Leading Asia
An interview series with the region’s top business leaders
Hear directly from Asia’s business leaders
Podcast
Connecting patients to healthcare: A conversation with Halodoc’s Jonathan Sudharta
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The co-founder and CEO of an Indonesian healthtech is simplifying and enabling healthcare access in the world’s fourth...
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Leading Hitachi: Transforming tradition
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Toshiaki Higashihara, executive chairman of Hitachi, shares insights on reshaping corporate governance and preparing for the...
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AIA’s Lee Yuan Siong on building success for the long term
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AIA group chief executive and president Lee Yuan Siong lays out why he’s optimistic about the Asian insurance market,...
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How two telcos in Indonesia are bringing inclusivity to 17,500 islands
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Digital technologies can be used to create significant opportunities for economic and social growth in Indonesia—two telco...
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Why the next decade in healthcare is India’s decade
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The chairman of Zydus Lifesciences, Pankaj Patel, and its managing director, Dr. Sharvil Patel, speak with McKinsey about India’s...
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‘Never waste a crisis’: StarHub’s CEO on leading transformative change
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Nikhil Eapen lays out his sector-redefining ambitions for Singaporean telecom firm StarHub and how his time in Singapore’s...
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‘Before skill set comes mindset’: FairPrice CEO on breakthrough leadership
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Vipul Chawla, group CEO of Singapore’s largest supermarket chain, discusses why—and how—he prioritizes culture, purpose, and...
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ANZ’s Shayne Elliott on what it takes to lead a radical rebuild
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For ANZ’s CEO, there’s no looking back. To progress is to have the courage to do the right thing.
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Asia’s top CEOs embrace change with boldness and resilience
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Asia’s top business leaders are navigating today’s shocks with bold moves and a determination toward building sustainable...
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Meeting a crisis head-on: How CEO Anna Bligh embraces uncertainty
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Anna Bligh, who formerly served as premier of Queensland, is no stranger to crisis. She explains how tough times can be an opportunity...
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In the boardroom with Alison Watkins: CEOs, boards, and leading through crisis
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Alison Watkins, who is a board member of CSL, the Reserve Bank of Australia, and Wesfarmers, believes that there is growing alignment—and...
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India as a pharma innovation hub: An interview with Dr. Reddy’s G. V. Prasad
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The cochairman and managing director of the pharma multinational believes India’s competence in new biology, clinical development,...
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Why Infosys’s cofounder Nilekani is urging leaders to use tech for good
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The cofounder of the multinational IT company believes Indian start-ups will soon develop technologies to transform education,...
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Salesforce’s Arundhati Bhattacharya on lifelong learning and talent reinvention
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Salesforce’s India CEO, and former chair of the State Bank of India, believes that lifelong learning will determine success...
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A complete corporate makeover: Keppel’s plan for sustainable growth
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CEO Loh Chin Hua is on a mission to transform Keppel Corporation from a conglomerate structure to a future-ready organization...
Interview - McKinsey Quarterly
Driving for resilience: An interview with the CEO of India’s Tata Motors
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Guenter Butschek, CEO of Tata Motors, shares his perspectives on the COVID-19-era challenges of leading a major global automotive...
Interview - McKinsey Quarterly
How an Australian resources company makes ESG a priority
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Karen Wood, chair of South32, talks about what makes the company’s purpose and strategy resilient in unpredictable times....
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How Blackstone is helping to build India’s next generation of global companies
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Blackstone Private Equity’s head of Asia, Amit Dixit, reveals elements of its long-term success in India. Hint: it requires...
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Lessons in leadership: Making government “a great place to work”
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David Thodey has led successful transformations across Australia’s public and private sectors. He recently sat down with...
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A complete corporate makeover: Keppel’s plan for sustainable growth
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CEO Loh Chin Hua is on a mission to transform Keppel Corporation from a conglomerate structure to a future-ready organization...
Interview - McKinsey Quarterly
Asia at the speed of light: An interview with the head of ReNew Power
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The energy transition will remake Asia, says Sumant Sinha, managing director of ReNew Power.
Interview - McKinsey Quarterly
Speeding up to become even more consumer-obsessed: An interview with GSK’s Keith Choy
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The leader of GlaxoSmithKline’s Asia–Pacific Consumer Healthcare group describes how his organization is speeding...
Interview - McKinsey Quarterly
Addressing society’s pain points: An interview with the CEO of Ayala Corporation
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Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala reflects on Asia’s imperative, and his own, to find inclusive and creative solutions to complex...
Interview - McKinsey Quarterly
How the CEO of Samsung SDS sets a course for ‘humble and speedy’
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Won-Pyo Hong, CEO of Samsung’s information- and communications-technology arm, explains how a collaborative approach helps...
Interview - McKinsey Quarterly
Rallying around purpose: An interview with the managing director and CEO of Insurance Australia Group
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Digital technologies are important, but “good, old-fashioned trust” is indispensable, says Peter Harmer.
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Why the next decade in healthcare is India’s decade
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The chairman of Zydus Lifesciences, Pankaj Patel, and its managing director, Dr. Sharvil Patel, speak with McKinsey about India’s...
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How to merge talent, skills, and purpose: A chat with the Group CEO of Singlife
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Pearlyn Phau, Group CEO of Singlife, reveals some of the ins and outs of merging an insurtech start-up and a legacy player.
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How KB Financial Group navigates and curates banking
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McKinsey’s Eunjo Chon talks to KB Financial Group Senior Executive Vice President Dong Whan Han about simplifying processes...
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Life-centric banking with an analytics edge
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Bank Jago’s Peterjan van Nieuwenhuizen explains the value a life-centric banking approach has for AI banks.
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Evolving institutional finance with AI
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Westpac Group’s chief technology officer, David Walker, discusses how to lead through change to transform a legacy institution...
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You can’t move too fast: A conversation with Andy Penn
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As CEO of Telstra, Andy Penn reinvented the company’s product offerings, digital capabilities, overall structure, and performance....
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Making financial services available to the masses through AI
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WeBank CFO Arthur Wang discusses how the company balances innovation, technology, and compliance to move itself forward.
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Why Infosys’s cofounder Nilekani is urging leaders to use tech for good
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The cofounder of the multinational IT company believes Indian start-ups will soon develop technologies to transform education,...
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Inside Rishad Premji’s quest to create a high-performing culture at Wipro
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The executive chairman of global technology services company Wipro wants to promote cultural change at the 77-year-old organization...
Interview - McKinsey Quarterly
Why a cut-and-paste approach to digital transformation won’t cut it: An interview with the founder of Biocon
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Asian companies can reap many benefits if they not only embrace but also truly understand digital innovation, says Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw....
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Why the next decade in healthcare is India’s decade
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The chairman of Zydus Lifesciences, Pankaj Patel, and its managing director, Dr. Sharvil Patel, speak with McKinsey about India’s...
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Leading from the heart: How Freshworks’ CEO built a global tech unicorn
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Girish Mathrubootham, CEO of the India-born, US-headquartered software-as-a-service start-up believes that this is the decade...
Interview - McKinsey Quarterly
Prioritize people in times of crisis: An interview with the CEO of BHP
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Mike Henry explains the importance of social value in decision making and why relationships lie at the heart of business resilience....
Meet our interviewers
Vinayak HV
Senior PartnerSingapore
Gautam Kumra
Senior Partner, and Chair, Asia (ex-China)Singapore
Olivia Loadwick
PartnerSydney
Joydeep Sengupta
Senior PartnerSingapore
