LinkedIn Power Profiles 2018 list recognises influential Indian professionals
Professional networking platform LinkedIn released its fifth edition of the LinkedIn Power Profiles 2018 list, which recognises the 'most viewed' professionals in India. Srividya Gopani, director, bra
Rekha M. Menon Chairman and Senior Managing Director, Accenture Menon has been responsible for building Accenture&rsquos business in India and strengthening its position in the country by integrating its overall growth strategy. She joined Accenture in 2004 and she has actively been involved in its Inclusion and Diversity and Corporate Citizenship initiatives.
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Binny Bansal Co-founder & CEO, Flipkart Group Bansal co-founded Flipkart along with ex-Amazon colleague Sachin Bansal. The internet entrepreneur graduated from IIT-Delhi. Both the Bansals, who are not related to eachother, quit the US giant to launch Flipkart in India, which saw its humble beginning as an online book store before catapulting to become one of India's largest ecommerce plat
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Sanjiv Mehta Chairman and MD, Hindustan UnileverMehta has been the chairman and managing director of HUL since June 30, 2018. He also leads Unilever&rsquos South Asia business as the executive vice president. Mehta has been a part of the HUL Group for the last 26 years. He is also a director on Indian School of Business's board and a member of the Breach Candy Hospital trust.
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CP Gurnani CEO and MD, Tech MahindraAs the chief executive and managing director of Tech Mahindra, Gurnani's focus on customer experience has helped Tech Mahindra emerge as one of the leading IT companies in India. Over 36 years, he has been a part of organisations such as Hewlett Packard Ltd, Perot Systems (India) Ltd. and HCL Corporation Ltd. He is now steering the Tech Mahindra as the
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Ananth NarayananChief Executive Officer, Myntra, JabongUnder his leadership, Myntra has made two strategic acquisitions &ndash Cubeit, a Bangalore based start-up that facilitates content aggregation on mobile devices, and Jabong from Global Fashion Group making it India&rsquos biggest fashion e-tail destination. Narayanan aims to make Myntra the first profitable ecommerce company in India
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Anant MaheshwariPresident, Microsoft India Maheshwari has been working on transforming Microsoft India, making it more productive and focusing on the mobile-first, cloud-first era. Microsoft&rsquos role in India is essential, especially with the country&rsquos focus on Digital India. Prior to Microsoft, Maheshwari has worked with the Honeywell Group.
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Nisaba GodrejExecutive Chairperson at Godrej Consumer Products Godrej has been a key player in planning Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GPCL's) strategy in the last decade. In 2007, she launched Project Leapfrog, which helped accelerate organic growth in the Indian market through innovation, to become a more global company by investing in other emerging markets. She is also known to hav
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Along with the most influential CEOs on LinkedIn, the professional networking platform also revealed a list of what it calls LinkedIn Influencers. Dominating the list are Priyanka Chopra and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Priyanka Chopra Actor and Singer After proving her mettle in Bollywood with several super hit movies, the former Miss World has now moved to Hollywood. The Padma Shri awa
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Narendra ModiPrime Minister of India Modi&rsquos focus on development and foreign policy has made him one of the most popular and controversial Indian political leaders. His powerful personality and tech-savviness has made him very popular on social media.
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Shradha SharmaFounder & CEO, YourStory MediaPeople are just as extraordinary as they believe themselves to be. On this premise, Shradha Sharma founded YourStory in 2008, with the aim of championing the untold stories of entrepreneurship in India. She strongly believes that stories have the power to transform, connect and inspire people all over the world.YourStory's founder is followed by
