On the left is PM Narendra Modi, and on the right is Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma.
NEW DELHI: Professional networking platform LinkedIn unveiled the fifth edition of India’s Power Profiles 2018 on Thursday. The annual list showcases the ‘most-viewed’ professionals in India across eight categories including technology, CEOs, finance, LinkedIn influencers, internet, human resources, marketing and advertising, and a newly introduced ‘Social Impact’ category.
These top 73 professionals are said to be industry experts with a strong voice, who shape trends of tomorrow, and have grown to become influential professional brands and opinion leaders.
Srividya Gopani, director, brand and consumer marketing, Asia-Pacific and China said: “LinkedIn Power Profiles 2018 is a celebration of the most viewed professionals in India, those who are great examples of strong professional brands that inspire our 50+ million members across the country. These Power Profiles have not only had exciting journeys, but they participate in meaningful dialogue, offer perspectives, and continue to engage all our members, including young career starters. Success means different things to different people and we hope these inspiring professional journeys help others find theirs.”
The Power Profiles that have been dominating the list year on year are prime minister LinkedIn influencers Narendra Modi, Priyanka Chopra, Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma (internet), Manu Kumar Jain, MD, Xiaomi India (CEOs), Prabir Jha, president and global chief people officer at Cipla (human resources), Karthik Srinivasan, communications consultant (advertising and marketing), LinkedIn influencers Shradha Sharma, founder and CEO of YourStory and Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, CMD Biocon Limited
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This year, the ‘CEOs’, ‘Internet’, and ‘Technology’ categories feature new names such as Binny Bansal, CEO and Co-Founder at Flipkart, Janne Einola, country manager for H&M India, Ananth Narayanan, CEO at Myntra and Jabong and Ankur Warikoo, co-founder and CEO at Nearbuy.com.
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In Pic: Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Löfven.
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