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Noel Tata wants Tata Trusts to build institutions, not just fund them

Noel Tata wants Tata Trusts to build institutions, not just fund them

Tata Trusts disbursed ₹1,556.31 crore in 2025-26, about 72% more than a year earlier, and its chairman says the next phase is about owning outcomes: a planned network of forty to fifty not-for-profit general hospitals and new places of learning.

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DP World hands Asia Pacific to its CFO, Jason Varsamidis

DP World hands Asia Pacific to its CFO, Jason Varsamidis

DP World has promoted the finance chief of its Asia Pacific business to run it. The timing matters: the group's home port is handling far fewer boxes, and Asia is where its growth now comes from.

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Mohit Joshi's Tech Mahindra: 14.8% margin, one step short of 15%

Mohit Joshi's Tech Mahindra: 14.8% margin, one step short of 15%

Ten quarters after taking charge, Tech Mahindra's chief executive has doubled the company's operating margin and kept deal wins above $1bn for a year. The final test of his FY27 promise comes in the next two quarters.

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ManpowerGroup hands its top job to Becky Frankiewicz as AI reshapes work

ManpowerGroup hands its top job to Becky Frankiewicz as AI reshapes work

One of the world's largest staffing companies has named its strategy chief as its next chief executive, with Jonas Prising staying on as Executive Chair. The choice tells boards a good deal about what the talent business now values in a leader.

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The Gulf's C-suite churn

The Gulf's C-suite churn

A busy third quarter put new chief executives and chairs in charge of some of the Gulf's most important state-linked companies and regulators. Many of the moves ended long interim periods.

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Lata Gullapalli, Chairperson & Founder of The Savoir Faire Company: The Investment Banker Who Judges Philanthropy on Cash Flow

Lata Gullapalli, Chairperson & Founder of The Savoir Faire Company: The Investment Banker Who Judges Philanthropy on Cash Flow

Lata Gullapalli, Chairperson & Founder of The Savoir Faire Company, built a career advising on deals in several markets across the world. She now applies the same discipline to projects mentoring rural women, and to courses on "How to Think" taught to senior bankers, leaders, entrepreneurs and students at universities.

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Ashish Nanda, Founder & Managing Director of ACRYO: The Founder Building the Helium Supply Chain Australia Forgot It Needed

Ashish Nanda, Founder & Managing Director of ACRYO: The Founder Building the Helium Supply Chain Australia Forgot It Needed

Ashish Nanda, Founder & Managing Director of ACRYO, left an executive career in India to start again in Australia. His bet was that a country full of MRI scanners, laboratories and quantum labs would eventually want a supplier who treats helium the way a utility treats water.

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From Family Business to Global Benchmark: How Abhinav Batra’s Strategic Foresight is Electrifying the Cable Industry

From Family Business to Global Benchmark: How Abhinav Batra’s Strategic Foresight is Electrifying the Cable Industry

Honoured as a World’s Leading Leader 2025 at the Global FutureMakers Summit in London, the CEO of Batra Henlay Cables exemplifies leadership built on innovation, resilience, and sustainable value creation. Abhinav Batra …

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Yogita Tulsiani: Reshaping Global Talent Ecosystems

Yogita Tulsiani: Reshaping Global Talent Ecosystems

How iXceed Solutions’ CEO, Yogita Tulsiani Is Reshaping Global Talent Ecosystems with Vision, Ethics, and Disruptive Technology

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Uday Kumar Reddy: The Visionary Powering Tanla Platforms into a Global CPaaS Leader

Uday Kumar Reddy: The Visionary Powering Tanla Platforms into a Global CPaaS Leader

Best Emerging Leaders, India 2025: From bootstrapped beginnings to a billion-dollar tech firm, U.K. Reddy is redefining the future of cloud communications and enterprise messaging. Uday Kumar Reddy, Chairman and CEO of Tanla Platforms, has emerged as a trailblazer. His vision

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Revolutionizing Airport Experiences: Liberatha Kallat's Vision at Dreamfolks Services

Revolutionizing Airport Experiences: Liberatha Kallat's Vision at Dreamfolks Services

In the dynamic and ever-evolving domain of airport, travel and lifestyle services, visionary leaders play a crucial role in reshaping the travel experience. Selected as WCRC Intelligence World's Best Emerging Leader 2023, Liberath…

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Gülhanim Sümeyra Aslan: Crafting Architectural Excellence at GSA Architecture

Gülhanim Sümeyra Aslan: Crafting Architectural Excellence at GSA Architecture

In the vibrant realm of architectural innovation and design, visionary leaders play a pivotal role in shaping the industry's landscape. Selected as Global Inspirational Leader, Gülhanim Sümeyra Aslan , a dynamic force at…

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Mohammed Al Kayed: A Visionary Leader Steering business ventures to great heights

Mohammed Al Kayed: A Visionary Leader Steering business ventures to great heights

Selected as WCRC Intelligence Global Inspirational Leaders 2023, Mohammed Al Kayed is a dynamic and efficient business leader driving business to stellar heights with strategic business acumen and commitment to excellence & Mohamm…

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Talal Al Ajmi: Growing through hard work, passion and an ability to emerge winner from any situation.

Talal Al Ajmi: Growing through hard work, passion and an ability to emerge winner from any situation.

Selected as World's Best Emerging Leader 2022, Talal AL Ajmi, Founder and CEO, VI Markets, Kuwait is an exceptional entrepreneur who believes with the right education anything is possible. His passion and dedication makes VI Markets one of the largest in the region. WCRCLEADE

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Ajayya Kumar - The maverick leader and a thoughtful author

Ajayya Kumar - The maverick leader and a thoughtful author

Selected as World's Best Emerging Leader 2022 for his management skills, strategic thinking capabilities, advisory roles and more recently author of a best selling book, Ajayya Kumar is a dynamic leader who drives success with his 360 degrees vision and output. Ajayya Kumar i

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Yogita Tulsiani - Approachable, Compassionate and blessed with a winners attitude

Yogita Tulsiani - Approachable, Compassionate and blessed with a winners attitude

Selected as World's Best Emerging Leader in business consulting from the United Kingdom, Yogita Tulsiani of iXceed Solutions let her dynamic leadership and a stellar business approach as the key mantra for delivering world class business consulting. WCRCLEADERS GLOBAL in

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Ashraf Motiwala: India's Inspirational Leader 2020

Ashraf Motiwala: India's Inspirational Leader 2020

[caption id="attachment_5693451" align="alignnone" width="150"] Inspirational Leaders 2020[/caption] Ashraf Motiwala: India's Inspirational Leader 2020 Selected as India’s Inspirational Leader 2020, Ashraf Motiwala, Managing Director of AS Motiwala  - heritage jewellery - rose f

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