As the Director and COO of CBay’s Indian operations, Dinesh Kumar oversees strategy and lends direction to the central backend operations of the company. He has been instrumental in the smooth implementation of CBay India’s policies and programmes and coordinates its day-to-day operations. Before joining CBay, Mr. Kumar was the Joint General Manager with the Essar Group, a leading industrial house with business interests in steel, shipping, oil, gas and telecommunications and, before that, with Associated Cement Companies Ltd. (ACC).  He has more than seventeen years of experience in project management, finance and corporate relations. His academic background includes an MMS (Master in Management Studies) in finance from the University of Bombay and a Bachelor’s degree in engineering from Bangalore University.

Mr. Dinesh Kumar, in conversation with Anupinder Kaur in September 2006

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Dr. Ganesh Natarajan is the Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of Zensar Technologies Limited, a global firm that transforms Technology and Processes for Fortune 500 companies. A celebrity among IT professionals, he is much admired because of his innovative know-how in the IT sector.  Dr. Natarajan is seen as one of the most successful professionals in the Indian Information Technology Industry, having earlier been part of two major success stories in IT Training and Consulting: NIIT and APTECH. It was during his ten-year stint as CEO of Aptech that he gave an impetus to the company’s working and subsequently the image, because of which the company’s revenues grew fifty times. Then the company was listed on the Indian and the London Stock Exchanges.

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Mr. T. Balakrishnan is presently the Regional Director, Australasia for Johnson Diversey that is an institutional cleaning and sanitation solution provider. A self-made man, he financed his own MBA education by working for two years at Greaves Foseco. He has the enviable record of having studied at the best schools in the country- IIT (K) and IIM (B). JohnsonDiversey Inc. is a player in commercial cleaning, sanitation and hygiene solutions serving customers in the hospitality, food service, food and beverage, and healthcare sectors as well as building service contractors. It employs more than 1,300 people worldwide and has operations in more than 60 countries. The company serves customers in more than 100 countries. In conversation with us, he shares his views on MBA education and the qualities that carry one to the very top.

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If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes and the quitting time. But if you are the scion of one of the most prestigious and well-known families, then you just have to use the silver spoon in your mouth to scoop out success. However, the afternoon knows what the morning never suspected and things do not happen as expected. Born into one of the top business houses of India, he took the option of proving his merit rather than banking only on what he inherited. Here’s presenting a meeting with Mr Madhur Bajaj, Vice Chairman and Director, Bajaj Auto Ltd. - a leader in the motorised 2 and 3 wheeler sector.

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I’d like to have your complete attention for the time it takes you to read this article. So here is the twist of the story before the introduction – he is blind. While it may seem like I’m being insensitive, I think I’ve just announced his biggest strength. In this issue we feature a gentleman whose story could have made a successful and inspiring film. Meet Mr. K Ramkrishna - General Manager with IDBI, a leading financial institution in the country. He completed his Masters of Management Studies (equivalent to MBA) from SP Jain Institute of Management and Research.

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