Business
Founders, executives, capital allocation, companies and institutional leadership across Asia.
Noubar Afeyan’s Venture Factory Faces the Test That Matters: Translation
Flagship Pioneering enters 2026 with $14 billion under direction and fresh companies spanning modified DNA, AI and agriculture. The harder challenge is converting breadth into repeatable clinical and commercial evidence.
Assaf Rappaport Sold Wiz to Google. Now He Must Prove Independence Can Survive Integration
Assaf Rappaport remains Wiz’s chief executive after Google’s acquisition. His task is to combine Google’s scale with the multicloud trust that made Wiz valuable.
Tony Fernandes Finally Has a Clean Capital A. Now He Must Prove What Remains Is a Business
The long restructuring is over and the airline assets have moved to AirAsia X. Tony Fernandes must now turn Capital A’s collection of travel-adjacent businesses into a coherent investment case.
Founder Control Is Huda Kattan’s Competitive Edge—and Her Governance Test
After buying back Huda Beauty and separating Kayali, Huda Kattan is using fragrance to widen the core brand. The next chapter will test whether community instinct can be matched by institutional discipline.
Falguni Nayar Has Restored Nykaa’s Growth Premium. Now She Must Defend It From Speed
Nykaa’s fourth-quarter revenue and gross merchandise value rose 28 per cent as profitability strengthened. Its competitive answer must combine trusted assortment, owned brands and measured fulfilment rather than copy ten-minute commerce.
Deepinder Goyal’s Biggest Test at Eternal Is Whether He Can Truly Let Go
Eternal’s growth accelerated as Blinkit reached scale, but its founder is no longer group chief executive. Deepinder Goyal’s leadership challenge is now one of boundaries, capital allocation and credible succession.
Nadav Zafrir Is Rebuilding Check Point for the AI Security Cycle
Nadav Zafrir is using acquisitions and a four-pillar architecture to reposition Check Point. The test is whether stronger subscriptions can become faster organic growth.
Chung Shin-a Has Restored Kakao’s Operating Momentum. The Agentic AI Bet Is More Difficult
Kakao is again growing with discipline. Chung Shin-a’s next task is to make AI useful across the group while keeping incentives, data and accountability under control.
