List of Chief Executive Officers

A
• Accenture - William D. Green
• ACE Limited - Evan G. Greenberg
• Aditya Birla Group - Kumar Birla
• Adobe Systems - Shantanu Narayen
• Air Canada - Calin Rovinescu
• Alcoa - Klaus Kleinfeld
• Altria Group - Michael Szymanczyk
• Amazon.com - Jeff Bezos
• AMD - Dirk Meyer
• American Airlines - Gerard Arpey
• American Express - Kenneth Chenault
• Amgen - Kevin W. Sharer
• AMR Corporation - Gerard J. Arpey
• ANADIGICS,Inc - Mario A. Rivas
• Analog Devices - Jerald G Fishman
• Anheuser-Busch - Dave Peacock
• Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group - Anil Ambani
• Antigenics Inc. - Garo H. Armen
• AOL Inc. - Tim Armstrong
• Apple Inc. - Steve Jobs
• Arcelor Mittal - Lakshmi Niwas Mittal
• Archer Daniels Midland - Patricia Woertz
• AT&T - Randall L. Stephenson
• Austar - John Porter


B
• Bad Boy Records - Sean "Diddy" Combs
• BAE Systems Plc - Ian King
• Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) - Francisco González
• Bank of America - Kenneth Lewis
• Barclays - Bob Diamond
• Bellsouth - F. Duane Ackerman
• Berkshire Hathaway - Warren Edward Buffett
• Best Buy - Brian J. Dunn
• Bharti Telecom - Sunil Bharti Mittal
• Blackstone Group - Stephen A. Schwarzman
• Bloodline Records - DMX
• BMW - Norbert Reithofer
• Boeing - W. James McNerney, Jr.
• Borland - Tod Nielsen
• Boston Consulting Group - Hans-Paul Bürkner
• British Airways - Willie Walsh
• British Sky Broadcasting - Rupert Murdoch
• Bruegger's - James J. Greco
• Burger King - John Chidsey

C
• Campbell Soup Company - Douglas R. Conant
• Canonical Ltd. - Mark Shuttleworth
• Capital One Financial - Richard Fairbank
• Caterpillar Inc. - James W. Owens
• Cavium Networks - Syed B. Ali
• Cisco Systems - John Chambers
• Citigroup - Vikram Pandit
• Coca-Cola - Muhtar Kent
• Cognizant Technology Solutions - Francisco D'Souza
• Comcast Corporation - Brian L. Roberts
• Compuware Corporation - Peter Karmanos, Jr.
• ConAgra - Gary Rodkin
• Continental Airlines - Larry Kellner
• Cameron - Sheldon Erikson
• Crown Worldwide Group - James E. Thompson
• CVS Caremark - Thomas Ryan
• Cypress Semiconductor - TJ Rodgers

Brand Ambassadors

Hrithik roshan - provogue, j.hampstead suitings, reliance communications, cinthol, coca cola, zandu balm.
Abhishek bachan - videocon dth, world earth hour of wwf, motorola, idea, omega
Aishwarya Rai Bachan - loreal, longines watch, lux,
Aamir khan - mahindra two wheelers, nationwide sanitation, etisalat's, athithi devo bhava, samsung mobile phones, tata sky.
Virat kohli - flying machine jeans [arvind], herbalife, sangam suitings, fasttrack,
Dhoni - pepsi, orient fans, aircel, tvs, titan, and cello pens,godrej , sony, frito lay, reebok, big bazar.
Yuvraj - microsoft xbox, oakley signature sunglasses, donear, lvl, itc stationery products, fiat punto,
Salman khan - mountain dew, chlor mint, wheel, redtape shoes, thumbs up.dixcy, mayur suitings,
John abraham - van heusen, garnier men, haeir india, yamaha motors, fasttrack sunglasses
Hema malini - sparsh ganga, arise india ltd, kent water purifier,
Bipasa basu - emami, kwality walls, gilli jewellery, wynncom mobiles, real activ,versace watches,
Genelia - colgate. Fast track, fanta, virgin mobiles,
Ranbir kapoor - john players, nissan , panasonic tv, virgin mobiles, hero honda,
Shahid kapoor - pioneer, colgate,vaseline.
Imran khan -coca cola, levis
Sonam kapoor - spice, electrolux,

Company name etymologies

3M – Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company.
3Com –computer, communication, and compatibility.

ABN AMRO – Algemene Bank Nederland Amsterdamsche Bank and the Rotterdamsche Bank
Accenture – "Accent on the future".
Adidas – from the name of the founder Adolf (Adi) Dassler.
Adobe Systems – from the Adobe Creek that ran behind the house of co-founder John Warnock.
Akai – named for its founder, Masukichi Akai.
AMD – Advanced Micro Devices
AOL – America Online.
Asus – named after Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology.
AT&T – the American Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
ATI – Array Technologies Incorporated
BBC – British Broadcasting Corporation,
BenQ – Bringing Enjoyment and Quality to life
BMW – Bayerische Motoren Werke
BSNL – Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
BSA - Birmingham Small Arms Company.
BT – British Telecom
BHEL – Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
CA – Computer Associates
Cisco – short for San Francisco.
DHL – named after its founders, Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom, and Robert Lynn.
DKNY – Donna Karan New York.
EA Games – EA is from Electronic Arts.
ESPN – Entertainment and Sports Programming Network
FCUK – French Connection United Kingdom.
FedEx – abbreviation of Federal Express Corporation
Fiat – Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino

Taglines and brands of major companies

ABN AMRO Bank - Making More Possible
Accenture - High Performance. Delivered
Adobe - Simplicity at work. Better by adobe.
AIG or American International Group Insurance Company - We know Money
Air Canada - A breath of Fresh Air
Allen Solly - I Hate Ugly
Allianz Group - The Power on your side
AMAZON.COM - Earth's Biggest BookStore
Amway - We're Listening.
ANDHRA BANK - "Much more to do, with YOU in focus."
Apple Macintosh - Think Different.
ARCELOR - Steel solutions for a better world
AT&T - The World's Networking Company
AVIVA LIFE INSURANCE – ” Kal par Control”
Bank of America - Higher Standards
Bank of Baroda - India's International Bank
BANK OF RAJASTHAN - Dare to Dream
Barclays - Fluent in Finance; Its our business to know your business
BIG BAZAAR - Nobody Sells Cheaper & better
BIOCON - The difference lies in our DNA
Birla Mutual fund – The name inspire trust
BLOGGER.COM - Push Button Publishing
BLOOMINGDALES - Like no other store in the world
BMW - The Ultimate Driving Machine
BOEING - Forever new Frontiers
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) - The Edge is Efficiency
BPCL - Pure for Sure
Bridgestone – Passion for excellence
British airways - The Way to Fly.
British Petroleum - Beyond Petroleum
BUSINESS INDIA - The Magazine of the Corporate World
BUSINESS TODAY - For Managing Tomorrow
BUSINESS WORLD - Play the Game
CIPLA - Caring for life
CAST AWAY - "At the edge of the world, his journey begins "
CEAT - Born Tough
CENTRAL - Shop. Eat. Celebrate
CHEVROLET AVEO - When Good is not good enough.
Chevron Corporation - Human Energy
CHIP - Intelligent Computing
CITIGROUP or CITIBANK - The Citi Never Sleeps
CNBC - Profit from it
COMPTRON and GREAVES - Everyday Solutions
Dell - Easy as DELL.
Deutsche Bank - A Passion to Perform
DIGIT - Your Technology Navigator
DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES - ÿLife. Research. Hope
DUPONT - The Miracles of Science
EBAY - The World's Online Market Place
EPSON - Exceed Your Vision
Ernst and Young - Quality in Everything we Do
Essar corp - A positive a++itude
Exxon Mobil - Taking on the World's Toughest Energy Challenges
FIAT - Driven by Passion. FIAT
FORD - Built for the Road Ahead
GAIL - Gas and Beyond
GM - Only GM.
HAIER - Inspired Living
HINDUSTAN TIMES - The Name India trusts for News
HOME DEPOT - You can do it. We can Help.
HONDA - The Power of Dreams
HP Invent - Everything is Possible
HSBC - The World's Local Bank
HYUNDAI - Drive Your Way
IBM - ON DEMAND
IBM - " I think, therefore IBM."
IBP - Pure bhi. Poora bhi
Infosys - " Powered by Intellect, Driven by Values; Improve your odds with Infosys Predictability"
Intel - Intel inside.
IOCL - Bringing Energy to Life
Jet Airways - The Joy of Flying
JVC - The Perfect Experience
Kingfisher Airlines - Fly the good times
KMART - The stuff of life.
Kotak - Think Investments. Think Kotak.
KROGER - Costs less to get more
LARSEN and TOUBRO - We make things which make India proud
LEE - The jeans that built America
Lehman Brothers - Where Vision Gets Built
LENOVO - We are building a new technology company.
LEXUS – The Pursuit of Perfection
LG - Life's Good
LOUIS PHILLIPS - The Upper Crest
Lufthansa - There's no better to fly
Macromedia - What the web can be.
Malaysian Airlines - Going Beyond Expectations
Master card - There are some things money can't buy. For everything else there's MASTERCARD.
Max NewYork Life Insurance - Your Partner for life
McDowells Signature - The New Sign of Success.
METRO - The spirit of Commerce
MCX – Trade with trust
MERCK – Where patients come first
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company or Metlife. - Have You Met Life Today
Microsoft - Where Do You Want to Go Today ; Your Potential Our Passion
Micromax - Nothing like anything
MITTAL STEEL - Shaping the future of steel
Monster.com - Never Settle ; Right Jobs Right Candidates
MRF - Tyres with Muscle
NASDAQ - Stock market for the digital world
NDTV Profit - News you can Use.
NOKIA – “Connecting People”
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) - The world puts its stock in us
ONGC - Making Tomorrow Brighter
PETER ENGLAND - Honestly Impressive
PHILLIPS - Sense and Simplicity
Prudential Insurance Company - Growing and Protecting your wealth
Panasonic – “ideas for life”
Pantene - Don't hate me because I'm beautiful
PFIZER – Life is our life’s work
Reliance industries Limited - Growth is Life
RAYMONDS – The complete man
REID AND TAYLOR – bond with the best
Rivolta – “Undress Code For Men”
Sahara - Emotionally yours.
SAMSUNG - Everyone's Invited or Its hard to Imagine
SANSUI - Born in Japan Entertaining The World
SBI DEBIT CARD - Welcome to a Cashless World.
Servo - 100 % Performance. Everytime.
Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) - Tomorrow Market's Today.
SKODA - Obsessed with Quality since 1897.
SONY - Like. No. Other.
Speed - High Performance Petrol
Standard Chartered Bank - Your Right Partner
Standard Insurance Company Limited. - Positively Different.
Star Sports - We know your game
Sun Microsystems - The Network is the Computer
SUZLON ENERGY - Powering a Greener Tomorrow.
TATA MOTORS - Even More Car per Car
TCS - Beyond the Obvious
TESCO - Every Little Helps
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH - Read a Bestseller everyday
THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW - Where will you be
THE ECONOMIC TIMES - The Power of Knowledge
The Indian EXPRESS - Journalism of Courage
TIMESJOBS.COM - " If you have a reason, we have the job " ; Because you are worth more.
TITANIC - Collide With Destiny.
TOSHIBA - Leading Innovation
TOYOTA - Touch The Perfection
Toyota Innova - All you Desire.
UBS - You and Us
Union Bank of India - Good People to Bank with
VIDEOCON - New improved life
VIZAG STEEL - Pride of Steel
VOLKSWAGEN - Drivers wanted
WALMART - Save Money.Live better
WILLS LIFESTYLE – enjoy the change
Windows XP - Do More with Less
WIPRO - Applying Thought
ZEE NEWS – “Haqueqat Jaisi, Khabar Waisi”

Current Affairs

Business

Tanishq to be merged with Titan Industries

Carmker GM India to launch 14 variants of 6 new models in the country in next 2 years

Tata Communications becomes first Indian Telco to launch cloud computing solutions globally

McDonald India ties up with HCL Infosystems to give kids (a chance to win) HCL ME Kids Educational Laptops with a purchase of Happy Meal

BCCI invites bid for IPL mobile, radio and Internet rights

Sonata Software launches car rental management service MiEdge

'Bing deals', a feature for desktop and mobile allowing consumers to find best deals locally has been launched by Microsoft

India and Brazil signed a bilateral air services agreement (ASA), intended to increase air-connectivity between 2 countries

Lovable Lingerie IPO subscribed 4% on Day 1 (8/3/2011)

Mahindra Group inks deal with global networking company Cisco to provide a host of services including cloud computing, entertainment, smart cities, virtual dealerships and sports

Jubliant Life Sciences (JLS) to set up a manufacturing plant to produce Symet, a key ingredient for making insecticide 'Chloryrifos', at Bharuch in Gujarat


Reliance Communications becomes first private 3G provider in Kashmir

Tata Industries to invest Rs.100 crore in integrated learning soultions(Tata Interactive Services), named CLASSEDGE, for Indian school education sector

Mukesh Ambani, chairman of RIL joins Intel Capital's investment programme

TCS has been appointed as the official technology partner to pro-cycling team 'Team Garmin-Cervelo' for the racing season 2011

India's forex reserves 4th largest in world, it touches $297.3 billion in December

Togetherville, a Facebook-like social networking site about 6 to 10 years old developed by Indian-origin entrepreneur Mandeep Singh Dhillon has been acquired by Walt Disney

Google to launch as unlimited subscription service for movies in the UK via, YouTube

Tally Solutions has unveiled upgraded version of Tally ERP9 series 'A' Release 3.0.
Tally ERP9 series 'A' Release 3.0: Designed for flawless business execution which has new features and enhanced functionalities, including the incorporation of the new Rupee symbol

Telecom provider Bharti Airtel along with 16 other global telcos has launched the Europe India Gateway (EIG) cable system that will enhance diversity and capacity between Europe and India
EIG: With USD 700 million and a capacity of 3.84 terabits per second 15,000km cable has been laid.

Anand Mahindra-led Mahindra Satyam is looking to re-list on the NYSE in 2011-12

Hinduja Gobal Solutions to set up 2 centres - 1 each in China and Latin America in next fiscal(FY 12)

Facebook Inc, now in Hong Kong

Aircel to launch 3G services in all 13 telecom cirlces as Cricket World Cup kicks of on 19th February 2011

Networking and Storage solutions provider Buffalo opens its first retail shop, Brand Store in India

HAL hints at possible IPO plans

Vodafone to stream cricket World Cup matches via ESPN Mobile TV


SBI to launch Rs.2000 crore retail bond issue on Feb 21 2011

Latest Quiz ( Sample)

1. Which cell phone major has tied up Nortel networks to use a new wireless broadband technology?
2. ‘It’s time to fly’ is the tagline of which airlines?
3. Which is the world’s first credit card?
4. The European Union has launched an antitrust investigation into which business?
( ) Facebook ( ) Google
( ) Tesco ( ) Unilever
5. SEC means?
6. AMFI stands for?
7. ‘Make your own shoes’ is the marketing campaign by which company?
8. The perfume Charlie was launched by?
( ) Christian Dior ( ) Estee Lauder
( ) Revlon ( ) Vodoo
9. Which Indian ice cream brand is the first to use natural vanilla in its ice cream by trying up
with 1500 farmers in Kochi, Kerala?
10. The edible oil brand Dalda is owned by which company?
11. Recently, which business has been cleared of wrongdoing by the FSA?
12. What is the name of the recent car released by Tata in India?
13. Which is the first company to produce cell phones with fragrance?
14. In the USA, tens of millions of customers visit retail stores to grab bargains ahead of the Thanksgiving celebration. What is this called?
( ) Manic Monday ( ) Black Friday
( ) Red Letter Day ( ) Whiteout Wednesday
15. Which Indian Tech company presently in news is a Joint venture between BT and M&M?
16. His first book, "The End of the Economic Man" was published in 1939. Who is he?
17. Identify the logo
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18. What was Accenture previously known as?
19. Which international Software Company has got so many Indians that it has got a special Indian cafeteria?
20. Expand HTC?
21. Along with Gary Hamel, which Indian coined the term 'core competency'?
22. The first public sector share quoted in BSE?
23. Which company owns Farex brand?
24. What is a golden parachute?
25. Neotel, the new name of the telecommunication venture in South Africa, is owned by?
26. The famous news daily “Times of India” is from ?
( ) Reckitt Benkiser ( ) Benett Colman
( ) Living Media ( ) None Of these
27. The Brand Ambassador of American Express Platinum Credit Card is?
28. Which bank has been appointed as “Income Tax Refund Banker” by the govt. of India?
29. “Kaya Aesthetics” is a group company of
( ) Marico ( ) Godrej
( ) Hindustan Lever Limited ( ) P&G

30. Who has been chosen CNN-IBN Man of the year 2009?