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will be inaugurated in 2015-16), will actualise further
our enduring commitment to the society.
All that our Company is doing, related to business or
social work, is impossible without the most important
asset, its
people
. I very much value the commitment
and contributions of the members of Atul family,
most of whom are ‘working behind the scenes’.
Atul HR continued to focus on improving processes
related to performance management and training and
development. An improved Reward and Recognition
Scheme has been evolved effective January 1, 2015.
The
Non-executive Directors
on our Company
Board are amongst the best; my colleagues and I are
privileged to benefit from their varied experience and
receive their constructive criticism, encouragement
and guidance. Mr Gopal Patel chose to retire because
of ill-health; the Board will miss a man with a keen
eye for detail. Our Company has inducted three
accomplished professionals, Mr Mukund Chitale,
Ms Shubhalakshmi Panse and Mr Baldev Arora, as
Independent Directors.
India is on the threshold of unprecedented growth,
and we will participate in this new story in different
ways, by growing existing products, adding
downstream products, introducing related products
and seeding new products - all by enhancing focus
on serving our customers and understanding their
dynamic expectations. To make this happen, we will
work with a
steely resolve
, with a
spirit of solidarity
and with a
sense of common purpose
which have
always propelled businesses further.
As a company whose inherent core Values are Indian
– where growing is considered incomplete without
caring and sharing – we will expand our business
footprints while protecting the environment and serving
the society with similar rigour. We are reinforcing this
concept of
Inclusiveness
in our approach to business,
and I am certain, as a Shareholder, you are equally
convinced about the strength of this universal concept
which has enabled our Company to sustain business
and create value over a long period of time.
As we ‘turn yet another page’ of our lives, may God bless
us all to work for and write a brighter future.
Sincerely,
(Sunil Siddharth Lalbhai)
Chairman and Managing Director
When a company grows its business while caring
for the environment and sharing (its knowledge,
resources and profit) with the society, it is actually
making its own journey sustainable; this is because
it then no longer exists for its own narrow objective
of profit, but instead becomes a part of the whole
ecosystem – with this, it consists of every element
of the whole, working for a larger purpose.
Our legendary Founder, Mr Kasturbhai Lalbhai,
established businesses keeping in focus this eternal
truth, and the team Atul is endeavouring to carry
forward this enriching legacy.
New registered office of Atul in Ahmedabad (inaugurated on January 21, 2015)