S B Prabhakar Rao was honoured as an eminent person in Chennai for his services to social, spiritual and cultural fi elds. He was conferred with the title “Asthikottana Samaja Seva Ratna” at the Sarvajith Ugadi celebrations under the auspices of the Telugu Brahmana Mahasabha.
S Sathiyamurthy, President, Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, presenting the citation to Prabhakar Rao.
G K Pillai left Sanmar Engineering for newer pastures in Ranchi.
In his new assignment, he is the Chairman and Managing Director of Heavy Engineering Corporation, a unit under the Ministry of Heavy Industry, the Government of India.
“It is a wholly different life style here. Yes it’s a big challenge. The organisation is gigantic with a huge plant that stretches endlessly. But the infrastructure available is the best in the country.”
He has already set a target for himself-he plans to take the organisation to a turnover of Rs 10,000 crores in the next 5 years.
He hopes to work on the hierarchy-based culture and focus on human resource development and training to motivate employees and build up passion. Team work and motivation with a built-in performance culture will be the way forward.
“I hope to put to good use some of the things I learnt in Sanmar. The lessons I learnt there as a professional, no B-school could have ever provided and this will stand me in good stead in the challenging days ahead.
Ranchi is the capital of Jharkand and this unit is its very lifeline. It is one of the oldest public sector organisations and is completing 50 years soon. This is a huge township and a beautiful place. I’m enjoying it.”
We wish you well GKP, may you make an NTPC out of HEC!