MAA
Bozell Chairman - MAA Communications Group
Peerbhoy, a second generation communications person with two
decades experience, began as a trainee - MAA Communications
in 1966, becoming Branch Manager, MAA-Bangalore, then MD -MAA (South).
Today, MAA-Bozell, headquartered in Bangalore works from six branches
across India. Under his visionary leadership, it has become the first
'total' communications agency in India. A diversified group, besides
MAA-Bozell, 3 firms specialise in direct marketing, public relations
and video productions, affiliated to international firms. Peerbhoy
is a frequent guest speaker at management and other institutes. He
is member - Governing Council of Advertising Standards Council
of India, founder member of both Media Research Council &
Foundation.
| Xeres
Desai (Vice Chairman/ Managing Director) |
Titan Industries Ltd.
 Xerses
Desai, 1937 born, an M.A. in Philosophy, Politics, Economics from
Oxford Univ. joined Tata Administrative Service in 1961, working in
diverse Tata companies like Tata Chemicals, Indian Hotels, etc. to
become GM, then MD of Tata Press Ltd. in 1979. He is presently not
only VC & MD of Titan Industries, but VC - Timex Watches
Ltd and Titan Time Products Ltd., Chairman - Titan Properties,
Titan Intl. Marketing Ltd., Titan Mechatronics, Director-Titan
Intl. Holdings, Titan Watches and Jewellery International.
(Asia Pacific) among others. He is also Member of National Centre
for Performing Arts, Board of Trustees - Indian Institute of Science,
Indian Society of Advertisers, has held positions in Advertising
Standards Council of India and National Commission on Urbanisation.
Desai was the J. N. Tata Scholar at Oxford. His interests
are Urban Planning and writing articles for newspapers and magazines.
| Ravi
Melwani, Proprietor of Big Kids Kemp |
Ravi Melwani started his career as a second-generation entrepreneur
along with his father back in the year 1985. A man with acute business
acumen, he
joined his father in their 30-year old store on Kempegowda
Road a few years ago. He changed its name from 'Kiddy's corner'
to 'Kids Kemp', also changing its destiny. With his finger
on the consumer pulse, he soon started Big Kids Kemp, a success story
in sales in Bangalore. The Big Kids Kemp was to have the biggest retailing
outlet for kids wear. Apart from kids wear, it also showcases a range
of readymade garments and sarees. It has also been Melwani's constant
endeavour to add innovation in retailing business and generate excitement
for the children in his store as a part of his initiative to make
shopping a memorable experience. He thinks big, is constantly throwing
up new ideas for his store, which he has made a major tourist attraction.
He is also responsible for the introduction of a lot of 'first
time' concepts, like creating cartoon characters to welcome the
kids, operating shuttle buses between the shop and the suburbs and
conducting round-the-clock live in-store fashion shows. All these
efforts have made Kids Kemp an attractive tourist attraction, while
catering to the fantasies of little children.
In 1997, Melwani inaugurated 'Kemp Fort'. Built like a fantasy
castle over 3,00,000 sq ft, the Kemp Fort houses three exclusive stores,
each of which is an individual kemp in its own right, namely Saree
Kemp, Toys Kemp and Kemperor for men. To give his clientele an
opportunity to explore and venture into other markets, Melwani has
now planned to set up five hundred 'Toys Kemp' across
the country in a period of three years.
Melwani has a compelling urge to be involved constantly in projects,
be they commercial or humanitarian. He is known to be a very successful
businessman and a very compassionate human being. He is a firm believer
in the philosophy of PMA-Positive Mental Attitude, ie If you can dream
it…you can do it!
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