Alumni in the News - Feb 28

Amit Adarkar ('91) has joined Nielsen BASES as Vice President ... Adarkar will provide leadership to the Nielsen BASES India and South Africa businesses and will play an important regional role for Unilever, managing large Unilever hubs in Mumbai and Johannesburg. Adarkar is a chemical engineer from IIT Bombay and holds a management degree from XLRI, Jamshedpur ... more.

CIOs Who Became CEOs ... Every time Ashish Chauhan ('89), deputy CEO, BSE, starts a new innings, he's welcomed by bouncers ... take his stint at the IPL, for instance. As CIO of Reliance Industries Chauhan had held various positions within the organization that shot him into the spotlight. This garnered him so much management trust that they offered him the coveted position of the CEO of Mumbai Indians (the IPL team owned by the Reliance Group) - a role that he grabbed with both hands. But as soon as he took on the mantle of heading one of the most popular teams in the IPL, a spat between the Indian government and IPL's management shifted the venue for the matches from India to South Africa ... more.

When 51-year old Bandra resident Anil Gidwani's ('82) vehicle was towed away for illegal parking, he refused to follow the example of hundreds like him and pay up the fine of Rs 200. Convinced that he was not in the wrong,the computer engineer contested the charges. Recently,in a bittersweet victory,the magistrates court acquitted him of all charges ... Last month,Gidwani filed a PIL against the systemic delays even in petty cases involving traffic violations.The court then ordered the magistrate court to fast-track the case and wrap it up in a months time ... more.