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Interviews
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The Taj unveils a South African stunner
August 2010
Taj Cape Town opens on August 28, 2010, marking the launch of Taj Hotels in South Africa. In a free-wheeling conversation with tata.com, Michael Pownall, general manager of the hotel, talks about the experience of setting up a hotel in the region
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Trailblazing with tin
May 2010
Tarun Daga, managing director, The Tinplate Company of India, talks about the company’s internal and external growth, and the vision and strategy for the future
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The IPR way
May 2010 | Sujata Agrawal
Judge Randall R Rader, a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and an expert on patent law, shares his insights on intellectual property rights in India, in an exclusive interview with Subramaniam Vutha, a consultant with the Tatas on Tata IP Management Programme, and Sujata Agrawal
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A new avatar
May 2010
Armed with a new name and a clear focus, Tata Steel Processing and Distribution is building on its strengths and aiming even higher. Managing director Sandipan Chakravortty shares the company’s plans with Tata Review
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A Landmark opening
May 2010
The newly opened 42,000-sq ft Landmark store in Mumbai offers a wide and eclectic collection of books, music, movies, toys, technology, gifts and stationery. Himanshu Chakrawarti, COO, Landmark, shares his thoughts and expectations from the new store
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TCS outperforms the economy
April 2010
Good volume growth coupled with improved efficiencies has helped TCS master challenging economic conditions to show good results. In an interview with Tata.com, CEO and managing director N Chandrasekaran talks about how TCS’s focus on pricing models and margins eased its way through the downturn
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Fit for the future
March 2010
Just coming out of an extraordinarily tough year, Tata Steel Europe has been focused on increasing cost savings and raw material self-sufficiency, and working with customers to develop tailor-made, value-added solutions, says Tata Steel Europe MD Kirby Adams, in an interview with Tata Review
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Nimble networks
March 2010
The telecom sector didn’t feel the impact of the recession as much as other sectors, but with competition and 3G technology coming in, the marketplace is definitely going to see some heat, says Tata Teleservices MD Anil Sardana, in an interview with Tata Review
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Adept at adapting
March 2010
Tata Chemicals is riding out the recession, says MD R Mukundan in an interview with Tata Review, by setting strict financial goals, communicating closely with employees, consolidating operations and aligning the organisation to new growth and strategic plans
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Rollercoaster ride
March 2010
Tata Motors’ strategy has been to de-risk business by focusing on less-cyclical segments such as passenger transport and small commercial vehicles, and following a systematic cost reduction programme, says PM Telang, MD, India operations, in an interview with Tata Review
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Testing times
March 2010
With the steel industry facing a significant drop in demand, HM Nerurkar, MD, Tata Steel, in an interview with Tata Review, says that the company is tackling the situation by looking at process and productivity improvement, and focusing on markets that are showing an early recovery from the recession
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Capable connections
March 2010
With businesses actively embracing technology and managed services to reduce costs, there has been no dearth of demand for Tata Communications’ services and solutions, says N Srinath, MD, in an interview with Tata Review
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Cell structure
March 2010
By reorganising operations into over 20 smaller business- and customer-centric cells, Tata Consultancy Services minimised the recessionary impact. New thrust areas include green business services and nonlinear growth opportunities, says MD N Chandrasekaran to Tata Review
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Going with the flow
March 2010 | Sujata Agrawal
Water has been identified as a critical product area for the Tata Beverage Group. Pradeep Poddar, head of Mount Everest Mineral Water, the Tata Beverage Group’s water business, speaks about the opportunities and challenges in the rapidly-growing market
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Tata Chemicals’ human touch
February 2010 | Shubha Madhukar and Arvind Sridhar
It has been a little over an year since R Mukundan took over as managing director of Tata Chemicals. In a wide-ranging interview, he talks about how the company battled the recession and how it has revised its mission-vision to focus on the human impact of its businesses
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A recipe for success
January 2010 | Gayatri Kamath
Prabhant Pani, CEO, Roots Corporation, shares insights on the five-year journey of Ginger hotels and the road ahead
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Blueprint for success
December 2009 | Sujata Agrawal
Tata Projects (TPL), India’s largest EPC contractor in the power sector, is spreading its wings wide with new business streams, new geographies and new partners. AK Misra, ED and COO, Tata Projects, speaks with Sujata Agrawal about the company’s dimensions of change
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"I have tried to do a lot of listening and a lot less talking"
December 2009 | Philip Chacko
Kirby Adams, MD of Tata Steel Europe, speaks about what it feels like to lead a Tata company and the challenges that the role brings.
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"I feel excited and energised by this opportunity"
December 2009 | Philip Chacko
N Chandrasekaran, newly appointed MD of Tata Consultancy Services, speaks about what it feels like to lead the international IT company and the leadership challenges the role presents
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"A leader should be in touch with the tapestry of the company's past"
December 2009 | Philip Chacko
R Mukundan, new MD of Tata Chemicals, speaks about the challenges that face the chemicals industry and his vision for the company
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