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Face of the Month<br />
Ajay Chopra-DIESL<br />
Work<strong>in</strong>g for <strong>India</strong>n<br />
Logistics<br />
Ajay Chopra is recognised<br />
<strong>in</strong> the logistics <strong>in</strong>dustry<br />
for establish<strong>in</strong>g its first<br />
home grown quality model<br />
and also for his focus to<br />
make the <strong>in</strong>dustry more and more process<br />
driven. He has been work<strong>in</strong>g on creat<strong>in</strong>g a<br />
common and cohesive face for the logistics<br />
players <strong>in</strong> the <strong>India</strong>n market and has been<br />
on the forefront of establish<strong>in</strong>g logistics as<br />
an <strong>in</strong>dustry.<br />
He started his career as a CA but over<br />
the years Chopra has been <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong><br />
sett<strong>in</strong>g up and manag<strong>in</strong>g organisations<br />
<strong>in</strong> diverse areas. Today he is presented<br />
as a logistics expert <strong>in</strong> various forums.<br />
28 CARGOTALK OCTOBER 2011<br />
Primary focus on<br />
qualitative improvement<br />
Ajay Chopra, CEO, Drive <strong>India</strong> Enterprise Solutions<br />
Limited (DIESL), is a chartered accountant by<br />
qualification. He has a keen <strong>in</strong>terest <strong>in</strong> Supply Cha<strong>in</strong><br />
Management and Logistics and has been work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />
the <strong>in</strong>dustry for over 20 years now. Ratan Kr Paul<br />
“The only strategy that I have deployed<br />
is to give my best to every challenge <strong>in</strong><br />
hand and try and enjoy the work to the<br />
maximum. I believe if one can enjoy what<br />
one is do<strong>in</strong>g or is responsible for then it no<br />
longer is stressful or a burden to execute,”<br />
Chopra added.<br />
Prior to jo<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g DIESL, Ajay Chopra<br />
has worked with organisations like<br />
Amway’s, IndoMobil, RPG-Group and<br />
Pearl Pet and has been <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> creat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
and establish<strong>in</strong>g process driven and<br />
system backed operations <strong>in</strong> the areas of<br />
Commercial, Supply Cha<strong>in</strong> and start up<br />
ventures. In his present role, Chopra’s<br />
major focus is to create a world-class<br />
Ajay Chopra<br />
and an immensely competitive logistics<br />
service organisation with proven focus on<br />
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