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URS-AsiaOne has been steadily showcasing inspiring stories of some leaders who had established global business empires. Some prodigious leaders overcame every difficulty and completely transformed the global dais with their ground-breaking ideas, brilliant operations, and game-changing products and services. Their concerted efforts and incredible focus have helped entire nations write inspiring sagas of business and economic growth. These nonpareil leaders have consistently altered established norms and revolutionized their businesses with their groundbreaking ideas and led their companies to get recognized at many global platforms with various acclaimed brand awards and leader awards such as entrepreneur of the year award.

We present a few of the stimulating stories of the success of such coveted greatest leaders.

Graham Bright
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Graham Bright

Graham has a BA (Hons) in Business Studies and is a UK Justice of the Peace (JP) in the Magistrates Court, where he presides over Criminal and Proceeds of Crime trials as well as Crown Court appeals. Over the years, the influential leader has been raising the bar of excellence and innovation in the banking industry. His analytical and strategic mindset and his in-depth industry expertise are his greatest assets. Graham has served in several leadership roles over the last three and a half decades. His role involves consultancy, partner/channel management, and collaborating with industry utilit

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Sonnie Babatunde Ayere
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Sonnie Babatunde Ayere

PAVING THE PATH FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS A trained financial economist, investment banker and entrepreneur, Sonnie Babatunde Ayere has changed the way people looked at investments. A leader par excellence, he is known for having a futuristic vision that has transformed the financial market of Africa for ever Mr. Ayere was born in London to Nigerian Parents, Gideon and Ebunoluwa Alatise Ayere in 1966. He was in London for the first few years of his life and returned to Nigeria in 1970. After finishing his school and college from Lagos, Nigeria he went to Scotland for higher studies. He Com

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Ajay Shetty
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Ajay Shetty

Mr. Shetty is an ex-banker, who has worked with Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch. His knowledge and grip over the equity markets in New York and Hong Kong gave him an edge in establishing his own entities. His entrepreneurial adeptness accompanied by his love for wines led him to start his first venture Myra Vineyards in 2011. A competent entrepreneur, he turned the company into one of the leading wine manufacturers in the country. He later sold it to a Singapore/French fund named VisVires Capital in December, 2018. A SOLID EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Mr. Shetty’s academic qualifications h

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Maneesh Tripathi
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Maneesh Tripathi

Maneesh has been based in Singapore and various countries in Asia Pacific for the past 2 decades. He is a global citizen who has worked in several multinational firms spanning 10+ countries, including the US, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Singapore, Japan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and India. He is an Engineering Graduate with a Degree in Electronics & Telecom and is also a PGCGM (Management graduate) from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta, (India). Not only does the leader has a strong academic background, but also has a practical and straightforward attitude towards business m

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Birendra Sasmal
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Birendra Sasmal

Birendra’s journey can leave anyone awe-inspired. He was born to a family of poor farmers and grew up in a remote village in West Bengal (India), where there was no electricity till 2010. He pursued his graduation from outside of his village. He was always passionate about working in IT sector. After completing engineering, he started one of the finest technology companies of that time – Tandem, which was later acquired by Compaq and is now a part of HP. He has been in the technology domain for a long time, working for large corporations such as HP. The successful entrepreneur attribut

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Dr. Sukanta
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Dr. Sukanta

With a Ph.D. in Geographic Information Systems from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Dr. Sukanta has also obtained an Executive Management degree from the McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia, USA. The spirited leader has over two and a half decades of professional experience and has held a variety of challenging managerial responsibilities in IT, OT, and consulting in various large projects and programs in Electricity, Telecommunication, Transportation and various other engineering fields around the world. What’s more, he has worked for numerous multinational IT gia

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Talal Al Ajmi
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Talal Al Ajmi

Talal was born and brought up in Kuwait. Hailing from a simple, middleclass family; he always had big dreams. He wanted to start his own business and reach great heights. However, his family was not very supportive of the idea since trading was seen as a risky business back then and not something to be pursued as a career. After doing a few jobs here and there, Talal realised his lifelong dream of owning a business. From being an employee to donning the hat of an employer, he has made quite a journey. A journey that should be shared and celebrated! HUMBLE BEGINNINGS Even though Talal gr

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Veena Abhay Kumar Dahotre
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Veena Abhay Kumar Dahotre

Veena completed Bachelor of Commerce from BMCC Pune in 2015 and Chartered Accountancy in 2019. She has been associated with Dahotre & Dahotre Chartered Accountants as Associate Partner since 2019. Her life inspiration has always been her family and maternal grandfather who encouraged her to read books, pick up good qualities and skills, and keep evolving as a person and a true professional day-by-day. BRINGING HER COMPANY’S VISION TO REALITY Veena believes that a true leader inspires others to follow the right path and guides them to emerge as new leaders. She has always worked ha

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Md. Sheikh Shadi
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Md. Sheikh Shadi

DILIGENT & DEDICATED Born in Kushtia, Mr. Shadi began his journey as a contractor for various projects for the government and non-government institutions. He attributes his knowledge and expertise to the time he devoted to learn the nitty-gritty of the real estate sector. All his hardwork through the years finally helped him establish his own enterprise in 2007 — the Assure Group. Mr. Shadi has been a commendable leader who flexes his leadership style for his team members to motivate and inspire them. Owing to his able leadership, the company has experienced a visible growth and expa

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Parvez Jasani
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Parvez Jasani

It is a well known fact that over the last few years, the mobile phone industry has witnessed a huge spike in demand due to smart phones. Today, consumers are more inclined towards smart phones. This transformation occurred with the change in the lifestyles and requirements of the consumers. The fast paced life demanded remote calling service. Alongside, there was a rise of the telecom industry supporting the need for the smart phone market. Several telecom operators also entered the market with their unique range of services and offerings. However, the payment mode or the payment method was

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