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Introducing technology into

different elements of the

Transportation industry

Madhu Meenakshi Karthikeyan, DataCorp Traffic, says her
strengths lie in taking key strategic decisions always

The driving forces that have helped nurture and and contributions in
made you take up traffic retain talent? building up DataCorp to
management… Thanks for reminding us of our this level?

Since childhood, I’ve always humble start. We’re now over DataCorp and its subsidiaries
chosen a path that was least 1400. The expansion becomes have eight offices across India,
taken by others. I see joy in inevitable when you have a huge two in South Africa, two in the UK
doing something different than target. The expansion appears and one in Germany. We work for
others. My favourite quote is “The simple to me when you have fool clients in 23 countries across the
greatest pleasure in life is doing proof processes and a strong globe. This number is growing
what people say you cannot do”. core team that can move to new aggressively. Travelling becomes a
locations and replicate those
I always wanted to make a systems. We believe in girl power, part of life and it gives you exposure
positive difference to people we create a safe environment and to the external environment and
around me and the society that respect them more here. keeps you updated.
we live in. I strongly believe that Every company must have a
the fourth important thing in life You have offices within vision and the mission shows
next to Food, Clothing and Shelter and outside India. You the path that we need to take
is Transport. By being a part of travel a lot too. What are to accomplish our vision. Once
this industry, I’m able to make the your personal strengths these are set, the rest follows. As
Transport safe and sustainable.
Growing up with my grandfather
T. Balasundaram Nadar, a well-
known businessman and a man of
principles, it became quite natural
for me to start and run my own
business.

Way back you started with
just five staff members.
What have been the
guiding factors while
expanding? You might
have had opportunities
for training and mentoring
women candidates. What
are the practices that

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