Maruti MD Jagdish Khattar To Become An Entrepreneur
Jagdish Khattar is hanging up his boots at Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest car manufacturer. But the man is not retiring from working life completely. Former bureaucrat-turned-MD Khattar is contemplating being an entrepreneur. Speaking to reporters on Monday on the sidelines of the company press conference, Khattar said he was yet to decide what venture he would embark on after he remits office on December 18.
Khattar has been a successful CEO, and he led the company in the last eight years through a turbulent period of transforming Maruti from a PSU to a publicly-listed, private sector entity. Khattar joined the company in 1993, and became the MD of the company in 1999.
Since Khattar is venturing out on his own, it’s likely he will come under the radar of PE/VC funds. DS Brar, former CEO of Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals, found his calling as an entrepreneur by teaming up with G V Sanjay Reddy to found GVK Biosciences. Rashmi Barbhaiya, former R&D head of Ranbaxy, also quit the job to start Advinus, which is backed by Tata Group and ChrysCapital. Sequoia recently hired George Zacharias from Yahoo India to head up a managed IT services company.
10/31/07, 2:38 PM |
HI
MR.Jagdish Khattar definitely should not retire and it will be a delight to see a new company born under his entreprenureship.India needs more experienced hands as huge foreign investments are coming in.
11/19/07, 9:31 AM |
I am delighted to know that an exceptional bureaucrat who showed to the world how effective a professional he is by leading MUL with his marvels during the most turbulent time of the company. I find him not only a proactive strategist but he is a creative visionery too.
As a professional trainer I wish I could play my part with him in his new mission.
I would expect Mr. Jagadish Khattar to explore new avenues - be it automobile related or out of the world like healthcare (most promising), training (much needed) or even in the service sector. He may as well start a service center network (with no strings attached) at which Maruti showed a gritty command during his tenure.
Good luck tp you Mr. Khatar & good wishes, always.
Aroop Ghosh
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aroop@proxlence.net
11/19/07, 9:35 AM |
Retirement is a concept of olden days. Today we need people like Mr. Jagadish Khatter to contribute more and more towards making the nation stronger. Mr Khatter should make a brain pool to play even a longer and more productive inning in his post departure (from MUL)days.
Aroop Ghosh
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aroop@proxlence.net
11/20/07, 8:40 PM |
Sounds good, but now Mr. jagadish Khattar might have planned the rest, about his stealth entrepreneurial execution.
Anyway, for entrepreneurs to contribute to collaborative ecosystem in Mumbai for entrepreneurs. It is open coffee club mumbai, 2nd december (1st sunday every month, different venues), barista-bandra-bandstand this time.
11/22/07, 8:18 PM |
i want to join his team of young brigade of new company as he has suggested he wants 15-16 young blood.
01/5/08, 5:36 PM |
I would like to contact or meet Mr Khattar. I will be visiting AUTOEXPO from 10th to 13th Jan in New Delhi. We can make great things happen together. - Thanks & Good wishes,
Suren Abeyagoonasekera,
Past Chairman TOYOTA LANKA, and Past Chairman Ceylon Motor Traders Association.
Phone:+94772015795 Email: surenabe@sltnet.lk