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The Textile Magazine
MAY 2012
Abhishek Gupta takes over as
MD of Trident Ltd.
corporate news
Trident Ltd., the flag-
ship company of the $1
billion Trident Group, has
appointed Mr. Abhishek
Gupta as its Managing
Director. With world class
manufacturing capacities
in textile & paper and
clientele spread over 75
countries, Trident Ltd. has
emerged one of the largest
exporters of terry towels
from India.
Mr. Abhishek Gupta,
25, a graduate from the
University of Warwick
supply chain, project and
operations teams and
successfully introduced
efficient systems and
processes.
Prior to being appointed
as the Managing Direc-
tor, he was heading the
Corporate Marketing and
Innovation Team and pro-
vided strategic direction
to the marketing heads
of all business verticals
of Trident. He honed his
skills in Marketing from
Harvard Business School
and has been able to suc-
cessfully put into practice
his academic knowledge
which has been instru-
mental in driving the
marketing operations, and
generating strong revenue
growth for the company.
Apart from academics
and leadership skills, Mr.
Gupta believes in profes-
sionalism and his ability
to inspire his colleagues
and others with the vision
and values of the organi-
zation.
Trident has been
recognized for adopting
best corporate govern-
ance practices, in addition
to winning considerable
appreciation from global
brands like Wal-Mart,
JC Penney, Target,
IKEA, Macy’s, Kohl’s,
Burlington. A pioneer
for investing in business
excellence and associat-
ing with global technol-
ogy partners like Toyota,
Thies, Schmale, Savio,
Karl Mayer, Allimand,
etc., Trident is also a
leading supplier of copier
paper. After establishing
“Trident Spectra” in the
domestic and interna-
tional markets, it recently
launched “Trident Eco
Green” and “Trident Nat-
ural” to expand its market
share in paper industry.
Currently the Trident
Group has a monthly pro-
duction capacity of 14.5
million pieces of towel,
90,000 pieces of bathrobe,
15,000 tonnes of paper,
7,500 tonnes of cotton &
blended yarns and 60 mw
captive power generation.
With a compounded an-
nual growth rate of more
than 30 per cent, Trident
has established itself as
one of the fastest growing
groups in India.
w
and Schooling from the
Doon, has become one
of the youngest Manag-
ing Directors. With the
average age of employees
less than 29, Trident is
known for providing fast
track career opportunities
and generates employ-
ment to more than 20,000
families.
Mr. Abhishek Gupta
has been well groomed
to take over the new
responsibility. He led the
company’s commercial,