the AN IN-HOUSE MAGAZINE OF SHAREKHAN VOL. 6 No.02 PUBLISHED FROM MUMBAI April 2015 SHAREKHAN Dear Sherus, We are back after a short break and have much to share with you as the past few weeks have been eventful. First, Sharekhan turned 15 on February 8 this year and the entire Sharekhan family including the head office, the branches and the business partners celebrated the occasion by cutting cakes, going on picnic, organising parties et al. The annual birthday bash in Mumbai on February 6, featuring engaging performances by Sherus and beautiful Russian dancers among other things, definitely raised the bar for future. Check the photographs on pages 2-3. The Vadodara cluster of branches celebrated the occasion by going on a picnic to Orsang Camp near Chandod on February 7. We share the photographs with you on pages 4-5. Shortly after it was time for the annual branch meet to set the targets for the new fiscal. The backdrop of this all-important event that included an award distribution function was Goa this time. For photographs see pages 6-10 . The Sales function plays an important role in any organisation and Shagi Nair has singlehandedly built the Sales team of our Kolkata branch. Enjoy a heart-to-heart with him on pages 11-12. Our franchisee, Navadurga Share Services Financials, has distinguished itself by winning the Best Operations award three times over the years. On page 13 we turn the spotlight on Pradeep Rao and Girish Revankar, the two men responsible for the achievement . On page 15 we present in a nutshell Sujatha Raman, who dreamt of globetrotting on a bike in childhood and is now responsible for keeping our flag flying in Pune, the seventh most populous city in India. Through workshops and seminars Sharekhan continues to spread the good word about commodities across the country. On page 16 Hardik Shah reports on a recently held seminar to promote commodity trading in Mangalore. After winning the much coveted Zee Business Award in 2014 Sheru Jay Thakkar added another feather to his cap, CNBC Awaaz IPL Muqabla trophy recently. Read about his latest achievement on page 16. On page 17 we pay tribute to our dear colleague Ashish Inamdar, who was snatched away from us much too soon by a sudden illness on March 5, 2015. Before signing off I would like to congratulate the winners of Business Quiz 44: Dipti Padwal (Devi Dayal, Mumbai), Swapnil Mangale (Devi Dayal, Mumbai) and Ankush Shrimal (Business partner, Indore). I would also like to thank all those who helped in the making of the issue. Don't forget to send me your contributions for the future editions at [email protected]. Cheers! Priya 1 The SHAREKHAN TIMES April 2015 Strictly for internal circulation EVENT UPDATE te da Up Sharekhan celebrated its 15th birthday in grand style this year. Sherus across branches had a gala time and many memorable moments of the celebrations were caught on the camera. We present some below: 2 The SHAREKHAN TIMES April 2015 Strictly for internal circulation EVENT UPDATE te da Up 3 The SHAREKHAN TIMES April 2015 Strictly for internal circulation BRANCH UPDATE e at pd U Baroda cluster celebrates birthday in a unique way The Baroda cluster celebrated Sharekhan’s birthday in a unique way this year. All the employees of the branches in the city along with those of the Anand, Vidyanagar, Bharuch and Ankaleshwar branches went on a picnic to Orsang Camp near Chandod in Gujarat on February 7, 2015 to mark the occasion. From the photographs they shared with us afterwards, it was clear that they had a lot of fun. Don’t believe us? Check the photographs below. The journey by bus from the meeting point, ie the Vadodara main branch, to the camp site itself was very exciting with Sherus playing antakshari, chatting and dancing all the way. It set the mood for the rest of the day. Breakfast consisting of tea/coffee, bataka pawwa, south Indian food and fruits was served soon after they reached the campsite situated on the banks of Orsang. This was followed by a cake-cutting ceremony with Anahita Vora slicing a delicious-looking chocolate cake into various pieces and getting nostalgic over her memories at Sharekhan. Since the camp site was on the banks of a river it presented opportunities to go trekking, swimming and playing other adventure sports. 4 The SHAREKHAN TIMES April 2015 Strictly for internal circulation BRANCH UPDATE e at pd U So having eaten to their heart’s delight Sherus went trekking and swimming to burn off a few calories and generate appetite for lunch. Lunch was a lavish affair consisting of mouth- watering Punjabi dishes and fruits. Post-lunch activity comprised adventure sports like sky walk, swing bridge, bush tracking, commando net, tyre walk, kayaking and Asia's longest zip-line. All in all, it was a truly memorable occasion. 5 The SHAREKHAN TIMES April 2015 Strictly for internal circulation EVENT UPDATE Business Meet 2015 Sharekhan’s annual branch meet was held at Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa on March 21 this year. The event was attended by all branch managers, team managers and the key resources from both branches and the head office. At the conclave were discussed the highlights of the performance of the company’s branch business in FY2015 as well as the business plans and targets for its branches in the new fiscal. Afterwards, in an award distribution ceremony the best performers of FY2015 in various categories were felicitated by the top management, Tarun Shah, Shankar Vailaya and Jaideep Arora. We present below some memorable moments of the Goa meet. Setting business targets for new fiscal 6 The SHAREKHAN TIMES April 2015 Strictly for internal circulation EVENT UPDATE Recognising talent and hard work at branches Pankaj Shah, Mumbai (Vile Parle) branch, for Zubin Bhatporia, Surat branch, for highest highest client acquisition as well as corpus client acquisition as well as corpus for for Wealth Optimiser Wealth Optimiser Vikram c T lien ak, M t ac um Wealt qui bai h sitio (M Opti n as alad mis we ) b er ll as ranc corpu h, f s or h for igh est Chirag Joshi, Nagpur (Dharampeth) branch, for Ilesh Merchant, Mumbai (Borivli) branch, highest client acquisition for Ignite for highest client acquisition for Ignite Ra nga hig Rao hes , Hyd t cl era ient bad acq b uis ranc ition h, f for I or gnite Sharad Gupta, Lucknow branch, for addition Nishith Gandhi, Ahmedabad (satellite) branch, of highest revenues by an RM for addition of highest revenues by an RM Ni lesh M of hig om he aya, st re Bh ven uj bra ues nc by h, for an RM a ddit ion Basappa and Venugopal, Bangalore branch, K. Shiva Kumar and Prem Kumar, Chennai for best income/expenditure ratio (above branch, for highest monthly trading activity group average) in A1 category of clients in A1 category Manje surp et Kh lus air, P per m un o e bran nth c in A1 h, for cate high gory est B Giri Babu, Secunderabad branch, for best Sagar Patil, Pune (Nigdi) branch, for highest income/expenditure ratio (above group monthly trading activity of clients in average) in A2 category A2 category 7 The SHAREKHAN TIMES April 2015 Ra jiv Jhav Mumb eri su ai rece rpl (Ro iving us pe tunda on r m ) b beha onth ranc lf o in h, fo f P A2 r h iyush cate ighes Sh gory t ah, Strictly for internal circulation EVENT TE UPDA Recognising talent and hard work at branches ighest anch, for h esana br , Mah egory Gaurav Kapoor, Delhi (Barakhamba) branch, Rajesh Ayar in A3 cat er month for highest monthly trading activity of surplus p Adarsh Kumar, Mangalore branch, for best clients in A3 category income/expenditure ratio (above group average) in A3 category ch, for dar) bran (Bhayan , Mumbai category t Ambani nth in A4 Abinav Nanda receiving on behalf of Avinash Ami plus per mo Kumar, Noida (Sector 62) branch, for highest highest sur Rohan Gupte, Kalyan branch, for best income/ monthly trading activity of clients in A4 category expenditure ratio (above group average) in A4 category nch, y Ghaziabad (Vaishali)5 catego bra r Rajesh Pulla, Chandrapur branch, for Abhishek Kumar, per month in A t surplus highest monthly trading activity of clients for highes Nirav Patel, Karelibaug branch, for best in A5 category income/expenditure ratio (above group average) in A5 category MP, ariprasad half of H iving on be sition dy rece t client acqui Mohan Raj receiving on behalf of K Elumalai, Kiran C Red for highes branch, Chennai branch, for highest client acquisition Bengaluru executive Henadeep receiving on behalf of Radhanath by sales executive by sales Mahapatra, Bengaluru branch, for highest client acquisition by sales executive t alra, for bes half of Ajay K u branch, receiving on be sition r nager Henadeep est client acqui KS, Bengalu m ma nch, for high anadeep by tea Bengaluru bra H oductivity nager t pr Rahul Vemul receiving on behalf of Jivan Kadam, by assistant ma accoun and Shashikant Avachat, Mumbai branch, for highest client acquisition by assistant manager Strictly for internal circulation 8 The SHAREKHAN TIMES April 2015 VENT E ATE UPD Recognising talent and hard work at branches st Hyderabad Client acquisition team for for be ranch, all-round performance nai b ger ni, Chen mana Raj Ma team Mohan ductivity by unt pro t acco bes for ion, ager i reg an ba am m Mum te l, ity by Vemu ctiv ahul rodu R nt p accou Team Navneet Sharma for best lead generation Rahul Vemul, Mumbai branch, for highest hest client acquisition for Ignite r hig ch, fo bran pur Nag ite dar, or Ign ma on f nit Ka uisiti Vi t acq clien Team Krishna Kumar, Bengaluru, for consistency in account productivity Team Maneet Rastagi, NCR,