Puneet Chhatwal: He Grew the Taj by Owning Less of It
Taj Hotels had lost money for seven straight years when Puneet Chhatwal took over. He raised ₹4,000 crore mid-pandemic and took IHCL's profit past ₹2,000 crore.
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Taj Hotels had lost money for seven straight years when Puneet Chhatwal took over. He raised ₹4,000 crore mid-pandemic and took IHCL's profit past ₹2,000 crore.
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When free mobile data crashed Airtel's profit 76.5% in a year, Gopal Vittal refused to chase every subscriber. He let 40 million low-spenders go and built the network for those who would pay more instead.
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M P Ahammed traded coconut and spices for 12 years, opened one jewellery shop in Kozhikode in 1993, then sold debentures in the Gulf to grow it to 445 stores.
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