The role of a trustee is to ensure beneficiaries get the best returns, without the trustee benefitting. Ajay Piramal Read Quote
Humility, we say, is very important because we feel humility means the ability to listen, the ability to respect another’s opinion and to find that everybody around you in some subject knows more. Ajay Piramal Read Quote
We will follow in letter and spirit whatever the RBI rules and guidelines are – whether at the holding company level or individual company level. Ajay Piramal Read Quote
We entered into the pharmaceutical industry in 1988, and since then, we have grown significantly on the back of a growing demand in India for pharmaceutical products. Ajay Piramal Read Quote
Textile mills are not a very high-margin business and have fixed overheads, so it was challenging. But I think it is only in challenges that you get opportunities. Ajay Piramal Read Quote
I think my greatest virtue is that I have the courage to take tough decisions. As for my greatest fault, I guess I should be a little tougher. The feedback I get always is that I am not as tough and demanding as I should be. Ajay Piramal Read Quote
Many people say that in a liberalised world there is little for the government to do, but the fact is that there is much for the government to do in fewer areas. One such area is to provide infrastructure. Ajay Piramal Read Quote
Fortunately, in Piramal Enterprises, we are in three broad sectors. One is in the whole financial services sector, the second is in pharmaceuticals, and the third is in healthcare analytics and data. Ajay Piramal Read Quote