The much-anticipated NDTV Profit Business Leadership Awards 2006 is coming soon! Here's the list of all nominees for the 'CEO Of The Year' in public and private categories. The 'CEO Of The Year' is awarded to an individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership in scaling an enterprise, driving strategic growth, and shaping industry impact through decisive execution, long-term vision and market leadership. The jury meet for the awards was held on May 18, 2026.
In the private category for CEO of the year award, the eligibility filter is top 100 market cap companies as on April 30, 2026. This excludes recent CEO changes. In the public category as well, the top 100 market cap companies as on April 30, 2026, are used for screening. In the public category, the a CEO with a tenure with less than one year is excluded.
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The list of nominees for the CEO Of The Year in the private sector are as follows:
Nominees for CEO Of The Year - Private
- Anish Shah (Mahindra Group)
- K. N. Radhakrishnan (TVS Motors)
- P. Venkatesalu (Trent - A TATA Enterprise)
- Inder T. Jaisinghani (Polycab India)
- Vinita Gupta (Lupin)
- Rajiv Bajaj (Bajaj Auto)
- Hisashi Takeuchi (Maruti Suzuki India)
- S. N. Subrahmanyan (L&T)
Here's the list of nominees for the CEO Of The Year in the public sector category:
Nominees for CEO Of The Year - Public
- Capt. Jagmohan, IN (Retd.), (Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders)
- Manoj Jain (Bharat Electronics Limited)
- K. Sadashiv Murthy (BHEL)
- Gurdeep Singh (NTPC)
- Arun Kumar Singh (ONGC)
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