Suits & Sayings: Staying Put

A succession drama at one of India’s largest professional servicing firms appears to have been postponed yet again. For months, partners had traded theories about who might inherit the corner office, with a few senior leaders emerging as the names to watch. But the veteran incumbent seems to have worked his way back into favour with global HQ and is now expected to stay on longer. Hopes of succession clues during a recent visit by the global CEO fizzled out after a short, carefully scripted interaction. Word is partners who had braced for a new order are quietly unpacking those expectations.

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