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Special Feature
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75 ARCHITECTS OF THE INDIAN CENTURY
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 SAJJAN JINDAL
Westward bound
“Success comes to those who have the courage to follow their dream,” has been the motto for Sajjan Jindal, Managing Director & Vice Chairman, JSW Steel Limited. His dreams have enabled him to create an empire that is the third biggest steel producer in India and worth $3.7 billion. He strongly believes that India is the global destination for trade and industry. It is this vision that has enabled this member of the Jindal family to carve a niche for his company in India as well as abroad. Another important trait is his faith in today’s youth as he states, “Every youth has the ability to make vital decisions at every level. It’s the quality, speed, resilience and coherence with which those decisions are made and that’s the values today’s youth have.”
Sajjan is a great believer in team dynamics, which is quite exemplary as compared to his peers. In an industry that is dependent more on factors beyond the individual’s control like raw materials and infrastructure, the mantra that has enabled Sajjan
to stay ahead has been to change the business model
of his company ahead of time. For instance, when JSW got in the expansion mode in the US, Jindal sensed the opportunity and decided to go the equity route last year.
JSW is clearly headed for greater goals. In August last year, the company picked up three companies in Texas, US for a sum of $900 million to gain a foothold in the North American market. His keen insight about the industry and clear focus of the goals that he has set for his company has helped him to reach the heights he has achieved till date. The future also holds great promise for this man of steel, as he takes his vision forward.
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 MICHAEL LYNTON
hollywood comes to india
As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Michael Lynton recognises that fiscal responsibility, technological innovation and global growth are key to the studio’s future. He and co-Chairman Amy Pascal are very enthusiastic about India and its potential as our business expands there.
Sony Pictures Entertainment produced its first Bollywood film Saawariya, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali last year. In an article to the Wall Street Journal (September 2007), Lynton stresses that globalisation is not turning the world into a huge shopping mall. Rather, instead of creating a boring global village, he feels that the “forces of globalisation are actually encouraging the proliferation of regional diversity.” So, in his view, the world is changing the way Hollywood works, and it makes sense to “marry our production, marketing & distribution experience with the growing global appetite for entertainment tailor-made by and for a variety of cultures.”
With strong roots in India, particularly in television, Sony Pictures is growing its film and visual effects businesses in the country and Michael is quite optimistic about our potential for future growth in the country. In the entertainment marketplace, India is an exciting place to be doing business, and Sony looks forward to deepening our ties with the very talented community of filmmakers and others involved in the film business there.
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