Very challenging and fascinating….
India is an elephant starting to run….
Tullio Montaini
representing RM IMPIANTI, an Italian manufacturing company involved in renewable energy plant and co-generation of electric power and heat.
He loves flying his aircraft on low planes and introduced me to the best Sushi restaurant in Arezzo, a quaint town in the beautiful Tuscan Region of Italy. He is the man because of whom I visited Tihar Jail ten years ago with the hope of selling his company´s security equipment to the largest prison in India.
I met Tullio shortly after setting up a new company in India and I hold him in high regard as a professional…in short, he is a serious and polite Italian gentleman.
Tullio currently represents RM Impianti, an Italian company manufacturing renewable energy plants and co-generation of electric power and heat. When I met him ten years ago, he was in the business of high-tech electronic security equipment besides being involved in the family business of renewable energy. His impression of India before his first visit was that of a behemoth…a big, old fashioned and traditional country. His impression altered after his visit to Delhi and Mumbai. No longer does he call India “old fashioned” after having met several Indian professionals and seeing how they run their companies. Yes, India, in his opinion (he concurs that it is an impression-not opinion since India is too big to have an opinion about) is still traditional.
Tullio´s challenges in India during his visits included interfacing with government offices with lengthy decision time to initiate projects.
Yet, he avers that the economic growth rate of India is comparable only with China but with a major advantage due to demographic structure and form of government. The path ahead is clearly indicated. According to him, India will be leading the GDP ranking by 2050.
He avers that Indian market is so large that you cannot ignore it. However, it seems to be protectionist.
Poor infrastructure and poor services to citizens are what Tullio maintains are key negative aspects of the local living landscape in India.
He ends our brief tete-e-tete with “India is the biggest democratic country in the world but I am concerned about the fact that the dynamics of multiple religions can become a driving force”
Ciao Tullio..till we meet again, hopefully in India with your new Biomass project in India soon!