Two Deals, Then Minus Twenty-Two Million
Wabtec spent about $2.58 billion in 2025 buying into the business Nalin Jain runs, in the same year its organic sales fell. Nine months into 2026, the scorecard arrives.
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Jagdeep Pahwa
Forty-Nine Percent and the Chair
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Jagdeep Pahwa — Executive Chairman of the Board, Avis Budget Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CAR)◆Vikram Kohli — Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer, Advisory Services, CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE)◆Rahul Goyal — President and Chief Executive Officer, Molson Coors Beverage Company (NYSE: TAP)◆Nalin Jain — Group President, Digital Intelligence, Wabtec Corporation; director, Astec Industries, Inc., Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (NYSE: WAB) / Astec Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTE)◆Girish Saligram — President and Chief Executive Officer, Weatherford International plc (Nasdaq: WFRD)◆Sachin S. Lawande — President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Visteon Corporation (Nasdaq: VC)◆Anup Bagchi — Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer-designate (term from 2026-10-27), HDFC Bank Limited◆Sanjiv Lamba — Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Linde plc (Nasdaq: LIN)◆Alok Maskara — Chief Executive Officer, Lennox International Inc. (NYSE: LII)◆Debanjan Saha — Chief Executive Officer, DataRobot, Inc.◆Ajay Gopal — Chief Financial Officer, The RealReal, Inc. (Nasdaq: REAL)◆Hemant Taneja — Chief Executive Officer, General Catalyst◆Jagdeep Pahwa — Executive Chairman of the Board, Avis Budget Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CAR)◆Vikram Kohli — Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer, Advisory Services, CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE)◆Rahul Goyal — President and Chief Executive Officer, Molson Coors Beverage Company (NYSE: TAP)◆Nalin Jain — Group President, Digital Intelligence, Wabtec Corporation; director, Astec Industries, Inc., Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (NYSE: WAB) / Astec Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTE)◆Girish Saligram — President and Chief Executive Officer, Weatherford International plc (Nasdaq: WFRD)◆Sachin S. Lawande — President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Visteon Corporation (Nasdaq: VC)◆Anup Bagchi — Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer-designate (term from 2026-10-27), HDFC Bank Limited◆Sanjiv Lamba — Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Linde plc (Nasdaq: LIN)◆Alok Maskara — Chief Executive Officer, Lennox International Inc. (NYSE: LII)◆Debanjan Saha — Chief Executive Officer, DataRobot, Inc.◆Ajay Gopal — Chief Financial Officer, The RealReal, Inc. (Nasdaq: REAL)◆Hemant Taneja — Chief Executive Officer, General Catalyst◆
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