Have you heard the names of Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella, Indra Nooyi etc? One can be sure that many people do. Knowing these names is not enough but also knowing what these names do in the global market is the key thing here. India is known for its immense resources both material and man power.
The presence of Indian origin employees in higher level management is increasing steadily. Major companies like Google, Microsoft, Nokia, Adobe, Cognizant have hired people from Indian origin in the highest positions in their companies.
There are many reasons behind the selection of Indians in the top level management. First and the foremost they have the working capabilities and dedication. It is a commonly believed fact that Asians work harder than people from any other continent/country. There goes a saying ‘No matter how good you are at something, there’s always one Asian better than you.’ The people hailing from India are well known for their hard working skills and dedication they show at work place. The situations from which the Indian people come mould them in such a way they can get accustomed to any tough working condition.
Also, many people who are graduating from top-notch institutions of India are showing interest to go abroad for higher studies. This transition from India to foreign countries is opening the doors for their entry into higher positions in those companies serving abroad. Satya Nadella , Sundar Pichai, Indra Nooyi and so on, all these people did their masters from reputed institutions abroad.
Also, Indian CEOs excel in persuasive skills and situation handling. It is fact due to the different cultures and traditions that the Indians experience. India is unity in diversity with many religions, languages and sub-cultures. Also growing up in India exposes them to capitalism, socialism and communist mind-sets. So they can understand the minds of people from all over the world and guide their firms in right direction. They are also equipped with different technical skills which help them in moving forward than other people. The quick grasping skills are contributing to the success of Indian leaders in this rapidly developing corporate sector.
There are few reasons from the home country as well which is making this possible. Those being at the top management and technical institutes that India has are providing the strong foundation. People who graduate from these institutions commonly look for employment with higher salaries which Indian companies cannot afford. In the search of dollar dream they move abroad where they get the opportunities to work more.
Due to reservations in getting admissions to colleges, only 10-50% of seats are available for pure merit. Competition is intense in education oriented Indian culture and those who make it are really talented and competitive tested.
The list of CEO’s is pretty big. Satya Nadella of Microsoft, Sundar pichai of Google, Rajeev Suri of Nokia, Indra Nooyi of Pepsico, Dinesh Paliwal of Harman international, Shantanu Narayen of Adobe, Ajaypal Singh Banga of MasterCard, Sanjay Jha of Global Foundries, Rakesh Kapoor of Reckitt Benckiser group, Vikram Pandit ex-CEO of Citi Group, Ajit Jain of Berkshire Hathaway, Anshu Jain ex-Co CEO of Deutsche Bank and this is not exhaustive.
In future, it is pretty likely that with the developing India, there will be many more Indian CEO’s that one can see in the global market.