PGPMAX
Kamal Gianchandani is the CEO at PVR Pictures Ltd., and the Business Planning & Strategy Chief at PVR Ltd. An entertainment and internet professional, Kamal has over two decades of experience in the film business and has served in key positions at major media organisations [...]
Gaurav Mahindra is the Head of Technology (India) for JP Morgan Chase’s Consumer, Business & Core Banking, Auto Finance, and US Wealth Management practices. He is responsible for all the delivery from India, across 4 business lines. He is also the Center Head of JPMC's [...]
After graduating in engineering (Bio-Medical Instrumentation) from Mumbai University, Shaju Ramachandran started his career as Field Services Engineer at Philips back in 1994. Little did he know he would be associated with the same organisation till date, rising to the level of a global leader. [...]
Rajalakshmi Vijay is a seasoned Chief Executive Officer with a rich background in leading global teams towards growth in diverse industries. Fondly known as Raji, her career experience spans over three decades working in several organisation and roles. From National Insurance Company to Airtel, GE [...]
Sanjiv Bhagat is an experienced Chief Executive Officer and currently serves as Vice-President at AT&T ASEAN. In a career spanning over three decades in the telecommunications & IT industry, Sanjiv has worked with organisations such as HCL, IBM, and AT&T. Skilled in strategy & business [...]
DJ Mathews is a Chartered accountant and Company Secretary with 20 years of professional experience with PepsiCo, Grant Thornton, and Lurgi AG. In the career span of over two decades, Mr Mathews has handled diversified leadership roles in major MNCs in various sectors, with a [...]
Dlilip Singh Rathore is a seasoned professional working in the pharmaceutical sector. In his over two decades of experience, Mr. Rathore has worked with pharmaceutical giants such Pfizer, Cipla and JBCPL. At Cipla, he handled P&L of close to Rs 3000 crores with a team [...]
“When I saw the ISB Campus, it was like love at first sight! The rigour of PGPMAX continues to be the key reason why leaders should choose the programme over other EMBA courses.” – Rajiv Nair, Class of 2011 (Founding Class) Rajiv Nair is the [...]
The pandemic is a worldwide crisis of a magnitude that is scary, to say the least. Yet, it has brought opportunities with it. Look closely, the glass is always half full. In his first book “Unlimited Power”, Tony Robbins quotes former US President John F. [...]
After my BSc computers, I was clear I wanted to get into media sales. I Joined DNA Newspaper in 2005. For five years, thereafter, I was in the ad sales ecosystem in the print media. After two years in DNA, I moved to Anand Bazar [...]
Amit is a MarTech evangelist who has transformed marketing through his passionate focus on Digital eCommerce. With extensive knowledge of markets, channels & consumers across the length & breadth of India as well as neighbouring countries, Amit believes in reaching out to customers through a [...]
My professional journey has been fascinating. I have had a fulfilling career, replete with challenges and immense learning. I started my career in 1993 with Pfizer, selling research-based products. Five years later, I joined GE Capital International Services when ITES was new. On my way [...]
My Professional Journey I started my career as a software engineer and have been in the IT industry for 17 years. I had the opportunity to startup operations in India for Information Edge, a NZ based technology product company as well as instrumental in setting [...]
Why PGPMAX? There came a time when I wondered what next. I wanted to grow as a manager and build more substance within. That’s when I enrolled for PGPMAX. That ISB is a research-based institute and was founded by India’s veteran industrialists were influencing factors. [...]
“PGPMAX develops you into a well-rounded professional and ensures you always think ahead of the curve.” - Pranav Chandna. My Professional Journey I am an Electronics and Telecom graduate from Nagpur University. My career spanned over two decades across roles in national and multinationals companies. [...]
Before PGPMAX: Indian Navy I was born and brought up in a military family; I am a fourth-generation military person, with grandfathers from both sides having served in the Second World War. I graduated from National Defence Academy (NDA), Pune, and thereafter served in the [...]
Career before ISB I am a qualified lawyer, and I worked with some of the top five law firms in the country for five years. Post that, I started my venture, which was manufacturing and export of leather goods. While my own business running, I [...]
A psychology graduate churning out codes? That’s unusual, but it’s Krishma’s story, one she had not planned. Like many other parents, her father too insisted she pursue a career in either engineering or medicine but Krishma’s disinclination towards science would have none of it. Her [...]
Fresh out of university and working in an IT firm, Sucharita would often pass by the tall gates of the under-construction ISB campus at Gachibowli, Hyderabad. She would look at the gates longingly and wonder Wow! Only if I could get a chance to study [...]
Soon after Takshay Bansal completed PGPMAX in 2019 from the Indian School of Business (ISB), he used a self-assessment tool for DORSET, his family business, a high-quality security hardware solutions provider for home and office. The purpose was to check if inclusivity and diversity, the [...]
Chandresh makes it a point to wake up at 5 o'clock in the morning and set about his daily chores. Some days he fails but the habit he picked up during the end days of the PGPMAX programme is getting ingrained. ‘In the last term [...]
After over two decades of corporate life, Amit realized he had reached the end of the proverbial tunnel. Doing the same kind of work was taking him nowhere, and he is not one who likes to restrict himself. A renewed purpose surged within. It was time for [...]
The story starts when the world was in the throes of an internet boom in the late 1990s, opening up vistas of boundless opportunities. Inspired by the IT boom, Vandana and her husband launched a software company. Tides were favourable, and it was time to [...]
17-year undergraduate stood at the entrance of the Oberoi Hotel in Hyderabad each day and for hours would quietly watch people walk by. The General Manager of the hotel observed this for many days and one day he got curious. ‘What are you doing standing [...]
I believe that in an increasingly corporate arena, an entrepreneur’s vision should always include incorporating the right business management skills and comprehensive knowledge in aspects such as strategy and finance, alongside technical proficiency. Being a graduate of Computer Science from Manipal University, my expertise and [...]
Analytics is the powerhouse for progressive organisations in today’s competitive world. Businesses have realised the importance of having the right analytics organization backing business intelligence and advanced analytics. Strategies led by informative insights gathered from analytics can improve profitability by optimising revenue, cutting costs which [...]