2. Education
Topper at senior school
Shri Ram College of Commerce
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
Youngest of all
Not placed till the end of program along with 4 other
The State Trading Corporation (STC)
3. The State Trading Corporation (STC)
Set up by Indian government in 1956
To be its trading company for wide verity of products
To help growers of cash crops
E.g. rubber, tobacco, vanilla, jute
Helped importers as well as exported for raw materials &
machinery
Helped small manufacturer to exports overseas markets
4. Chairman’s executive
New chairman of STC wanted to set up chairman’s executive
Of brightest senior managers and manager trainees
Chaudhry was in
Experience at IIFT was invaluable
Interaction with top officials of STC
To create revenue and profit for STC
5. The Boss
Apji Chaudhuri
Ability to repose faith and trust in colleagues
Huge confidence booster for Chaudhry
Encouraged to put best foot forward
6. To Salamatpur
Sent to Salamatpur near Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh
Soya bean crushing project for eatable oil
Made money for company despite of scepticism
Chaudhry’s Takeaway
Choose the right managers, give them freedom to work and they can
excel in any environment
7. Life changing
Lucky break took Chaudhari to Geneva
Came back to India to set up Cargill’s first plant at Paradip,
Orissa.
8. Achievement
Cargill- One of the largest food company in the world
70 Business units across the globe
It has offices in 67 countries around the world
Fortification of cooking oil.