The Finalists

Satish Reddy joined the company as Executive Director in 1993, responsible for manufacturing operations of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and formulations, research and development activities, and new product development. He presided over the company's successful transition from a predominantly API manufacturer to a more value-added, finished dosages producer.

Prior to the merger of Cheminor Drugs Ltd into Dr. Reddy's in 2000, he served as the Managing Director of the then Dr. Reddy's Laboratories with primary focus on finished dosage forms (formulations), in the national and international markets. He was the major force behind the successful acquisition of American Remedies Ltd. (1999), a Chennai-based pharmaceutical company. Besides, he was instrumental in setting up our whollyowned subsidiaries in Russia and Latin America and joint-ventures in China and South Africa.

Satish recently relinquished the post of Chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) - Andhra Pradesh Chapter. He is currently a member of the CII National Council. Besides the company subsidiaries, he is on the board of directors for Diana Hotels Limited (India).
Satish has a M.S. degree in Medicinal Chemistry from Purdue University and a B. Tech. degree in Chemical Engineering from Osmania University, Hyderabad.

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As managing director of Hindalco, Mr. Bhattacharya exudes confidence about the future outlook of the aluminium industry in India and Hindalco in particular. The suave IIT-Kharagpur alumni, who also heads the group's non-ferrous metals business, avers that with the global economy on an upswing the aluminium industry is all set to reap the rewards that come with a booming economy and the consequent surge in aluminium-consuming sectors such as housing and cars. He has now also set his eyes on foreign markets to make Hindalco a global metals player.

Besides Hindalco, Mr. Bhattacharya also spearheads the operations of other group companies - he holds the post of director-in-charge of Indal and the chairmanship of Utkal Alumina International Ltd. besides heading Birla Minerals Pty. Ltd. and the Mount Gordon Copper Mines in Australia. His knowledge of the industry and his ability to grasp the intricacies of business are outstanding. No wonder then that within a short time (he joined the Aditya Birla group in 1998) he has emerged as one of the key aides of Kumarmangalam Birla, the group's dynamic 36-year-old chairman.

Apart from business, Mr. Bhattacharya is also active in industry fora and his views are assiduously sought by both the government and his peers. Presently he is a director on the panels of various apex industry organisations such as the prestigious The Fertiliser Association of India. He is member, Western Regional Council, CII, and member, Expert Committee of Agriculture and Agro-Industry of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India, among others.

His track-record has latterly moved in only one direction - northward. Prior to joining the Aditya Birla group, Mr. Bhattacharya was a high-flier with Hindustan Lever Limited, joining its board of directors in 1991. He has also served on the boards of a number of its European subsidiaries, garnering valuable experience along the way.

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Subir Raha became Chairman and Managing Director of Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. of India (ONGC) in May 2001. He is concurrently Chairman of ONGC Videsh Ltd. and Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. He has led the company through significant growth as its market capitalization has grown from U.S. $4 billion to more than $28 billion. The company recently earned the distinction of "Most Valuable Company in India."

Raha joined Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. in 1970. After a series of field and staff assignments in various disciplines, he joined the Indian Oil Board as Director, Human Resources, in 1998 and also oversaw business development, information technology, and corporate communications; he also created and managed several alliances and joint ventures involving the company. Before joining Indian Oil, Raha served the government of India as the Head of the Oil Coordination Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, managing national oil and gas logistics and working on deregulation of the oil and gas industry.

Raha is Chairman of the Petrotech Soc., a nonprofit organization for promotion of academic excellence in India's oil and gas industry, and he is Chairman of the Research Council of the Indian Inst. of Petroleum. He has served as Chairman of the Standing Conference of Public Enterprises and is President of the Indian Inst. of Industrial Engineers and Chairman of the Hydrocarbons Committee of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Raha is also President of the Natl. Petroleum Management Program, a learning network of oil and gas companies in India; President of the Indian Soc. for Training and Development; President of the Indian Global Compact Soc.; and a trustee of the Indian Oil Foundation. Globally, he is President of the Intl. Federation of Training and Development Organizations.
His awards include Best Chief Executive of the Year 2002¨C03 by the Standing Conference of Public Sector Enterprises, Chairman of the Year and Global CEO by Business Baron magazine, the V. Krishnamurthy Award of Excellence for 2004, and the Ernst & Young Manager of the Year Award for 2004. Raha earned an electronics and telecommunications engineering degree from Jadavpur U. and an MBA degree with distinction from the U. of Leeds.

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KAO, TE-PEI also known as EDWARD KAO, Taiwanese, is a co-founder of Uchi Technologies Berhad (Uchitec) Group of Companies. He was appointed as Managing Director of Uchitec, a public listed company on November 26, 2001. He is also a member of the Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Employee Share Option Scheme Committee of Uchitec.

He graduated from the Department of Textile Engineering, St. John' & St. Mary' Institute of Technology, Taiwan in 1980. Upon graduation, Mr. Edward Kao joined the army in Taiwan under Reserved Officer Training Course as a Platoon Leader of Logistics. In 1982, Mr. Edward Kao, together with his elder brother, founded Uchi Electronic Co. Ltd., Taiwan (Uchi Taipei). In 1984, he joined ITF Corporation, a well-established Japanese trading company. He returned to Uchi Taipei in 1986. With their vision to "look South", the Kao brothers set up the first Uchi manufacturing base in Penang in 1989.

Mr. Edward Kao has been responsible for Uchitec's overall operation, business development and strategic planning. With his strong defined sense of vision, Uchitec was listed on the Second Board of the Bursa Malaysia on July 19, 2000 and was further transferred to the Main Board of the Bursa Malaysia on May 9, 2002.
 

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