CEOs speak!

Bill Gates, Chairman, Microsoft
"There is nobody getting rich writing software that I know of. It's the first time I have really changed my career since I was 17 years old. This will put me in a new territory."

Jerry Yang, CEO, Yahoo

"The reorganisation would accelerate the ability of our deep and talented team to build great products, grow our audiences and improve magnetisation globally. They are designed to put us in an even better position to leverage our leading global audience and capture the opportunity we see in the convergence of search and display advertising."

S Ramadorai, CEO, Tata Consultancy Services
"The commitment of top leadership is important for the success. This commitment is not only important at political and bureaucratic levels but also at the project implementation level."

Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Motors
"The year ahead is 'a year of major challenges,' that higher fuel prices will negatively impact both commercial vehicles and passenger car sales. There would be an enormous and unprecedented increase in material costs in steel, tyres, and the like, and there will be the impact of tighter money supply with higher interest rates."

Vishwavir Ahuja, CEO (India), Bank of America
"Indian corporates' appetite for raising funds through the ECBs (external commercial borrowings) route may lessen this year, as the differential between overseas and domestic interest rates had reduced considerably."

Y S S Rao, CEO, JSW Steel Ltd
"'JSW Shoppe' is the first-of-its-kind outlet set up by any steel producer. The concept of the Shoppe originates from the fact that we want customers to get the right quality of products at the right price and at the right place. Shoppe is an effort to create a customer-friendly ambiance."

Venkatesh Roddam, CEO, Satyam BPO
"The categories in which we have been ranked this year (BPO and KPO) are the key growth areas that we have been focusing on. Recognition reflects our capabilities to offer transformation services through superior delivery."

Venu Srinivasan, CMD, TVS Motor Company
"The focus will be on high mileage bikes which ensure minimal emissions. I do believe that our Star Sport motorcycle is among the world's best. We will, of course, ensure that we constantly go up the value chain."

O P Bhat, Chairman, State Bank of India
"Consequent to the debt waiver/relief scheme, all beneficiary farmers have become eligible for fresh financing under various agricultural schemes and the bank branches have been geared up to extend credit facility to the farmers".

T S Vijayan, Chairman, LIC
"The insurance sector needs access to tech funds on micro-credit model. There is a technology in fusion fund available with RBI for micro-credit and another one with NABARD."