Primarily trained for a career in FMCG, he shifted to insurance when the opportunity came his way.
Birla takes over as chairman after his group increased its stake to 51 per cent in November 2012 from the earlier 50 per cent.
Average salary of the 100 best-paid directors is 1% of their companies' net profit.
Puts in checks to reach customers before and after selling the policy.
Regulator fears the insurer may get away without making an open offer.
Thomas Mathew T, managing director, tells Manojit Saha and M Saraswathy about the LIC's strategy and growth plans.
Tata AIA Life Insurance has 13 people at the senior vice-president level.
Bengal minister says Mamata's pullout from UPA will not hit capital flow.
Students of the Newcastle University Business School are on summer internship opportunity, as a part of their global exposure.
Videocon starts race, says will bid in eight circles, expects 5-MHz spectrum to go for Rs 20,000 crore
Virtual trial room is a new concept e-commerce players in India are looking at seriously. Using a web-camera, users are able to click pictures of themselves and then click on a product, which is then fitted on to their bodies. This helps see how it looks on them. Players such as Zovi.com, Lenskart.com and Kingschest.com have introduced this feature. Myntra.com will do so in two months.
The Tata companies employ 4,25,000 people across seven sectors, worldwide, thus constituting a vast talent pool. "An initiative like this enables us to retain and nurture talent, and at the same time gives existing employees a chance to move across locations," says Satish Pradhan, chief, group human resources, Tata Sons.
Anil Sardana, managing director of India's largest private power producer, says though the tariff freeze by some states is causing tremendous stress, the company will go ahead with the expansion of the Mundra project.
According to data compiled by BS Research Bureau for BSE 100 companies, seven public sector companies -- Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), Bank of India, Union Bank, Bharat Petroleum (BPCL), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) and GAIL -- have reduced their employee costs ranging from one per cent to 21 per cent.
Demand on rise as companies look to expand in Asian, European markets
The life insurance arm of the country's largest private-sector lender does it not to expand workforce, but to maintain its strength, as almost a similar number of staffers keeps leaving every month.
Malaysia's leading telecom operator, Axiata, has backed out of its negotiations to pick up a substantial stake in broadband wireless access operator Tikona Digital.
State Bank of India and IDBI Bank have decided not to go to the IIMs this year.
Niche portals like Jewelsnext.com, Caratlane.com and Suratdiamonds.com are making the best use of it, apart from the traditional e-commerce players.
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