Media Release

Mangalore, Jan 4: St  Aloysius Institute  of Management and Information Technology orgnaised a  guest lecture  on determination and perseverance delivered by  Ashok L Aranha, head of purchasing worldwide, Arcelor Mittal  at the main auditorium of the AIMIT campus here on Thursday  January 3.

The function commenced with the college choir leading the gathering into prayer. Fr Denzil Lobo director, AIMIT, addressed the gathering and introduced the guest to the audience. The welcome speech was delivered by Babitha.

Aranha began his talk by speaking on the three C’s of management- Concern, Compassion and Commitment. He also spoke on his experience with the Tata’s which ran up to  26 years. His meeting  with Laxmi Mittal in 1991 and his subsequent bonding and employment with Mittals were also spoken about.

Aranha also threw light on how the Mittals went on  to acquire more brown field pants and how they rose to become a giant from a small operating company. Producing 240,000 tons of steel. The determination and grit they displayed at Khazakisthan working under extreme conditions of -30’ C  converting  it to the most profitable plant for Mittal was elaborately described.

He ended the talk by exhorting the students to identify  their area of competency and act accordingly.

The talk was followed by a question answer session.

Fr Ozwald Mascharenhas spoke on the occasion and gave his valuable inputs and presented the guest with a momento.

Daphnie proposed the vote of thanks and the function was concluded by singing the college anthem by the choir. After the programme he also visited the AIMIT campus.

He was given a presentation of the history, progress and vision for AIMIT by Fr Denzil Lobo . He also saw the Management lab- a unique feature of AIMIT to train the future entrepreneurs.