An alumnus of Asian Institute of Management Manila Philippines, I am Prof. (Dr.) Dilip Nandkeolyar, a Management post graduate, specialized in Marketing and Strategic Planning &am a B.Sc. (Hons) in Chemistry from University of Rajasthan. I have a Doctoral degree from Thapar University, Patiala, India. The topic of his thesis was “Marketing Strategies and Business Planning Amongst Small And Medium Enterprises in This Era of Globalization with Special Reference to Automotive Sector” Beginning November 15, 1976, I have had varied hands-on, bottom-up combined professional experience of over 45 years in the field in Industry, Entrepreneurial venture, Consulting, Research, Training and Teaching. My exposure has been in both domestic and international professional environments – having been a Manager and various level for over 38 years of which 31 have been at the Senior/Top Levels. I have been deeply involved in career planning and development of my team mates, in a variety of cross functional and multi-racial workforce, both within India and abroad as the key factor in ensuring organizational success.