Mr. Subhasish Chakraborty is the founder &
CMD of DTDC Courier and Cargo Ltd and is the guiding force behind
DTDC, responsible for providing strategic direction and growth of
the company.
A Gold medallist in Chemistry from Calcutta
University, he started his career as a freelancer with M/s. Peerless
General Finance & Insurance Company & continued there for 6
years rising to the senior level in the company's hierarchy.
In the early 80's, Mr. Chakraborty migrated to
Bangalore and subsequently ventured into the courier business. With
his sheer determination and hard work and the support of Board
members, Management team, Employees and franchisees, DTDC became a
realty in the year 1990 and in 1994 the company was registered as a
Public Ltd company.
His leadership skills and vision, has made DTDC
grow from a mere start-up enterprise to a company with Rs 226 crore
market share, making it one of the leading domestic courier
companies in India.
He has been instrumental in placing DTDC on the
global courier industry map. Under Mr. Chakraborty's guidance DTDC
has extended its service network around the world with its own and
associate offices at prime gateways in USA, U.K., Europe, Singapore,
Dubai, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Hong Kong &
China.
He pioneered the franchisee concept in the
courier industry, which has resulted an excellent network of channel
presence from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and Jamnagar to Itanagar giving
entrepreneurship opportunities to more than 3,700 Franchisees.
Apart from being the Chairman and Managing
Director of DTDC Ltd, Mr Chakraborthy is also the Chairman of
Millennium Motors Pvt. Ltd., Managing Partner of Max Adhesives,
Managing Partner of Adhesive Specialties, Chairman of SMS Courier
Ltd, Managing Partner of Unique Express and Hon Secretary of Express
Industry Council of India.
An individual of strong business acumen, he
believes in the power of training and enjoys conducting training and
development programmes for senior managers, executives and
franchisees.
An ardent fan of football and cricket, he is the
President of DTDC Tollygunge Agragami & DTDC Sports Club, which
is affiliated to KSCA, Bangalore in the 1st Division League. He also
enjoys music, traveling & reading. Mr Chakraborty is 52 years
old & lives in Bangalore with his family.