Page 24 - InterviewsS

I can promise we haven't lost interest in India: VW's Klaus Zellmer

Zellmer expects to see VW's market share grow to 3 per cent in the next five years

Globally news related queries form just 2% of search: Kate Beddoe

'News is one of the most powerful ways of answering some of the questions that people come to Google for', said Beddoe

ToneTag is a sound business: Co-founder and CEO Kumar Abhishek

'ToneTag has been able to showcase that we can put an identity to your voice', says Abhishek

Dinner with BS: Can't rely only on agriculture for jobs, says MP CM Chouhan

Chouhan tells Aditi Phadnis about his hunger for investment, why MP needs alternatives to agriculture and why he thinks his soft image isn't taking on a hard tone

There is no room for a reinsurer to pass on the risk: Munich Re India CEO

'A reinsurer is the last end of the chain in the insurance business', said Hitesh Kotak

Media properties become profitable in 4-6 years: The Quint's Bahl, Kapur

In a Q&A, Raghav Bahl and Ritu Kapur tell what it takes to build a digital news business in India

We want to be stronger before going for IPO: CavinKare's Vijayaraghavan

In a Q&A, the company CEO, in charge of the FMCG business details about pricing pressure, cartelisation issues in the raw material space and the company's roadmap, going ahead

Exide Life is a tuck-in acquisition at fair valuations: HDFC Life CEO

In a Q&A, the MD & CEO of HDFC Life dwelt on the contours of her company's acquisition of Exide Life Insurance and how it will help HDFC Life consolidate its position in the industry

Coffee with BS: Actor Kabir Bedi's has been a life with many shades

There is no one way to describe Bedi's eventful journey, finds Chintan Girish Modi as he looks into its very beginnings

We will be more active in fintech ecosystem: PayU's Anirban Mukherjee

'We want to build a platform that can be used by others as well', said Mukherjee

Dues not a concern but we've to think of financial stability: CIL chairman

Pramod Agrawal says the company has been able to increase their average daily production to 1.45 MTs, during the past week

Working capital can be collateral-free, says CashFlo's Ankur Bhageria

'A lot of MSMEs which are suppliers to large companies have working capital challenges', said Ankur Bhageria

Tea with BS: Anita Dongre puts sustainability at the core of her creations

Not one to be daunted, Dongre says she still went ahead and launched multiple col­lections that were in planning pre-Covid

Teaching can't be business as usual once schools reopen: Bikkrama D Singh

'The teacher needs to alter behaviour and do flexible, iterative work', said Central Square Foundation's co-managing director

'IBC is a road under construction,' says IBBI chairperson M S Sahoo

Referring to the pre-pack scheme of insolvency resolution for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), he says it takes three-six months for the market to understand a new framework

Our focus on balance sheet management is a core philosophy: Tata Steel CFO

In a Q&A, Koushik Chatterjee, who is also exec director at Tata Steel, says the firm has prepaid Rs 5,800 cr of principal debt in Q1 and is aiming to repeat deleveraging levels of FY21 this year

Coffee with BS: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra on storytelling, India's OTT scene

With his latest him, Toofan, launched on OTT, Mehra says that the platform has given filmmakers and audiences a diverse range of viewing options but some movies are simply made for the big screen

Analytics has seen growth for past 9 quarters: Genpact CEO Tyagarajan

Tyagarajan says firm now expects full year revenue to rise 5.5-6.5 per cent on a constant currency basis, up from 5-6.5 per cent it expected earlier

Country must fix iron ore pricing mechanism: Dilip Oommen of AM/NS India

In a Q&A, the CEO of the firm calls for the launch of the National Mineral Index for Steel, which he says has been delayed

Time to cut weight in mid-, small-cap stocks: Samir Arora, Helios Capital

'I see the second half of 2021 as more of a consolidation period at the index level', said Samir Arora