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Raghunath Mandava , took over as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) - Airtel Africa with effect from January 1, 2017.  He is also on the board of Airtel Networks Zambia Plc. Raghunath, an Airtel veteran, joined Airtel Africa as the Chief Operating Officer from 1st April, 2016 and having well settled in this role, took full leadership control. He joined Airtel Africa from Airtel India & South Asia where he was Director – Customer Experience. During his tenure as Director – Customer Experience, Raghu brought in new thinking and innovation, enabling Airtel India to take big leaps in the experience scores, while costs were reduced significantly. Previously, he has had successful stints in several roles such as Operations Director, Chief Marketing Officer Mobile – Airtel India, CEO – Rajasthan, COO – Tamil Nadu (TN) etc. His stint in Rajasthan saw our RMS in that Circle, a 6-player market, leap from 25 per cent to 42 per cent in 3 years. P...

L.G. Varadarajulu (December 15, 1928 - May 19, 2010) was born to legendary businessman LRG Naidu and Ranganayakiammal on December 15, 1928 in Kalangal. After completing his studies in automobile engineering at the Arthur Hope's College in Coimbatore, he joined his father's bus transport business in Tirupur. He started manufacturing of automobile garage equipment and air compressors in 1960. He served as the Chairman of the ELGI Group of Companies — Elgi Equipments, Elgi Rubber, Elgi Ultra Industries, and LG Balakrishnan & Bros. ELGI is today, the market leader and Asia's largest and world’s seventh-largest manufacturer of air compressors and automobile service station equipment. ELGI's products are used in a wide range of applications in areas ranging from mining, defence, transport, pharmaceuticals, power, oil, railways, chemicals, textiles, printing to ship building, paper, electronics, telecommunications, medical, food & beverages and plastics....

Chintapalli Gayatri Chaitanya , a postgraduate in agriculture and CAIIB, joined Bank of India as Probationary agricultural officer in June 1985. He has handled several assignments during his 32 years career with the Bank. Prior to his elevation as Executive Director of Bank of India, Shri Chaitanya was Chief Executive of Bank of India Singapore Centre covering Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia & Myanmar. Started the career as an agricultural officer Shri Chaitanya handled Managerial position in various branches across the India, thus acquiring all round banking / administrative knowledge. He got wide experience in operations as well as in controlling offices. Shri Chaitanya got wide overseas experience in various capacities including as a Vice President of New York Branch. Besides in depth credit knowledge and experience Shri Chaitanya got very good experience in IT. As a team leader he was instrumental in successful implementation of migration systems from Midas to ...

Yalamanchili Nageshwara Rao (Native of Kanumuru - Krishna dist, AP) has been Executive Director of Vijaya Bank since January 22, 2016. He started his Banking career by joining Vijaya Bank in the year 1985 as Probationary Officer and has over 31 years of rich banking experience. He Joined the Bank as an Officer, he rose to the level of General Manager handling multifarious activities both at the field level as Branch Head and Regional Head and at the Headquarters, handling key functional areas, such as Information Technology, Planning and Development, Risk Management, Merchant Banking, Customer Relations etc., He was also the Director of the Visweswaraya Grameena Bank during 2009-10. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce and is fluent in several languages including Russian. A Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers, he has undergone many training programmes at various prestigious institutes like IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Kozhikode etc.

Mr. Venkat Nageswar Chalasani  is a career banker with over 34 years’ experience. He has held diverse assignments covering different aspects of banking and currently oversees the treasury portfolio of India’s largest bank, with significant exposure to various market segments including FX, money markets, equities and investments. He has worked in various positions both in India and abroad, including postings in Bahrain, Bangalore and most recently Hong Kong, where he held the role of Regional Head (East Asia). He has been Shareholder Director at Central Depository Services (India) Limited since June 28, 2016. He holds a bachelor's degree in Science and a post graduate diploma in Journalism. Mr. Venkat is a director on the boards of several companies and industry associations. He has been a part of various RBI, SEBI and other committees the latest being Sunil Mehta committee. He appears in print and media.

Avanti Feeds, Natco Pharma are the only 2 companies from AP and Telangana placed in the list of Forbes Super 50 Companies 2018. Avanti Feeds: Avanti Feeds Ltd. engages in the business of manufacturing prawn and fish feeds, shrimp processing and exports from India. The company operates its business through the following business segments: Shrimp Feed, Shrimp Exports and Wind Mills. The Shrimp Feed segment engages in manufacturing & marketing of shrimp feed to the farmers, which is used in Aqua culture to grow shrimp. It also provides technical services to the Shrimp culture farmers at their ponds through qualified technical officers in all the coastal belt of India. The company exports its products to the United States of America. Avanti Feeds was founded by Alluri Venkateswara Rao on October 28, 1993 and is headquartered in Hyderabad, India. Natco Pharma: Fresh approvals to market new generic formulations in the US and plans for a wider global footprint mean the ...

P.B.Krishnamurthy was the son of Balasundaram and Sri Lakshmi who was born in Bhavani sagar. Due to the inundation caused by construction of the Bhavani sagar dam, his family relocated to the city of Coimbatore. P.B.Krishnamurthy was the son of Balasundaram and Sri Lakshmi who was born in Bhavani sagar. Due to the inundation caused by construction of the Bhavani sagar dam, his family relocated to the city of Coimbatore. A young Krishnamurthy pursued his schooling at the City Municipal High School and had to quit due to financial constraints. Hence, Krishnamurthy joined the commercial tax office and worked there for about 3 months. It was at that time, an aspiration to step foot in the world of commerce got seeded in Krishnamurthy who shortly set up a provision store at the buzzing Poo Market area. He was then engaged full-time in managing his shop "Swami & Murthy" along with his cousin brother Karuppuswamy. Though life went on smooth, Krishnamurthy's i...

The dawn of the Vijayanagar Empire in the year 1336 ushered in a lot of migrations all over the south. A large number of Telugu and Kannada speaking people migrated to the Tamil speaking parts of the country. The black cotton soil farmers of Andhra Pradesh moved over to the black cotton soil regions of Tamilnadu along with their seeds. This added to the seed diversity of the region in a big way. The Rasakondalar clan from Andhra had migrated to the Coimbatore and made it their home for ever. The clan has been ensconced in Pappanaickenpalayam for a few centuries. Periya Govindaswamy Naidu of the Rasakondalar clan was born in the year 1858 at Coimbatore. He was known to be a content person who accommodated his siblings well. In fact when the properties of his family were partitioned he took ones the discarded by his brothers. He was a peoples' person and took a keen interest in the affairs of his neighborhood all his life. Periya Govindaswamy Naidu participated in the joys...

Indies Pharma ( President and CEO - Guna Muppuri ) raised over $387-million (Rs.2,631 crores) its debut on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, JSE. The Montego Bay-based company went to the market in July 12 raised $387 Millions in 3 days. According to Douglas Robinson, Vice President of Investment Banking at GK Capital, over one thousand applications were submitted by investors to participate in the IPO. This resulted in the offer being significantly oversubscribed – with the brokers receiving more than twice the amount that the company was seeking. Indies Pharma currently distributes more than 150 prescriptions and over the counter drugs on the Jamaican market. Led by Dr. Guna Muppuri, the company plans to position itself as a ‘one-stop-shop’ for pharmaceuticals, healthcare, herbal, and consumer and hygiene products. The company says it intends to use the IPO proceeds to repay its debt, position itself for strategic business expansion and a...

Lakshminaickenpalayam Ramaswamy Govindasamy Naidu ( 1894 - 1970 ) was born as the fourth child to Ramaswamy Naidu and Chinnasamy Ammal on the 7 th of January 1894. L.R.Govindasamy Naidu was popularly known as LRG Naidu and he was an entrepreneur with a vision which encompassed several aspects of commerce and social life. He was closely associated with the Industrial Scientist GD Naidu from his early days. LRG Naidu married Ranganayaki Ammal and couple made Tirupur their home from the year 1924. The couple was blessed with four dynamic sons and a daughter Vijayalakshmi who was married to V.N.Ramachandran of Premier Mills.   It was from Tirupur that he grew from good to great and he ensured that his enterprises and policies were built to last. His Vijayalakshmi Motor Service,City Mofussil Transports and Tirupur Karur Transports were headquartered at Tirupur and the other bus company Madura Public Conveyance from his stable had 40 buses and the operations where centered around D...

With theme and water parks becoming popular across the globe, two amusement parks in the country have been featured among the top 10 travellers' choice in Asia. While Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad ranks sixth in 'TripAdvisor 2018 Travellers' choice awards for amusement and water parks across the globe.  The TripAdvisor 'Travellers' choice awards for amusement parks and water parks' is based on consumer reviews and bookings on the site. The selection has been done using an algorithm taking into account the quantity and quality of reviews and ratings for amusement parks and water parks worldwide, gathered over a 12-month period. "It's great to see a number of parks from India being recognised among the best in Asia, which only goes to show their popularity among the travellers as well as the international standard services being maintained," TripAdvisor said. Universal Studios Singapore on the Sentosa Island tops the Asia l...