'THE KEY IS TO LEARN TO SURVIVE'

Raymond Chairman & MD Gautam Hari Singhania on the way ahead for the textiles major

- ALOKESH BHATTACHARYYA

PERSEVERANCE, grit, strong leadership skills, high risk appetite, and a flashy and fast lifestyle don’t necessarily go well with naiveté. But Gautam Hari Singhania, 58, has shades of them all. No matter what you think of the Chairman & MD of Raymond, the fact is that he has shown exemplary leadership skills in the toughest of times to pull his organisation out of the losses wrought by Covid19, and onto a sustained growth trajectory. In a candid conversation with Business Today, Singhania lays bare his strategy for Raymond’s turnaround. Edited excerpts:   

The pandemic was a  bad time for Indian industry. Are there any instances that stand out for you as symbols of what happened and what changed the company or you as a person?