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Suresh Narayanan

Suresh Narayanan

Narayanan is chairman & managing director, Nestle India

How board of directors drive accountability and innovation

Board of directors act as guardians of the organisation, ensuring stability, fostering trust, and guiding strategic decisions while balancing shareholder and broader stakeholder interests

By Suresh Narayanan October 26, 2025

A discovery of India

Suresh Narayanan’s professional journey through Coimbatore, Kochi, and Delhi reveals diverse insights from engaging with students, HR leaders, and communication professionals

By Suresh Narayanan September 28, 2025

Embracing a new chapter in Bengaluru

Life transition into a new chapter unfolds as the author and his wife relocate to Bengaluru, embracing a new phase after a four-decade career

By Suresh Narayanan August 31, 2025

Mentoring the next generation: A post-corporate mission

Corporate retirement marks a significant transition after 44 years in global companies like Nestlé, HUL, and Colgate. My next chapter awaits, and I am ready to embrace it with open arms

By Suresh Narayanan August 03, 2025

Food for thought, and big dreams

Business as a force for good is the most important reason for its existence

By Suresh Narayanan July 06, 2025

At the heart of Nestlé's values, lies the principle of respect

If core values of the organisation do not resonate with your own, don't accept it

By Suresh Narayanan June 08, 2025

Singapore championed values that resonated deeply with my own

Amid the economic tempest, Nestlé Singapore demonstrated consistent growth

By Suresh Narayanan May 11, 2025

The leader doesn't leave—Nestle's Egypt story

Nestlé witnessed substantial growth in Egypt during the Arab Spring

By Suresh Narayanan April 13, 2025

What is it about coffee that inspires “faith in the future”?

The columnist quotes Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness on coffee: “Presently the smell of coffee began to fill the room. This was morning’s hallowed moment. In such a fragrance the perversity of the world is forgotten, and the soul is inspired with faith in the future…” Coffee is hope in a mug

By Suresh Narayanan March 16, 2025

Only legacy a leader leaves behind is culture: Nestle chairman and MD Suresh Narayanan

Leaders may be brilliant and from the best institutions, but they must be outstandingly good human beings

By Suresh Narayanan January 19, 2025

My circle of influence

Humans are connected in a circle, not through hierarchy

By Suresh Narayanan December 22, 2024

Quiet transformation taking place in rural India

Change comes when ordinary people do extraordinary things

By Suresh Narayanan November 24, 2024