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Ananda Krishnan

Ananda KrishnanThe Successful Business Man

Quick BiographyBorn in 1938 in Brickfields, KLAttended Victoria Institution for secondary schoolAttended University of Melbourne B.A (Honours) degree majoring in political science.Graduated from Harvard University with Master of Business Administration Degree in 1964.Married and have 2 daughters and a son.Ananda Krishnans Business CareerFirst entrepreneurial initiave was venturing into oil trading.Set up Exoil Trading that procures oil drilling conrtacts in various countries.Founded Usaha Tegas Sdn Bhd in 1984. Its principle investments includes telecommunications, media, property, and oil & gas.In 1991, Ananda Krishnan took over Malaysian Horse Race Industry.Usaha Tegas take over one-third of equity in PowerTek Company.Ananda Krishnans Multimedia CareerOwns biggest mobile company, Maxis with total of 70 % shares.Owns the Astro All Asia Network, the only satellite TV in Malaysia.Owns Multipleks Theaters TGV Cinemas.Owns a part of TVB.com, an interactive branch of Hong Kongs major broadcaster.Launched Malaysias first communication satellite ( MEASAT).ANANDA KRISHNANS CHARACTERISTICS

HUMBLE AND MAINTAIN LOW PROFILE

Well known to maintain a low profile for a person of his stature.Lives a simple life but his success always makes him to be in the limelightHe hates public exposure This character leads him to make important decision to remove Maxis Bhd from Malaysian Stock exchange in order to privatize the company to cater the global market.Have the guts to invest in multimedia sector when there is no big scope in multimedia in Malaysia at that time.BOLD AND RISK TAKING CHARACTER7Kind of person who analyze the present situation and future undertakings.It is important to be an analytical person- gives you ability to make good decisions.Ananda Krishnan always makes correct decision because who would analyze everything before doing something.

ANALYTICAL AND GOOD DECISION MAKER

Anandas influential leadership has been a backbone for Malaysias development.Ananda Krishnan is a close friend of Dr. Mahathir.He is one who influent and convinced Dr.Mahathir on building the Petronas Twin Tower and several other projects to develop Malaysia.INFLUENTIAL LEADERAnanda Krishnan determines his business strategies together with his business partners, shareholders and employees.Democratic Leadership can help his employees develop a greater sense of self-esteem, due to importance given to their ideas and their contributions.He gave chance to every employees to speak their minds.DEMOCRATIC LEADERMain reason why he adapt this style because his involvement in multimedia sector.He believes that in a advance world, it is becoming necessary for organizations and companies to think and adapt innovative style in order to ensure their continued success INNOVATIVE LEADERACCOMPLISHMENTS

Successfully maintained his 2nd place as the richest person in Malaysia for 2 decades.In 7th place in the list of richest person in South East AsiaIn 95th place in the list of richest person in the world.His company Maxis won Gold-Communication Networks and Putra Brand Icons awards at Putra Brand Awards 2013 Astro was awarded the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) Chairman's Award 2009. Astro also won the Gold in the Media and Entertainment category for The Putra Brand Awards in 2010 and 2011THANK YOU