business" IRobot: "Business Mechanisms to Accelerate Change" InFocus: "The Big Picture" Infosys: "Powered by Intellect Driven by Values" J.C. Penney: "It's all Inside" JVC: "The Perfect Experience: Johnson & Johnson: "The Family Company" Kohl's: "Expect Great Things" Konica Minolta: "The Essentials of Imaging" Kroger: "Right Store, Right Price" Lehman Brothers: "Where Vision Gets Built" LevelVision LLC: "Engaging People" L'Oreal: "Because I'm Worth It" Lowe's: "Improving Home Improvement" Marshall Aerospace: "World Class Aerospace Solutions" Martha Stewart Living: "Sharing The Good Things Everyday" Matsushita Electric Industrial: "Panasonic Ideas for Life" Mazda: "Zoom Zoom" McDonald's: "I'm Lovin' It" Meijer: "Higher Standards. Lower Prices." Merck & Co.: "Committed to Bringing Out the Best in Medicine" Merrill Lynch: "We See Your Financial Life in Total" Metropolitan Life Insurance Company: "Have You Met Life Today?" Mitsubishi: "Better Built, Better Backed" Morgan Stanley: "One Client at a Time" MySQL: "To Make Superior Data Management Available and Affordable for All" NVIDIA: "The way it's meant to be played" Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company: "Nationwide is on Your Side" Nestl: "Good Food. Good Life" Nike: "Just Do It" Nintendo: "Born to play" Nissan Motors: "SHIFT_" Novell: "Software for the Open Enterprise" Officeworks1: "The Works" Olympus Corporation: "Your Vision, Our Future" One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning: "Always On Time... Or You Don't Pay A Dime" Optus1: "Yes"

Oracle: "Information Driven: Palo Alto Auto & Body: May We Have the Next Dents, Please? Panera Bread: "A Loaf of Bread in Every Arm'" Pentax: "For Your Precious Moments" Pepsi: "It's the Cola" Peregrine Systems: "Evolve Wisely" PerkinElmer: "Precisely" Pier 1 Imports: "Life More Interesting" Pioneer Rocketplane: "Permitting Travel to Space, Travel in Space, and Travel Through Space" Plantronics: "Sound Innovation" Porsche: "There Is No Substitute" PricewaterhouseCoopers: "Excellence, Teamwork and Leadership" Principal Financial Group: "We'll Give You an Edge" Procter & Gamble: "Touching Lives, Improving Life" Prudential Financial: "Growing and Protecting Your Wealth" Qwest: "Spirit of Service" Renault: "Crateur dAutomobiles" Rite Aid: "With Us, It's Personal: Rolls-Royce: "Trusted to Deliver Excellence" Sherwin-Williams: "Cover the Earth" Silicon Graphics: "The Source of Innovation and Discovery" Spencer Gifts: "Life's A Party! We're Makin' It Fun." Sprint Nextel Corporation: "Yes you can" Staples: "That Was Easy" Symbol Technologies: "The Enterprise Mobility Company" Target Corporation: "Expect More. Pay Less." The Home Depot: "You Can Do It. We Can Help." The Spaceship Factory: "Custom Fabrication for Interplanetary Living" Time Warner Cable: "The Power of You" Toshiba: "Committed to People, Committed to the Future." Toyota: "Oh What a Feeling" United Parcel Service: "What Can Brown Do for You?" United States Postal Service: "Fly Like An Eagle" USO: "Until Every One Comes Home..." VeriSign: "Where It All Comes Together" Verizon" Make Progress Every Day" Veterans Way Bicycles: "Veterans Way Bicycles, Making It Happen" Village Cinemas1: "Where Movies Live" Vodafone: "Make the Most of Now" Volkswagen: "Aus Liebe zum Automobil," which being translated, is, "Out of love to automobiles." (thx to Kirtland S.) Wachovia: "Uncommon Wisdom" Wegmans Food Markets: "Every Day You Get Our Best!" Weight Watchers: "Watch Yourself Change: Wendy's : "Do What Tastes Right"

Wyse: "Global Leader in Thin Computing" Xerox: "The Document Company"

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46. Volkswagen

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