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Mukesh Garg named managing director for Ramboll India
MUMBAI: Ramboll has announced the appointment of Mukesh Garg as its new managing director for India, effective 1 January 2025. A dynamic leader with 26 years of experience, Mukesh is set to bring his tech-savvy vision and transformational leadership skills to the forefront of Ramboll’s India operations. But wait, there’s more—he’s also juggling this role alongside his current position as senior director, head of technology operations in Ramboll Tech. Talk about multitasking!
Garg is no stranger to Ramboll. Joining the company in February 2020 as IT director, he quickly made his mark by leading the company’s Global IT transformation. By April 2024, he took on the mantle of senior director, technology operations, showcasing his flair for tech and leadership.
But Garg isn’t just a tech guru. With 18 years of senior global leadership experience across companies like Larsen & Toubro Infotech, AstraZeneca, and Flextronics Technologies, he’s an all-rounder. He’s built global capability centres (GCCs), simplified business processes, and run large-scale programs—all with a knack for fostering collaboration. Essentially, he’s the kind of person you’d want steering the ship when navigating the turbulent seas of today’s business world.
Ramboll group chief people officer Lone Tvis couldn’t be more thrilled about the appointment, “I’m delighted that Mukesh has agreed to take on the role as managing director for India in addition to his current role. With his leadership skills, strategic vision, and contributions towards building an organisation fit for the future, I know he is the right person for the job. I’m confident that with his strong international leadership background and diverse business experience, he will contribute to making Ramboll an attractive workplace, a collaborative business, and a true partner for sustainable change for our clients.”
That’s a glowing endorsement if there ever was one. But what does Garg have to say about this exciting new chapter? In his own words, he expressed pride in his journey at Ramboll and a deep commitment to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment, “It has been a pleasure working with great colleagues in Ramboll for the past five years. I’m proud to be working for a foundation-owned, globally integrated company with strong values, and it will be my endeavour to create an enabling and engaging environment where our bright minds can thrive. I look forward to advancing the global vision of becoming an outstanding business and a talent powerhouse of global capabilities.”
Ambitious, isn’t he? But with Garg’s track record, we wouldn’t bet against him pulling it off.
In a world where innovation and sustainability are no longer optional, Garg’s leadership could be the game-changer Ramboll needs.
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Backslash 2026 report: Why human presence now matters more
Six cultural shifts reveal why human presence is the new badge of value
NEW YORK: In a year when artificial intelligence has churned out oceans of content, cultural intelligence unit Backslash argues that what people now crave is something far less automated. Its 2026 Edges report lands with a clear thesis: culture is searching for proof of human.
Backslash, which serves the agencies of Omnicom Advertising, publishes the Edges report annually to spotlight global cultural shifts with enough staying power to shape brand futures. This year’s six new Edges suggest the pendulum is swinging away from frictionless perfection and back towards craft, provenance and visible effort.
After a flood of AI generated output, audiences have developed a sharper instinct for what feels synthetic and what feels real. The telltale signs of care, quirks and even flaws are becoming signals of value.
“We’re entering a moment where output is cheap, but meaning is not,” said Backslash director of cultural strategy and co author of the report Cecelia Girr. “Technology can do more than ever before. The harder question is whether we want it to. In this next chapter, humanity itself becomes the differentiator.”
The six edges for 2026
- Dark mode: As algorithms flatten taste and feed everyone the same stream, people are retreating into private corners and cultivating one of a kind identities. Meaning, it seems, lives in what does not scale.
- Digital friction: After decades spent polishing away every obstacle, culture is warming to technology that slows us down on purpose. Boundaries and built in limits are being reframed not as bugs, but as safeguards for being human.
- Discomfort zone: In a world engineered for ease, struggle and risk are staging a comeback. Discomfort is becoming aspirational because it signals growth and a more vivid sense of being alive.
- Awakened world: Exhausted by auto pilot living, people are seeking experiences that sharpen awareness and re enchant everyday life. Attention is the new luxury.
- Modern civility: After years of rule breaking and norm shredding, total freedom is starting to feel tiring. Shared codes of conduct are re emerging as a pathway to mutual respect and calmer discourse.
- Archive authority: As digital footprints stretch indefinitely, questions about ownership and memory are intensifying. Who controls what is preserved, what is deleted and who gets access to our collective history may be the next cultural battleground.
If 2025 was the year of machine made abundance, Backslash suggests 2026 will reward what feels unmistakably human. Not louder, not faster, but more intentional. In an age of infinite output, proof of presence could be the most powerful brand asset of all.
