Cargoconnect coverage - Our Managing Director, Shree Mahendra Shah
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Mahendra Shah, Managing Director of V-Trans (India) Ltd., discusses his transition to the logistics industry from a background in law and CA, aiming to elevate the family business to a multinational standard. He emphasizes the importance of passion, ethical dealings, and continuous improvement while reflecting on challenges such as rebranding and consolidating company structures. Shah encourages aspiring professionals to adhere to core values and maintain a long-term vision in their careers.
Cargoconnect coverage - Our Managing Director, Shree Mahendra Shah
- 1. CARGOCONNECT - JANUARY 201990 InterviewedbyUpamanyuBorah PEOPLECONNECT MAHENDRA SHAH Managing Director, V-Trans (India) Ltd What motivated you to be a part of the logistics industry? How has been your journey so far? I wanted to pursue law, become a CA, or go abroad. However, as business is in our DNA, so later I decided to join the family business and use my educational knowledge and management skills to grow the business. I wanted to prove myself and take the business at par with multinationals by systematising the organisation and thereby bring much deserved respect to the entire sector. So far, the journey has been successful and fruitful. It is work in progress, we have grown from a single truck business to a multi modal integrated logistics service provider. The biggest challenge you have faced in your career? The biggest and emotionally the toughest decision I took was changing the corporate identity from Vijay Transport to V Trans, which was in accordance to the changing time and company’s growth and diversification. Another critical and tedious task for me was to consolidate the structure of the company which was earlier scattered into eight different legal entities with different accounting software and reporting formats. Your success mantra? And, whom you consider your guru in business? I have been a firm believer of the following: • Be Passionate. • Always strive to do something better than what you did yesterday. • Be reliable and ethical in dealings, trust is priceless. • Get into details. • I consider Mr Modi as my guru. We share similarities when it comes to working style. For instance, if Mr Modi is sure that something is for the larger good of the society, he will execute it. Apart from work, what are your other interests and hobbies? I am a fitness freak; my daily schedule will always have time for yoga, meditation and exercise. I also dedicate time on creative writing; I am personally involved in our in-house magazine ‘Vijay Path’ and maintain my literary works exhaustively. BE RELIABLE AND ETHICAL IN DEALINGS, TRUST IS PRICELESS Further, although I travel a lot for business, I love traveling for pleasure, both within the county & outside. Any message you would like to give to those who aspire to work in this industry! I would request the industry aspirants to follow and practise regularly on the values that I have mentioned and always work on them with a long term vision. CC CARGOCONNECT - JANUARY 201990