Know the man who ignited the GM engine... in India!

RAJEEV CHABA...
Chairman & MD, GM India
Know the man who ignited the GM engine... in India!
On this man’s shoulders lies the huge responsibility of steering GM India through the busy Indian roads, strewn with auto makers of various pedigrees... and he hasn’t failed yet! Well, atleast you can sense so when you hear that tone of confidence in his calm voice that makes you believe why this auto-king will ensure a ‘greater’ India for GM than the pathetic 2% automarket share it knows! Having trodden on Indian soil for over a decade now, GM India’s operations finally seems to have life (read ‘sense’) infused in it and all thanks to this silent commander who has seen the best & worst days with GM India. And ‘sense’ you just read?! Well, it was only under his leadership that GM entered the small car segment by relaunching Daewoo’s Matiz as Spark – demonstrating a growing understanding of Indian market demand as Chaba feels, “Look at small cars and you’d understand that in India even this is a family car; a car that many Indians dream of at the moment. Hatchbacks will sell well...” He also discussed further plans to launch another compact car. All in all, no reason to believe why his goal of garnering 10% of total market pie by 2010 should be just another reverie!

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008

An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist)

TISCO is looking up to this man and his nerves of steel to realize its dreams

B. MUTHURAMAN... MD, Tata Steel
TISCO is looking up to this man and his nerves of steel to realize its dreams
His predecessors were legendary corporate leaders like Russi Modi and J.J. Irani. From a graduate trainee to the position of MD, B. Muthuraman has traversed a long distance in Tata Steel. He is credited with completing the 1.2 million tonne cold roll mill project in Jamshedpur much before time. And he does not believe in keeping his experiences a close guarded secret. For more than 15 years now, he has shared with his colleagues’ experiences of visiting a new plant or going overseas. In an earlier interaction with 4Ps B&M, he had said, “You see, I believe all leaders must have a visionary component.” Muthuraman was awarded by the Bombay Management Association’s as the ‘Management Man of the Year Award’ for 2006-07. Muthuraman also was instrumental in cracking the Tata-Corus deal. As captain of the TISCO ship and as a leader who believes in deeds and not words, the steel man is now working towards realising his dream of TISCO becoming the cheapest producer of steel in the world.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008

An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist)