Luminous Power Technologies Rakesh Malhotra admires his father

My first role model
My father M.L. Malhotra, an IAS officer, who taught me patience and hard work

My first job
With Mitsui Seiki, a Japanese company that manufactures precision CNC machines

My first boss
Hiroyuki Mino. He taught me the Japanese work ethic. Being an Indian it was hard to adjust to the Japanese culture of being punctual and meticulous in planning and execution

My first promotion
Senior Project Engineer at Siemens. I worked very hard for my promotion. I believe that success doesn't happen by chance. You set your goals and work for them

My first disappointment
In 1991 I placed products of Luminous Power Technologies in the market without conducting proper research, which led to complaints from clients all over

As told to Vivan Mehra