He is one who is extremely clear about why he does not want to be in the limelight. In that context, being featured in this brand new section of the magazine – just the third person to be in the spotlight here – itself would be a contradiction. Yet, it was a coup of sorts and we got Anvar Jay Varadaraj to explain why at ELGi Compressors USA, Inc., it is the entire team – across geographies – which deserves praise rather than the efforts of a single person. As a reflection of his mature approach to marketing, he says, “I love watching people succeed.” The eldest son of Dr. Jairam and Jaishree Varadaraj, Anvar has been working hard to ensure that the legacy of his family continues to be taken forward in the right spirit.
Dr. Jairam Varadaraj is the second generation upholder of the foundations laid by the legendary businessman L G Varadarajulu who set up an automobile garage equipment and air compressor business in 1960. He later served as the Chairman of the ELGi Group. Anvar Varadaraj (33) was born in the US but completed his schooling from the Kodaikanal International School in Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. He later returned to the US to pursue graduation in Economics and Philosophy, which he followed up with an MBA in Marketing in 2011. “Since my siblings and I were at a boarding school, as a family we spent qualitative time. I was a teenager then, so I was probably too young to appreciate the business side of things in the family,” he recalls.
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ATS ELGI launches new range of equipment for CV segment
GARAGE EQUIPMENT
VECV delivers 50 CNG buses to PMPML in Pune
VEHICLE ZONE
Lucas TVS chosen as one of India's best workplaces in auto industry
The certification was done by The Great Place to Work Institute which works with the purpose of giving companies an opportunity to benchmark their practices that make every workplace unique for employees
JAMNA AUTO launches new trailer air suspension, bullish on market success
Understanding the pulse of the Indian customers, drivers and operating conditions, the home-grown company has come up with an ‘Indian product for Indian roads at Indian price’, reports N. Balasubramanian
Bridgestone drives Saabri Logistics' advancement with top-notch end-to-end tyre management
It is never easy for a fleet operator to strike the right balance between tight revenues and rising fuel and parts’ costs. However, if chosen wisely, important elements such as tyres can help in business advancement. Rajesh Rajgor finds this to be true in the case of Saabri Logistics
ZF to invest Euro 200 million as part of ‘Refresh India' strategy
ZF has announced a significant investment of around Euro 200 million as part of a strategic consolidation of its business domains with renewed impetus to drive growth in the Indian market over the next decade.
Chasing records, making roads, with Tata trucks
Jagdish Kadam, Chairman & Managing Director, Raj Path InfraCon shares details with MOTORINDIA about striving to create a world record for the longest road constructed in 24 hours, his company operations, and his fruitful association with Tata Motors.
IPL-Shaw JV for DEF solutions takes flight!
Commenting on this development, Gautam Venkataramani, Director, IPL Shaw Solutions India, said, “India Pistons Limited’s customer experience, local manufacturing strength over 60+ years with research and development and application engineering expertise will be used to provide DEF system solutions with light-weighting, performance-oriented approach leading to CAFE focus.”
What COVID has taught the resilient auto retail industry
In this special Guest Column, Vinkesh Gulati, President, Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), shares his observations and views on how the Indian automotive retail sector has weathered the COVID storm and the key learnings and takeaways from the experience
“Cautiously optimistic on growth as COVID continues, emphasis on strong exports and aftermarket” - Vinnie Mehta
Contributing more than 6% to the nation’s GDP as per reports in April 2021, the Indian automotive industry in its entirety provides employment to about ‘37 million people’.
