Indian Americans – Sidhu, Sawhney and Khosla -- rank among top 25 e-business leaders
New York: In a recent listing of the top 25 e-business leaders chosen by Business Week magazine, three Indian Americans -- Sanjiv Sidhu, CEO of i2 Technologies, Vinod Khosla, partner at Kleiner Perkins Caulfield and Byers’ venture capital firm, and Mohanbir Sawhney, Northwestern University business professor and cutting-edge e-business thinker – are present.

These Americans of Indian origin, join a celebrity list that includes the likes of Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com , Meg Whitman of eBay, and Steve Case of America Online.
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Titan’s Tanishq gets new chief
Bangalore: Consequent to the resignation of its current incumbent, Titan Industries appointed Mr. Jacob Kurian as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) of its jewellery division, Tanishq. As COO, Mr. Kurian will be totally responsible for the company's jewellery business unit activities, including manufacturing, marketing and retailing.

Mr. Kurian joined Tata Administrative Service in 1983. He was with Tata Unisys as Country Manager for the US prior to joining Titan Industries in 1993. He has held several important positions in Titan, the latest being that of Vice-President (Marketing) of the watch division.

Mr. Kurian assumes charge as Tanishq chief at an important stage in the growth of this relatively new Tata venture. Last year, the jewellery division doubled its sales to Rs. 150 crores and plans a 50 per cent growth this fiscal.
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