... says David Payne, Vice President & COO Higher Education Division, ETS. As Vice President & COO for the Higher Education Division, David Payne heads the GRE® program, as well as higher education outcomes assessments.

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… says Dr Shaji Prabhakaran, Founder and Managing Director, FutFire Sports (India) Pvt Ltd. He has spent more than 15 years in various capacity with Indian football. Dr Prabhakaran is one of the top experts of Indian football because of his domain knowledge, extensive involvement at grass roots, and experience in working with all stake holders of this beautiful game.

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… says Roopa Kudva, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of CRISIL and also Region Head, South Asia, Standard & Poor’s, which is the world’s foremost provider of  credit ratings. Prior to this, she was the Executive Director and Chief Rating Officer of CRISIL. She is also a member of Standard & Poor’s South Asia Governance Council

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Sudhir Bhargava, Director at Agroman Systems Pvt Ltd has had 15 years of experience in various segments and especially in agriculture consulting. A passionate entrepreneur, Bhargava shares his views and valuable insights in an interview with Serena Kallian.

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… says Praveen Agarwal who has been in the financial services sector for the last 15 years having dabbled in areas like Fund Raising, Debt Syndication, Private Equity Funding, Mergers & Acquisitions, Asset Restructuring, Taxation and Administration etc. A member of BNI - an international business group - and winner of the best performance award at the national bank level in 2005, he is currently the Director at RJ Capital. Praveen in this exclusive interview with Serena Kallian shares his experiences

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… says author Amish Tripathi, National Head - Marketing & Product Management at IDBI Federal and an IIM Calcutta alumnus. While working in the insurance industry, Amish felt that his life was devoid of any meaning or self. Ultimately he decided to take the spiritual route. He started reading about the different philosophies and the Indian mythologies. Eventually, the inspiration for The Shiva Trilogy came from years of reading mythological stories, historical books and invigorating discussion with his family about the destiny of the human body, mind and soul. The Immortals of Meluha is his debut novel. In this exclusive interview with Radhika Arunkumar, Amish shares his ideologies about how good marketing has played a role in the success of the book and his views on business education in India, as it exists today.

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… says Sankar Ramamurthy, ED and Head – People & Change Consulting, PwC India, which recently released the PwC Saratoga India survey 2010 on human capital effectiveness. The survey findings reveal that organisations in India are making a profit of Rs 15 per employee on every Rs 100 of revenue earned from them. In this exclusive e-interview with Sarita Kutty, Sankar discusses the industry trends pertaining to human capital and the future of MBA education.

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The Shahnaz Husain Group is India’s leading company in the field of natural beauty and anti-aging treatments. Started in the 1970s by Shahnaz Husain in New Delhi, the group has over time vertically integrated to encompass every aspect of Ayurvedic care and cure. In 1996, Success magazine named Shahnaz Husain the Woman of the Year and estimated the brand’s worth at over $ 100 million.

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The role of women has evolved with the evolution of society and a change in thought process. With expansion of the Indian economy, amplified functions of the private sector and a boost in the number of multinationals setting up base in the country, there has been a slow but steady increase in the number of women executives and entrepreneurs making their presence felt in the corporate world. For instance Devita Saraf, CEO VU Technologies and Executive Director of Zenith computers, the 2nd largest PC company in India started by her father Raj Saraf in 1980. Vu Televisions a hi-end luxury technology brand has made a mark for itself in the home entertainment market with its innovative ideas and fresh looks, and is now considered along with other top television brands in India.

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...says Nitin Mishra who heads the product management function at Netmagic Solutions. In conversation with Radhika Arunkumar, he talks of his tenure at Netmagic and how he has been responsible for conceptualising and packaging hosting and managed services.

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… says, Arvind Pradhan, Director General of Indian Merchants’ Chamber (IMC). He holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in International trade from IIFT, Delhi. He did his Master of Business Administration with specialisation in Marketing from Lucknow University, and is a senior management professional with more than 30 years’ experience in international trade within India and overseas. He is also a visiting faculty at the NMIMS University, Mumbai.

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… says C Manoharan, Head of Refining at Essar Oil. He joined the Essar Group in May 2008. A graduate in chemical engineering, Manoharan is in charge of technical, production and marketing functions associated with refinery management and is also responsible for the smooth and safe commissioning of all of the process units and other facilities related to refinery expansion and management.

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... says Annil Chandel, Country Director at Huxley Associates (India) an international recruitment consultancy firm providing expertised recruitment services to clients and candidates around the world. He describes himself as a creative and entrepreneurial senior recruitment executive with several years of IT industry experience, SAP market, Web Technologies and in Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI). In conversation with Amit Panhale, he talks about the roles, responsibilities and challenges of a recruitment manager, opportunities in the sector and the psyche of the Indian market.

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… says Prasanta Patra, an alumnus of IIM-Ahmedabad with more than a decade of corporate exposure. Today, as Productivity and Strategy Acceleration Leader at Dow AgroSciences' Pacific Region, Patra is passionate about his chosen field as well as his organisation, which is a top-tier agricultural company providing innovative agrochemical and biotechnology solutions globally.

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A graduate in history from the Delhi University and an MBA from AIMA, Ms. Dutta is a senior sales and marketing professional who has handled all facets of the function - from the grassroots to strategic level - with success and élan. In an engaging conversation with Advanc’edge MBA, she draws on her personal experiences and insights to inspire future professionals. (

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Mr. Mukesh Malhotra formally joined the family business of Weikfield Products in 1973 after completing his degree in Mechanical Engineering from the College of Engineering, Pune. He focused his energies on International business and started the Exports Division of Weikfield. Under his able guidance, Weikfield went from one pillar of success to the other and even earned the coveted "International Food Safety (IFS)" Certification. In 1994, Mr. Malhotra was appointed Managing Director of Weikfield Products and continues to hold the post till date.

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