Rajendra Kumar Pachauri was the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) from 2002 to 2015,during the fourth and fifth assessment cycles. Under his leadership the IPCC was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 and delivered the Fifth Assessment Report,the scientific foundation of the Paris Agreement. He held the post from 2002 until his resignation in February 2015 after facing multiple allegations of sexual harassment. In March 2022,he was exonerated of the sexual harassment allegations. He was succeeded by Hoesung Lee. Pachauri assumed his responsibilities as the Chief Executive of The Energy and Resources Institute in 1981 and led the institute for more than three decades and demitted office as Executive Vice Chairman of TERI in 2016. Pachauri,universally known as Patchy,was an internationally recognized voice on environmental and policy issues,and his leadership of the IPCC contributed to the issue of human-caused climate change becoming recognized as a matter of vital global concern.
State Bank of India (SBI) is an Indian multinational public sector bank and financial services statutory body headquartered in Mumbai,Maharashtra. It is the 48th largest bank in the world by total assets and ranked 178th in the Fortune Global 500 list of the world's biggest corporations of 2024,being the only Indian bank on the list. It is a public sector bank and the largest bank in India with a 23% market share by assets and a 25% share of the total loan and deposits market. It is also the tenth largest employer in India with nearly 250,000 employees. In 2024,the company’s seat in Forbes Global 2000 was 55.
The Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM) was an unaccredited institute headquartered in New Delhi,which previously had 18 branches across India. IIPM was shut down after multiple allegations and lawsuits concerning the institute's use of false advertisements and fraudulent practices. After several controversies,the school's Honorary Dean Arindam Chaudhuri decided to shut down all campuses across India,except the one in Delhi. Founded in 1973,the institute used to offer undergraduate,postgraduate and doctoral programmes in national economic planning and entrepreneurship,and international and fellowship programmes. Its executive education programmes include non-credit courses and visits to foreign business schools. IIPM is not accredited by UGC or All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE),and is not affiliated with the public Indian Institutes of Management.
Modern banking in India originated in the mid of 18th century. Among the first banks were the Bank of Hindustan,which was established in 1770 and liquidated in 1829–32;and the General Bank of India,established in 1786 but failed in 1791.
Kundapur Vaman Kamath is the current Independent Director and Non-Executive Chairman of Jio Financial Services and the former chief of the New Development Bank of BRICS countries,previously he has also served as the Chairman of Infosys Limited,the second-largest Indian IT services company,and as the Non-Executive Chairman of ICICI Bank. Kamath also served as ICICI Bank's founder and Managing Director and CEO from 1 May 1996 until his retirement from executive responsibilities on 30 April 2009.
Narayanan Vaghul was an Indian banker and philanthropist,who served as chairman and managing director of ICICI Bank,one of India's largest private sector banks. He was a recipient of the Padma Bhushan,India's third highest civilian honour,in 2010.
Rajendra Singh Lodha,popularly known as R. S. Lodha,was an Indian chartered accountant and the chairman of the Birla Corporation. He managed several group companies,including Birla Corporation,Universal Cables,Vindhya Telelinks and Birla Ericsson Optical. He was an chartered accountant by profession and he owned Lodha &Co.,an audit firm.
Natarajan Chandrasekaran is an Indian businessman,and the chairman of Tata Sons and Tata Group. He was chief operating officer (COO) and executive director of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS),where in 2009,he became chief executive officer (CEO). He was also the chairman of Tata Motors and Tata Global Beverages (TGB). He became the first non-Parsi and professional executive to head the Tata Group. He has assumed the chair of G20 India and will lead the business agenda during India's G20 presidency.
Subir Vithal Gokarn was one of the four Deputy Governors of the Reserve Bank of India along with Anand Sinha,K.C. Chakrabarty and H.R.Khan. He was replaced by Urjit Patel in January 2013.
Yes Bank is an Indian private sector bank,headquartered in Mumbai,catering to retail customers,MSMEs,and corporate clients. The bank was founded by Rana Kapoor and Ashok Kapur in 2003. Its network is spread across 300 districts in India and comprises 1,198 branches,193 BCBOs and 1,287+ ATMs.
Om Prakash Bhatt is an Indian banker and was the Chairman of State Bank of India from June 2006 until 31 March 2011 Presently,he is an independent director on the board of the 'Maharatna' Central Public Sector Enterprise - Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC),Tata Steel Ltd and also Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (HUL). On 25 November 2016 he was made interim chairman of TATA Steel,replacing Cyrus Mistry. He continues as an independent director after N. Chandrasekaran took over as Chairman in 2017. The Supreme Court appointed him member of a committee to investigate issues arising out of US short-seller Hindenburg's report on the Adani Group on 2 March 2023.
Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty or K. C. Chakrabarty,was an Indian banker who served as one of the four Deputy Governors of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) from 15 June 2009 to 25 April 2014,resigning three months ahead of the completion of his term. He was noted for his contributions to advancing financial inclusion and financial literacy during his time at the central bank.
Arundhati Bhattacharya is the Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer for Salesforce,India. .She is also retired Indian banker and former Chairperson of the State Bank of India. She is the first woman to be the Chairperson of State Bank of India. In 2016,she was listed as the 25th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes. She is the only Indian corporate leader listed on Fortune's world's greatest leaders list ranked at 26.
Rajnish Kumar is an Indian banker. He held the position of Chairman of the State Bank of India.
Dinesh Kumar Khara is a career banker and former chairman of the State Bank of India a position he assumed on 7 October 2020 and served there till 28 August 2024.
P. C. D. Nambiar was an Indian career banker who served as the eighth Chairman of State Bank of India.
V. S. Natarajan was an Indian career banker who served as the 9th Chairman of State Bank of India.
G. G. Vaidya was an Indian career banker who served as the nineteenth Chairman of State Bank of India.
