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Toshan Tamhane, 37Director and Partner, McKinsey & Company India
Education: IIM-AhmedabadPrevious jobs: Temasek Holdings Advisors India
Claim to fame: One of the highest billers in McKinsey and one of the youngest ever to become its senior partner
Who I want to be when I am 50: CEO of a Fortune 100 company and an amazing father
Success to me is: Getting what you want without changing who you are and having no regrets about it ever
THE BEST ADVICE I EVER GOT: FIRST DESERVE, THEN DESIRE (FROM MY FATHER AT THE AGE OF 5)
A PLACE AT THE TABLE: Winners in the audience
Priyanshu Singh, 37Country Head, Honeywell Building Solutions
Education: IIM-KolkataPrevious jobs:McKinsey & Company, Indian ArmyClaim to fame: Moved Honeywell Building Solutions into smart city projects in a big way
Who I want to be when I am 50: Myself... just happier, wiser, and richer
Success to me is: Satisfaction of a job well done
THE BEST ADVICE I EVER GOT: IT IS ALL IN THE MIND
Shweta Jalan, 40Managing Director, Advent India PE Advisors
Education: National Institute of Management, KolkataPrevious jobs: ICICI Venture Funds, Ernst & Young
Clain to fame: One of the few women leaders to helm a PE fund in India
Who I want to be when I am 50: Someone who has done something beyond work that the younger generation can look upto and want to follow
Success to me is:Exceeding your own expectation
THE BEST ADVICE I EVER GOT: NOTHING VENTURED NOTHING GAINED
Dilipkumar Khandelwal, 39MD, SAP Labs India and Executive VP & Global Head of Suite Engineering
Education: ISB, HyderabadPrevious jobs:Grasim
Claim to fame: Made SAP Labs one of the 10 best places to work for in India (as per The Economic Times’ study - India’s Best Companies to Work For)
Who I want to be when I am 50: I don’t think it’s prudent to plan for such a long horizon in a dynamic world. My long-term desire is to leverage technology to make a difference for the people around us by enabling our young entrepreneurs
Success to me is: The ability to do what I love every day and flexibility to take on new challenges. I believe success is in creating a positive difference in people around me. When I see them accomplished and happy I can probably call myself successful
THE BEST ADVICE I EVER GOT: INDIVIDUAL TALENT CAN FETCH YOU A GREAT SCORE, BUT TEAMWORK CAN HELP WIN A TOURNAMENT
Zorawar Kalra, 39Founder & Managing Director, Massive Restaurants
Education: McCallum Graduate School of Business, Bentley University
Claim to fame: Introduced molecular gastronomy into Indian cuisine
Who I want to be when I am 50: I want to be myself, working endlessly towards promoting Indian food globally, and making it counted as one of the greatest cuisines of the world
Success to me is: When our guests appreciate and applaud the efforts put in to offer them the finest culinary experience
THE BEST ADVICE I EVER GOT: THE ONE WHICH MY FATHER GAVE ... “FOLLOW YOUR PASSION AND NEVER LOOK BACK”. HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING IT EVER SINCE
Prashant Tandon, 36Founder, 1mg
Education: Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessPrevious jobs: McKinsey & Company India, MapmyIndia, Hindustan Unilever
Claim to fame: Created India’s largest e-pharmacy and e-diagnostics marketplace
Who I want to be when I am 50: Best friend and role model to my by then teenage kids; custodian of the vision, mission and values of 1mg, which by then should be India’s most trusted consumer health company; actively driving public health initiatives to enhance outcomes for the masses
Success to me is: Having the ability & means to fulfil your aspirations & ensuring what you feel, think, do are all in sync
THE BEST ADVICE I EVER GOT: A’S HIRE A’S, B’S HIRE C’S (TO BUILD A TEAM, YOU MUST MAKE SURE YOU ONLY HIRE A’S)
India’s Hottest Young Business Leaders
Picture Perfect Young IndiaVIGNETTES FROM THE 40 UNDER FORTY AWARD CEREMONY
Kulin Lalbhai, 30Executive Director, Arvind
Education:Harvard Business SchoolPrevious jobs:McKinsey & Company
Claim to fame: Spearheading Arvind’s e-commerce initiatives
Who I want to be when I am 50: A leader who has created a company with a culture of innovation, bold thinking and excellence in execution... the one people would aspire to work for. In addition, I want to be actively in-volved in philanthropy and building lasting institutions that contribute to society
Success to me is: Putting together a team that works on a bold idea and creates value for all stakeholders
THE BEST ADVICE I EVER GOT: ALWAYS HIRE PEOPLE WHO ARE SMARTER THAN YOU
The 40 Under Forty 2016 winners position themselves as Manu Jain takes a selfi e (below) ET’s 40 Under Forty Hall of Fame has 120 alumni
NEVER GIVE UP: Mark Inglis inspires STRIKING A POSE: Jaina and Kulin Lalbhai
LISTENING IN: Raj Jain, Lakshmi Venu, Mallika Srinivasan, Venu Srinivsasan
UPON ARRIVAL: Vishal Kampani checks out the crowd
AWESOME THREESOME: Adar Poonawalla, Natasha Poonawalla, Vishal Kampani
LOOKING BACK: Natasha Poonawalla
EASY CONVERSATION: BCG’s Amitabh Mall, Rajiv Mehta and Rohit Kale
TOP OF THE WORLD: Manu Jain receives the award from D Shivakumar
HAPPY MOMENT: Shweta Jalan receives her prize from Ronnie Screwvala
presents
MOOD INDIGO: Past winner Aditya Ghosh takes the stage
LEFT: ND Shashank and Rutika MuchhalaTOP: Devansh Jain and Harsh Goenka
THE ECONOMIC TIMES | NEW DELHI | WEDNESDAY | 28 SEPTEMBER 201620�