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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.

By WCRC Leaders Editorial Desk

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.

By WCRC Leaders Editorial Desk

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.

By WCRC Leaders Editorial Desk

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.

By WCRC Leaders Editorial Desk

The executive-chair handover is becoming the default

In a single week, three large US organisations named new chief executives and kept the outgoing leader in the boardroom as executive chair. The model buys continuity, but it asks a lot of both people.

By WCRC Leaders Editorial Desk

HDFC Bank hires its next chief executive from its biggest rival

India's largest private-sector bank has turned to Anup Bagchi, a 34-year ICICI Group veteran, to succeed Sashidhar Jagdishan. The choice says as much about bench strength and culture as it does about the man.

By WCRC Leaders Editorial Desk

Boston Dynamics picks an AI-model leader to run a robot company

By hiring the scientist who led Amazon's Nova models, the Hyundai-owned robot maker is signalling where it thinks the value in physical AI will sit: in the intelligence, not only the machine.

By WCRC Leaders Editorial Desk

Firsts and exits: women at the top this month

Two organisations named their first women chief executives in the same week that one of the defence industry's best-known leaders set a date to step back. The routes these women took to the top tell their own story.

By WCRC Leaders Editorial Desk

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.

By WCRC Leaders Editorial Desk

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.

By WCRC Leaders Editorial Desk

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.

By WCRC Leaders Editorial Desk

Raj Sandhan, CEO & Founder of Metro Health & Beauty Limited: The Pharmacist Who Rewrote What a Distributor Is For

Raj Sandhan, CEO & Founder of Metro Health & Beauty Limited, spent a decade behind London pharmacy counters before deciding the brands he stocked deserved a better route into Britain. Nineteen years on, MHBL has put Mustela, Filorga, Uriage and Rausch on UK shelves, and he still refuses to just move boxes.

By WCRC Leaders Editorial Desk

Nikhil Kamath: The Call-Center Dropout Who Bootstrapped India's Largest Brokerage — and Why WCRC Ranks Him No. 9 in Asia

Nikhil Kamath scored 635/700 — rank No. 9 — in WCRC's Asia Top 100 Emerging Leaders 2026, with a Resilience Factor of 92. From a call-center job to building Zerodha, India's largest brokerage, without a single rupee of outside capital.

Kunal Shah: The Philosophy Graduate Who Built Trust Into a Business Model — and Why WCRC Ranks Him No. 7 in Asia

Kunal Shah scored 636/700 — rank No. 7 — in WCRC's Asia Top 100 Emerging Leaders 2026, with an Innovation Score of 96. From FreeCharge to CRED's contrarian trust thesis to the global helm of WhatsApp.

By WCRC Intelligence Unit

Forging a Legacy of Integrity and Sustainability: The Leadership Journey of Vikrant Sood at Evora Furnitures and 360 Interior Designs

The Alchemy of Principle and Performance: Why Vikrant Sood Earns the "World's Leading Leader" A Superlative Rating

By WCRC Leaders

Bridging Dreams and Reality: How Jaya Sengupta is Redefining Education in Small-Town India

Roots in Community, Vision for the World: The Leadership Journey of Mrs.. Jaya Sengupta In the quiet town of Bishnupur, a quiet revolution is unfolding—one classroom at a time. At its helm is Mrs.. Jaya Sengupta, the vis…

By WCRC Leaders

Alka Chandiramani: Blending Neuroscience and Cultural Intelligence to Redefine Inclusive Leadership

Beyond the Blueprint: Alka Chandiramani, Architect of a Human-Centric Future, Is Redefining Power Through Influence and Inclusion Part 1: The Philosophical Compass – Authenticity as the Bedrock of Influence At the core o…

By WCRC Leaders

Raj Sandhan of Metro Health & Beauty: Architect of a Dermo-Cosmetic Revolution

Raj Sandhan, Metro Health and Beauty, UK: Leading with Purpose: Personal Growth and a Legacy of Impact

By WCRC Leaders

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 …

By WCRC Leaders

The Architect of Trust: How Samer Halteh is Redefining Finance and Forging a Legacy of Empowerment

Where Integrity is the New Currency: Samer Halteh’s Human-Centric Vision is Disrupting High-Finance and Earning Global Acclaim.

By WCRC Leaders

Yogita Tulsiani: Reshaping Global Talent Ecosystems

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

By WCRC Leaders

Shubhodeep Das: World’s Leading Leader 2025 of Sustainable Revolution

Hylife Group Chief Executive Officer Honoured by WCRC for Ethical Innovation, Global Vision, and Transformative Leadership Equity

By WCRC Leaders

Mandhira Kapur: The Silent Force Powering a New Generation of Indian Leadership

Visionary, builder, and reformer — Mandhira Kapur is turning a family legacy into a forward-facing enterprise with identity, purpose, and undeniable impact. A Different Kind of Legacy In a world that often measures succe…

By Abhimanyu Ghosh

Empowering Legacy with Purpose: Nyrika Holkar’s Modern Blueprint for Leadership at Godrej & Boyce

India's Best CEOs 2025: With a rare combination of business acumen, sustainability advocacy, and a commitment to social progress, Nyrika Holkar is defining what leadership means for the new era of Indian industry. In the…

By WCRC Leaders