Budget Meet 2009 – CSS India

Console Shipping Services India Pvt. Ltd. conducted its budget meet for the year 2009-10, on the 24th and 25th of April at Devas Farm House, Thrikkunnappuzha, Alleppy District, Kerala. As a usual practice, the meeting was a perfect blend of serious discussions over figures and entertainment to an intense level. The meet was inaugurated by The Group Chairman, T S Kaladharan. In his key note address, he mentioned about the exemplary growth achieved by CSS Dubai, even in the turbulent times of recession and expected to see more achievements on an overall performance level by the group company. Jairam K R, Director- CSS India welcomed the delegates from all offices who were present for the meeting, especially Fida Asghar, Team Manager- NVOCC, and Amith Surya Horra, Marketing Manager, who came all the way from Dubai and the Audit team, who came to attend the meeting.

Day one saw the presentations from South India. Chennai budget was presented by Eugene, Branch Manager and was supported by Jackson. Next was Bangalore. The Bangalore and Tirupur budgets were presented by Sunil, who takes care of the operations from these stations. Cochin budget figures were presented by Latha Asokan. Delhi was the next station who presented the budget. A special applause was offered to the Delhi team for their remarkable achievement during the last year. Surajeet, General Manager- North India presented the Delhi budget and the plan of action for the future. Nitin Bajpai, the new face for the Exports in Delhi was present with the team Delhi.

Discussions were made over the figures and the projections made by each station which summed up the days brain storming sessions. The musical performance by the young and talented singer Anand, was the main attraction for the day’s evening.

The exquisitely chosen and imaginatively crafted dishes for the menu for all the three days by Chef Riaz and supported by an ever enthusiastic culinary team of Devas, was grand enough to provide eternal memories for the taste buds of each and every person assembled for the meet.

Day two started with the presentation of Pune and then Ahmedabad took over the show. The presentation for Kolkata, which came next, was done by Arup Ray, Director- CSS India, due to the absence of the Managers from Kolkata. CSS Mumbai budget was presented by Rampal and was supported by the team comprised of Rahat and Hemant. Discussions were made upon the figures and the plan of action presented on the day by each station.

Dr. S V Nair, who joined the CSS India bandwagon as the HR head, presented his plan of action for the group HR policies. New review policies were adopted, as per the suggestions from the Group Chairman, to closely monitor the fulfillment of the new budgets. Arup Ray extended the vote of thanks to all those who have attended the budget meet 2009-10, and cited that despite of the economic slowdown, CSS India is all set to accomplish a significant growth in the years to come.