ERNST & YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR-1999: Media mogul and the Zee TV supremo Subhash Chandra has been rightly chosen the "Entrepreneur of the year" in the annual world-wide E & Y search extended just this year to India. This recognition, which he truly deserves, has come at a time when not only the brand "Zee" but also the company Zee Tele Films limited is riding high.

Subhash Chandra has indeed come a long long way since his modest beginning and an equally modest family background. India's first media billionaire and clearly amongst the richest Indians in the world Chandra is a highly ambitious man with a global vision and a passion for excellence. He is a proud Indian and is very determined to see India at the fore front in new millennium. All this was very evident in the way he handled the Rupert Murdich & Star TV controversies regarding their joint venture with Zee TV.

Where he clearly stands out as a leader is his willingness to step aside and let the professionals run the show. Apart from the strategic decision and envisioning the future of his group, he does not interfere in day to day operations of the company. His new initiatives in publishing and in a satellite venture have brought in professionals with an initial sweat equity stakes to build the entrepreneurial environment right from the start.

India needs precisely this kind of leadership and leaders in the new millennium to establish her rightful place in the corporate world.

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