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Nikhil Rastogi Country Manager, Dyson W ith over 20 years of corporate experience with companies like Citi, Amazon and HSBC, Rastogi has built Dyson’s presence in India over the last two years. Rastogi believes that ‘ ... if a leader takes care of his team, his team takes care of the customers and business,’ and its clear, given the growth Dyson has seen that Rastogi practises what he preaches. He categorises luxury as having the freedom over his time, and still wishes he had tried his hand at striking out on his own. For now, though, Rastogi enjoys winding down with, “ ... a nice thriller on Netflix along with some good wine.” The last two years have been a tough time to build a brand from scratch in the country, which is why it makes sense that the business advice is, “Things don’t always go as planned — resilience and persistence is the key to success.” Given that he’s succeeded in building Dyson in India, it’s no surprise that Rastogi is now being tasked with replicating that success in Austria. “I would have started out on my own when I was in my twenties if I had to do it all over again.” Raju Pullan Senior Vice President, Consumer Electronics Business, Samsung India “The key qualities to being a successful leader is to learn something new each day and to challenge the status quo.” R aju Pullan has been with Samsung India for over a decade. He joined the South Korean tech giant in 2008 as Director, (Sales & Distribution — West/ South India) and in 2015 was promoted to overlook the consumer electronics vertical as the brand’s Senior Vice President, CE Business SIEL. Before joining Samsung India, Pullan worked with The Hindustan Times as General Manager (Sales & Distribution). He has also worked for Whirlpool as Senior Business Manager. In the last few years, Samsung’s overall market demand has increased, thanks to a series of newly launched gadgets including smartphone, tablets, smartwatches and more. Pullan says, “Since unlocking of the markets, we have seen consumers upgrading to larger screens, 55- inch and beyond, due to more family time, high quality OTT content and affordability programs with most leading banks. ” 98 | | 99