Driven by success

When Maruti Suzuki announced its financial results on Friday, journalists were surprised to note the presence of both current Managing Director and CEO Kenichi Ayukawa and his recently retired predecessor Shinzo Nakanishi. To clear the confusion, Nakanishi jokingly explained, "I told Ayukawa san if the numbers are good, I will announce them. If the results are bad, he can present them and blame me." True to form, it was Nakanishi who went ahead and announced the company's highest-ever quarterly profits. Maybe he was trying to underline the fact that the achievement happened on his watch.