Audio Interviews at myirisFn

TRICOM INDIA LIMITED

30 September, 2004

Man Industries Limited a leading player in the Saw Pipe segment has recently received an obtaining approval from M/s. Shell Global Systems, The Netherland as a potential manufacturer and supplier of critical service line pipes to worldwide projects of M/s. Shell . In an Exclusive inteview to ShyamKumar Agrawal of Myiris.com, O P Gandhi Vice President Finance Man Industries Limited talks about the company's expansion plans and future prospects for the Saw Pipe Industry.

MAN INDUSTRIES LIMITED

6 July, 2004

Pritish Nandy Communications` latest movie Jhankaar Beats (released late June) was well received by the urban audiences, at whom it was targeted. In an exclusive interview to Pallavi Kamat of Myiris.com, Siddhartha Das, COO, Pritish Nandy Communications, explains that this was primarily because when they made the movie, they had decided upfront that they would cater to a particular, niche audience, which was the urban youth.

Pritish Nandy Communications

2 August 2003

After virtually monopolising the programming on Star TV with its family dramas and registering a phenomenally high growth in the Indian television software content provision business, Balaji Telefilms now set its eyes on Sahara TV. The media major thus has its eyes set on a larger chunk of the viewer pie. V. Devarajan, CFO, Balaji Telefilms, in an interview with Abha Singh of Myiris.com, speaks about the growth drivers identified by the company to take on the steadily climbing competition that is threatening to dislodge Balaji from its top slot.

Balaji Telefilms

10th January 2003

Aztec Software wants to capture a bigger pie of the offshore market and is looking to diversify into non-US markets. Speaking to Sachin Khedekar of Myiris.com, Chinnikrishna Kommi, country manager and senior vice-president, global delivery, says a rise in head count indicates recovery is round the corner, adding that things will only improve, going forward.

Aztec Software & Technology Services

2nd December 2002

Operations risk is a major thrust area for idbi bank because under Basel-II capital needs to be provided for operations risk, says Pramod Vaidya, head-corporate risk management, idbi bank. In an exclusive interview to Pallavi Kamat of myiris.com, Vaidya says that the bank is looking at marketing the model (ORBIT) it developed along with Hexaware.

idbi bank

25th November 2002

Arvind Mills is expecting to expand its businesses and enhance the existing brands. In an interview to Abha Singh of myiris.com,,Jayesh Shah, chief financial officer (CFO), Arvind Mills speaks about the strategies undertaken by the company to achieve its growth targets, domestic and international competition faced by the company and also about the prospects of Indian textile industry.

ARVIND MILLS

16th October 2002

Cement prices in Maharashtra and Gujarat have been hitting record lows. With the states together contributing to 45 per cent of Gujarat Ambuja Cement Ltd`s total sales, this has been affecting its margins. Speaking to Abha Singh of Myiris.com,Anil Singhvi, director of Gujarat Ambuja, dismisses the price hike as a temporary phase caused by panic among players.

GUJARAT AMBUJA CEMENT

25th September 2002

Sumeet Nadkar, CFO, Kale Consultants, speaks to Myiris.com about the turnaround of the company in FY02, the ambitious BPO venture, its new clients and future prospects.

KALE CONSULTANTS

12th September 2002

HPCL, India`s second largest LPG marketing company with a consumer base of more than 16 mn and a network of 1,823 distributors, expects LPG demand in the country to grow by 7-8% to reach 11 mn tonne by 2005, from about 8 mn tonne in 2001-02. K. Muralidharan, General Manager - Coordination HPCL, speaks to myiris about the new strategies adopted by the company towards the fulfillment of this end.

HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION

27th August 2002

Yamaha Motors India Ltd, now a 100 per cent subsidiary of Yamaha Motors Japan, is slowly clawing its way back into the reckoning after the split with Escorts group. The company has forayed into the four-stroke fuel economy segment recently and has found success with its Crux model. R. R. Prasad, General Manager, Yamaha Motors India Ltd, talks about the company`s hopes in the Indian two-wheeler market to Anand Madhavan of IRIS News Service.

YAMAHA MOTORS INDIA

28th December 2001

Hemant Y. Joshi,executive director of Crisil, the country's top rating agency, talked to Pradeep Pandya and Neelasri Barman of IRIS News on the rating business and its prospects. Joshi, who joined Crisil in 1992, says that the rating business is doing fine, it needs new triggers for faster growth. The advisory business is also going great guns. He is currently responsible for Crisil Advisory Services and the company's Research & Information Services division.

CREDIT RATING INFORMATION SERVICES

10th December 2001

With the brewing turmoil in financial sector, NBFCs such as Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd (KMFL) are facing the heat. Yet unfazed remains the man in the hotseat. In car finance, KMFL is one of the major players in spite of intense competition. KVS Manian, chief operating officer of KMFL, in an exclusive interview to Pradeep Pandya and Neelasri Barman of IRIS News Service, talks about how his company is readying itself for the future.

KOTAK MAHINDRA FINANCE

25 October 2001

The New Delhi-based Cosmo Films is a major BOPP player and is the only company in its segment with an ISO 9001 certification for design and new products development capability. The company is in the process of expanding its BOPP film capacity by 9,000 mt and is confident of completing the project within time and cost schedules. In a candid interview with Ajay D'Souza of myiris.com. S. K. Mittal, the company's executive director, elaborates on what is in store for the company.

COSMO FILMS

19th September 2001

Ajit Kumar Thatte is Tata Telecom's Vice President (Marketing and Strategic Alliances). He is an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur, holds a postgraduate diploma in marketing and sales management. He has over two decades of experience in marketing and sales, project management and operations in diverse areas like the energy sector, environmental engineering, and the telecommunication industry. In an interview with S.Vijayalakshmi of myiris. com, he talked about Tata Telecom's strategy to provide leading-edge convergence solutions to its customers.

TATA TELECOM

23rd August 2001

Global Tele-Systems operates in the field of IT-enabled and engineering services in the domestic and international markets. The company plans to focus more on software and engineering services in the years to come. And accordingly it has drawn up a four-pronged strategy. Ravi Pandit, Chief of Global Tele-System's Shareowner Value Creation Team, elaborates here on the company's strategy. Excerpts from an interview with Ajay D'Souza of myiris.com.

GLOBAL TELE-SYSTEMS

3rd August 2001

" We are looking at a US $ 50 million order book position for the current financial year," says a very confident A. Madhavan, Sr Vice President International Business, Crest Communication in an interview with Neyha M. Martis of myiris.com.

CREST COMMUNICATION

19th July 2001

Cadbury India is going the whole hog as far as its investments in its flagship brand Cadbury Dairy Milk. Of course, the brand has become a synonym for chocolates. "We have purposely made Cadbury Dairy Milk big. It is a good thing to depend upon one brand that helps you develop the category, increase penetration and per capita consumption," says Girish Bhat, Cadbury India's Director (Finance & Commercial). Excerpts from an exclusive interview with Rajani Sinha of myiris.com.

CADBURY INDIA

11th July 2001

The showcasing of Daewoo's Dream Machines in the midsize segment had the usual buzz that accompanies car launches. In a crowded segment that has all the international players from Opel, Ford, and Mitsubishi to the domestic warrior Maruti, Daewoo attempts to muscle in with new models, besides the old Cielo and Nexia. Anil Mediratta, Head (marketing & sales) of Daewoo Motors India Limited spoke to Anand Madhavan and Naveen Bathla of myiris.com on the ongoing action in the midsize passenger car segment.

DAEWOO MOTORS INDIA

19th March 2001

"We are expecting a growth in the range of 25-30 % by the end of this year, which, I think, in the present scenario, is very good. Next year, it could be even higher." In an interview with Neyha Martis of myiris.com, YM Deosthalee, Sr. Vice President (Finance) of Larsen & Toubro talks about the various businesses of the company and their future plans.

LARSEN & TOUBRO

13th March 2001

""We would like to grow above the market and have a whole lot of strategies. We are looking at alliances, brands, lucrative products, line extensions, new delivery systems". Kewal Handa Finance Director, of Pfizer talks to Alpana Taneja of myiris.com, about his company's key strategies for growth in an exclusive interview.

PFIZER INDIA

8th March 2001

"The cement prices will be sustained in the coming quarter as well. In a scenario where input costs are increasing and high inflation, absence of an increase in prices will signal the death sentence for most cement manufacturers", say Jayesh Doshi , General Manager, Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd, in an exclusive interview with Mona Goyal of myiris.com.

GUJARAT AMBUJA CEMENTS

6th March 2001

Mr. K L Chandak Executive Director of West Coast Paper Mills Limited, shares his views on issues ranging from the rationale for the expansion to the outlook for the paper sector, in an exclusive interview with myiris.com's Ajay D'Souza.

WEST COAST PAPER MILLS

6th March 2001

In an interview given to Abhijit Jalan of Myiris.com, George Darley-Doran of Pritish Nandy Communications assured a 70-100% rate of growth in the next two years. "We have a strong and long relationship with DD and they are still open to working with us", says he.

LARSEN & TOUBRO

22nd December 2000

"The return on equity will go up now primarily because we are entering boom times." says Zubin Dubash, Executive Director, Finance and strategic planning in an exclusive interview with Neyha Martis of myiris.com.

INDIAN HOTELS

21st December 2000

"Castrol has gained market share in a declining lube market,"says Mukesh Palta, Finance Director in an interview with Neyha Martis of myiris.com.

CASTROL INDIA

15th December 2000

"The beer market is set to explode", Ravi Nedungadi, the president and chief financial officer of UBL shares with Rajani Sinha, the company's plans and prospects.

UNITED BREWERIES

04th December 2000

"Each of our competitors is focussing on only one aspect of the express business, whereas Elbee is present in each of these segments. We aim to become market leader in next 4 years" says the very confident chief operating officer , Ashis Nain. in an exclusive interview with Neyha Martis of myiris.com.

ELBEE SERVICES

27th November 2000

"The Indian companies like BPL, Mirc and Videocon together command 40-45 per cent market share of Indian market. These companies have controlled the cost of taking products to the market. The MNC's have to learn this from them", Rajeev Karwal, senior vice president, Philips India Ltd ,shares his views with Naveen Bathla..

PHILIPS

6th November 2000

"We are the only company in the country who can offer a product that is wholly integrated in terms of accessing the net." G.Sundar ,chief operating officer ,Mirc Electronics Ltd,speaks with Neyha Martis.

ONIDA

24th October 2000

"It is very easy to increase turnover. But we believe in offering quality service gaining a decent growth rate." Yogesh Dhingra, chief financial officer , Blue Dart Express Ltd ,in an interview with Tushar Patil.

BLUE DART

13th October 2000

"We are growing at the rate of around 30-35% per annum in this line of business, we will have the largest market share by 2001." H.Srikrishnan, country head (operations), HDFC Bank shares his views with Vinod Singh.

HDFC BANK

27th September 2000