Baba Kalyani

I am a very hands-on person, and I like to be involved in driving my business. ”

Fundamentally, we have broken our aerospace business into three parts - large parts which go into the wings and fuselage, components for jet engines, and specialised structural components for landing gear. ”

Prior to 2001, hardly any company in North America or Europe would buy from India. ”

In business, you try to minimise risk. ”

The year 2013 has been very difficult, with a lot of headwinds in almost every region and every business. ”

Our company is very diversified, both in terms of geography and in terms of products. ”

We have got into Indian railways and are trying to get into the railway locomotive business in Europe and the United States. ”

I have what is probably the largest big bike collection in the city: a Fat Boy, a sportser Harley Davidson and two Yamahas. All these are 1200cc-plus bikes. Riding these bikes is something I still do and some trekking as well. ”

From an operational perspective, exports challenge companies to design, develop, manufacture and supply products to discerning customers in global markets. This, in turn, motivates companies to scale up the value chain, which results in higher realisations. ”

One of the criteria for a global company is that it should have a manufacturing presence in multiple countries and should not only be an exporter. ”