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Our newest edition, Best HR Leaders from Asia 2026, just went live, and this one is for those who usually work out of sight but are the backbone of any growing organisation.

Across Asia's tech and #manufacturing hubs, 2025 became the year of the midnight layoff email, the kind sent over Slack before a manager even knew their own team had shrunk. This edition is built around the leaders who represented the other version of that year, the ones who slowed a boardroom down, insisted on a severance package that actually covered rent, or walked into a restructuring meeting and asked why the cuts kept missing the people who'd actually caused the losses.

TradeFlock spent months talking to #HR heads across finance, manufacturing, technology, and healthcare about what their job looked like once the easy wins–engagement surveys, free lunches, wellness apps–stopped moving the needle. What came back were harder stories: compensation frameworks rebuilt from scratch after a wave of resignations nobody in leadership saw coming, hiring freezes overturned because someone finally ran the numbers on what attrition was actually costing. Also read our 'Story of the Month' on how Indonesia's fires are burning hotter than anywhere else on earth.

Grab your free e-copy now. The issue is out for reading: https://t.co/1wG6aFujXB

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@WellsFargo Source: https://t.co/8i3M8b5ejB

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One of America's biggest consumer banks now has a single boss, and its AI push gets a full-time leader.

@WellsFargo names Kleber Santos CEO of Consumer Banking and Lending, while Saul Van Beurden now leads AI across the bank.

Growth and AI: two full-time jobs.

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She started as a registered nurse. In 2027 she takes charge of a major Ohio health system.

Rosanna Morris, who runs clinical operations at MD Anderson, is Premier Health's next President & CEO, picked unanimously.

Hospitals keep backing leaders who know the bedside.

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@CalvinKlein Source: https://t.co/0r98D3BwRc

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Calvin Klein hands its global product engine to a merchant shaped by Lacoste, Kenzo, DKNY, Givenchy and Levi's.

Ayub Mohamed joins @CalvinKlein as Chief Product Officer from Jan 25, 2027, leading design and merchandising worldwide.

Iconic brands are won in the assortment.

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@satyanadella When a manufacturer the size of Volkswagen rolls AI out company-wide, it's no longer a pilot, it's how the business runs. The rest of the auto industry will be watching closely.

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@Iamsamirarora Two stocks making up 32 of KOSPI's 36 points is a reminder that index returns and the typical stock's return can be very different stories. Stock picking still matters.

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@hvgoenka 1.67 lakh jobs and $21.5B in exports in a single year is a big base to build on. The next win is raising local value-add so more of those components are made here too.

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Big tech brains are moving into medicine! Warp Sciences just raised $215M to use AI and robots to find new drugs faster. Led by ex-OpenAI and Meta stars. Could this change how we make medicine?

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@rajshamani That's why the best managers reward effort as well as outcomes. Teams that feel their hard work being noticed keep choosing hard problems.

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Would you rather fix a giant or fund a dream? That’s the real gap in private equity vs venture capital. PE buys mature businesses and sharpens them. VC backs early ideas and hopes a few become giants. Dell went the PE route. Airbnb went the VC route. Same money world, completely different games.

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Bringing artificial intelligence into large organisations involves navigating legacy infrastructure, complex operations, and the need for reliable systems. Aravind Raghunathan has spent over 23 years working across technology leadership, cloud #architecture, machine learning, and enterprise transformation, developing a practical understanding of what it takes to move innovation beyond experimentation.

At Murugappa Group, he serves as Head of Artificial Intelligence, leading initiatives around production-ready AI, private edge #computing, and secure intelligent architectures. His professional journey includes roles at IBM, VMware, and Capgemini, alongside experience in global delivery and building technology capabilities across international markets.

Congratulations to Aravind Raghunathan on being recognised among the 10 Best Leaders from AI in India 2026 for bringing enterprise AI closer to real operational needs through secure architecture and scalable technology strategy.

Read TradeFlock’s exclusive conversation with Aravind: https://t.co/seNPqOoGML

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@L3HarrisTech Source: https://t.co/RrkLTWjwtH

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The CEO who makes the alloys inside jet engines just joined a defense-tech board.

Kimberly Fields, Chair, President & CEO of ATI, joins the @L3HarrisTech Board. CEO Sam Mehta says her manufacturing expertise will be "instrumental" as L3Harris scales production.

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@sunpictures @rajinikanth @Nelsondilpkumar @anirudhofficial Source: https://t.co/jPADlFPL49

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The record maker and the record breaker!😎
549+ CRORES WORLDWIDE!
The highest-grossing first week collections in Tamil cinema history! 💥 #Jailer2

#Jailer2 Industry Mega Blockbuster 🔥

@rajinikanth @Nelsondilpkumar @anirudhofficial @vidya_balan @iam_SJSuryah #MithunChakraborty #SurajVenjaramoodu @meramyakrishnan @iYogiBabu @mirnaaofficial @vijaykartikdop @Nirmalcuts @ChethanDsouza @AlwaysJani @KiranDrk @sunilreddy22 #PallaviSingh @valentino_suren @Alagiakoothan #SantoshRaju @kabilanchelliah @kuchirayar73 @RIAZtheboss

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Rs 549+ crore in seven days.

@sunpictures says @rajinikanth's Jailer 2 has posted the highest-grossing first week in Tamil cinema history, with @Nelsondilpkumar directing and @anirudhofficial on music.

One star, one franchise, packed theatres.

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@Walgreens Source: https://t.co/K1DRzueldf

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Berkshire Hathaway's grocery highway has a new COO.

Chris Smith, ex-Chief Supply Officer at @Walgreens, is now EVP & COO of McLane Company. He keeps running McLane Retail and will drive AI and digital investment across its 80+ distribution centers.