CEO Interviews

Robinsons Cargo and Logistics is a leading name in the forwarding and logistics community in India. With 69 years of experience, we offer comprehensive end-to-end solutions, prioritize accuracy, and ensure timely delivery. Our expanded operations, advanced technology integration, and diverse service portfolio cater to evolving customer needs. We are committed to customer satisfaction, with a track record of positive feedback and long-term partnerships. 

Together with our dedicated team, my primary focus is on driving the growth and success of Robinsons Cargo and Logistics. We are unwavering in our commitment to upholding our core values of integrity, reliability, and service excellence.

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In this fast-paced economy coupled with advent and use of unprecedented technology and technological tools, it has become imperative that every business firstly identify its IP assets, secure them, monetize them and prevent misuse of the same and also, plans to use its Intellectual property, counterfeiting, piracy, misuse of IPR by third parties.

Hence, its high time that businesses including French businesses operating in India have adequately protected their IP rights in India.

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The business and investment opportunities between India and France offer immense potential for growth and collaboration. Both countries have strong economies and offer unique advantages for companies looking to expand their operations internationally. We anticipate a close collaboration between both countries in various areas such as market entry and expansion, cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A), technology collaboration, infrastructure development, and skill development.

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With an annual turnover surpassing US $30 million and a dedicated team of over 150 employees, our reach is both broad and dynamic. Operating two manufacturing facilities, we take pride in conducting business in more than 80 countries worldwide. While Norex remains a family-owned enterprise, our operational approach marries familial values with professional excellence, which has been instrumental in maintaining our impressive reputation on the international stage for over 29 years.

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J.B. Boda Group, founded in 1943, is India's leading insurance and reinsurance broking conglomerate. Over seven decades, we have aimed to uncover what adds the most value to companies and worked with our clients to ensure they have a secure future. We are proud to be recognized as industry experts for providing exemplary services such as Life & Non-Life Insurance, Insurance & Reinsurance Broking, P&l Services, Loss Surveys, Property Valuation, Actuarial Services  etc.

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Dua Associates is a leading law firm in India with an over thirty-five-year-old track record of delivering critical legal solutions for its clients including Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, governments and SMEs. With offices in eight key metropolitan cities of India, Dua Associates is widely recognized and respected for the depth of knowledge and experience of its 250 professionals including 75 partners and counsels, which enables it to consistently provide solutions supported by comprehensive legal advice and strategy.

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Saint-Gobain, with a legacy of over 357 years, has its origins in France. A world leader in light and sustainable construction, it designs, manufactures, and distributes materials and solutions for the construction and industrial sectors. With over 168,000 employees located in 75 countries, Saint-Gobain is guided by its purpose of “MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER HOME”.

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India and France have a great Business relation on many levels. Tourism is one such sector where we are both strong countries. In the outbound sphere India is set to touch 40 Billion US Dollars by 2026. In the Inbound sphere we are barely touching 10 million tourists a year. So it’s a long way to go. There have been some mergers and acquisitions in this area in the past and post Covid too. Both French and Indian travellers are very cultured and well read travellers.

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As a leader in global supply chain management, Bolloré Logistics India offers a wide range of international freight forwarding services from supply chain solution design & integration to a full range of multimodal transport (road, rail, air, and sea freight FCL/LCL), including our own LCL product from Mumbai, Chennai, and logistics services such as warehousing, order preparation, supply, and distribution centers. 

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Boards, analysts, shareholders, civil society, regulators, and PR agencies are in a tizzy. ESG is the new buzz word, and the in-thing to do is to splash it around in annual reports. Everyone seems to want to get on to the bandwagon – which is great – but the elephant in the room is the cost of achieving the amorphous, evolving objectives that form part of the ESG canvas and how real is actual ESG implementation (ESG actualization – for lack of better term).

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Veolia is committed to ensuring that everyone has access to quality services by developing locally appropriate solutions for which we need to constantly innovate. Our ambition to resource the world translates into 9 sustainable development commitments. India and France share a special strategic and global partnership. The two countries are successfully cooperating in the areas of smart cities and renewable energy. 

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Trilegal is a top tier full-service law firm founded in 2000. The firm operates on a unique all-equity lockstep model based on its founding principles of transparency, democracy and meritocracy. It now has close to 700 lawyers, including 86 Partners with expertise in transactional, advisory, regulatory, and disputes matters. The firm has been consistently recognised as the best Indian law firm for the quality of service and client satisfaction, besides commitment to diversity, equality and sustainability.

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Founded in 1996, our global firm focuses on delivering top-notch business consultancy services that guarantee your international success. These services include Subsidiary Creation, Audit, Taxation, Strategic and Business Consultancy, Joint Ventures, Leveraged Buyouts, Transaction advisory, Acquisitions, as well as Legal and Regulatory Services. Headquartered in Pune, we have four offices in India and seven abroad, including two in France (Paris and Marseille) and one in Italy.

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Technique Solaire, India is a subsidiary of French company, Technique Solaire (JLT Invest Group), working in the field of renewable energy as an Independent Power Producer (IPP) since 2008. The group was founded by three French citizens, Julien Fleury, Lionel Themine & Thomas De Moussac and has a turnover of over € 114 Million & more than 140 employees as of December 2021. Bpifrance and Credit Agricole Regional Investment are minority shareholders at group level.

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In my current role as the Group CEO of Havas Group India, I am leading what is today India’s fastest-growing advertising and media network. I joined the company in 2018 with the sole focus of restaging the Paris-headquartered Havas Group in India, (been around for a while in India) which had renewed plans of growth and expansion. We were just 3 agencies and a little over 200 people. Today, we are a 15-agency conglomerate across various expertise, with over 1200 employees. 

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India’s ESG-specific disclosures is currently limited to only the top 1000 listed companies by market capitalisation. However, this position may soon change, and newer regulations may mandated other listed and private limited companies above a certain threshold of annual turnover or paid-up capital to make ESG disclosures. 

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My professional journey started over 28 years ago and spans consulting, technology and large outsourcing services. My experience in international and multi-cultural environments ranges across North and South America, Netherlands, Australia and Asian countries. I have worked with several Fortune 500 companies in their business transformation goals. During my years at Capgemini, I have performed several leadership roles driving the growth and profitability of various business units in the organization.

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He is Instrumental in driving change at Continental Group and transforming it into future ready business entity. His passion for technology and automation reflects in the operations of Continental Group. He is also the Chairman of Logistics Maritime Committee at the Indo French Chamber of Commerce.

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