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I grew up in various cities in India as my father, who worked for Indian Railways, had a transferable job. I always dreamed of a global career. My father was posted to the Philippines when I was 10…

A major turning point in my career was joining Pepsi in the early ‘90s. I was one of their early hires and went on to have an enriching 13-year stint, moving through roles and geographies while bei…

I grew up all over Rajasthan, as my father was a civil servant of the state. I spent significant time in Ajmer at Sophia School and College, for my high school and college education. While pursuing…

There were quite a few turning points in my life. The first was when I started my entrepreneurial venture in 1981 at 31 years of age. There were innumerable lessons I learnt on the job, that came i…

Before I joined Egon Zehnder, I went through the unfortunate experience of losing a job, which was devastating. But there was a lot of motivation from my family which made me bounce back. My family…

There were many turning points in my life. The first was very early when I won my first medal in 7th grade for a debate. Before this, I had tried all the tricks in the book to win a medal but faile…

Having graduated as a Civil Engineer in 1972, I initially wanted to pursue a career in engineering and joined a construction company. While I learned real “engineering”, I was unsatisfied with my j…

I was born and brought up in Chennai, and today own a restaurant called “Bhangra”, that serves authentic Punjabi food in Chennai. I love running my restaurant and will continue to serve the food I…

I graduated in Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics from Bombay University in 1959, and in Civil Engineering from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala. I have about 60 years of e…

A turning point in my life was when I got to go to London on a tourist visa at 24 years of age. I extended my stay to 10 years, hustling through odd jobs to eventually own a souvenir shop on Oxford…

There were quite a few people who have impacted me both positively and negatively. A particular person in my personal life tried very hard to belittle and isolate me. While it drove me to tears, it…

I spent thirty years of my life in the corporate sector with two companies, Dunlop India (an international brand in the tyre industry) and Duncans Industries of the GP Goenka group. I headed the pr…

“I fared rather poorly in my 12 th grade board examinations and took this failure to heart. I worked hard thereafter to do well in my engineering school (NIT Trichy), followed by CAT to get through…

Three turning points in my life were when I got married, when I had my two children and when we moved to the US and then later to the UK. During those days, with no internet, if you physically move…

I was fairly content in my career, as it was chugging along smoothly, till an unexpected opportunity arose. My boss decided to leave and I was offered a leadership position at Honda. I felt unsure…