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Pavan Vaish appointed Uber’s head of central operations
MUMBAI: Ride-sharing company Uber has announced the appointment of Pavan Vaish as its new head of central operations. Pavan joins Uber with over 25 years of experience in building and leading global technology businesses.
In his earlier experience, Vaish has been the co-founder and CEO of Daksh e-services, the geographical footprint of which has been expanded across Latam, Europe, and Asia. The company is popular as recognised as one of the most successful service's acquisitions in IBM’s history. Vaish spearheaded its integration with IBM.
Vaish was also amongst the co-founders of Quadrant Infotech, an offshore data capturing business focused on the US market. A visionary among BPO industry leaders, he has been guiding the industry toward achieving competitive advantages beyond labour arbitrage long before the onset of commoditsation of BPO services.
He had also been the global chief operating officer at UnitedLex, where he was responsible for overseeing daily business operations and managing its business objectives across various geographies. He was also responsible for the transformation of IBM Global Process Services from an emerging enterprise into one of the largest and most respected companies in the Global BPO industry.
An alumnus of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, he holds a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. He is also a Graduate of the Advanced Management Program of the Harvard Business School.
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Time brings TIME100 Next franchise to India with Reliance
List to spotlight 100 emerging leaders, gala set for December 2026 in Mumbai.
MUMBAI: It’s about time India’s next wave got a global spotlight and now, it’s on the list. New York-headquartered Time is expanding its TIME100 Next franchise to India, partnering with Reliance Industries Limited to launch TIME100 Next India, its first international extension of the rising leaders platform. The announcement was made at the Time100 Gala in New York by Jessica Sibley and Nita Mukesh Ambani, signalling a strategic push to tap into India’s growing influence across sectors.
The India edition will recognise 100 emerging leaders from the country and the global Indian diaspora, spanning business, science, sports, arts and social impact. The list will be curated by Time’s editorial team and published online, continuing the franchise’s focus on identifying individuals shaping the future.
The initiative will culminate in a gala event scheduled for December 2026 at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, anchoring the platform within India’s cultural and business ecosystem.
TIME’s broader Time100 franchise has steadily expanded its global footprint since 2021 through events and impact-led initiatives. Executives noted that India’s growing pool of influential voices and innovators made it a natural next step for the platform’s international ambitions.
For Reliance, the partnership aligns with its broader push to support emerging talent and ideas on a global stage. For Time, it marks a timely bet on India not just as a market, but as a talent engine shaping the next chapter of global leadership.
