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Xerxes Desai was the first managing director of Titan Company, an Indian watchmaking company, and played an instrumental role in laying the foundation of the company.
Aug 12, 2021 · Over the last 34 years, Titan has kept a in our hearts. The story of these 'made in India' watches begins in Hosur, then a small village in Tamil Nadu, and with the vision of Xerxes Desai, the company's first CEO.
Stories about Xerxes Desai, the founder and first MD of Titan, give us an insight into his multifaceted personality — creative, charismatic, imbued with a sharp focus and high standards that he set for himself and others.
Jun 28, 2016 · Xerxes Desai, the first managing director of India's largest watch maker Titan, passed away on Monday after a brief illness. He was 79. Here are some key facts about the company's doyen and the reactions of the business leaders to his death - 2 /6. He brought Quartz watch brand In india.
Aug 19, 2023 · Xerxes Desai, the brilliant mind behind the remarkable success stories of Titan and Tanishq was a multifaceted personality whose legacy is etched in India’s corporate history. A graduate of...
Jun 27, 2016 · Bengaluru: Xerxes Sapur Desai, the man who founded Titan Co. Ltd and made it an internationally renowned Indian watch brand, is no more. The 79-year-old died in Bengaluru on Monday because of...
Xerxes Desai was passionate about urban issues in India. On loan from the Tata Group, he was part of the New Bombay Project with Shirish B Patel and Charles Correa in the early 1970s. In the 1980s, he also served on the National Commission on Urbanisation constituted by the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Jun 27, 2016 · Xerxes Desai, who passed away in Bengaluru at the age of 79, will always be remembered as the man who brought fine-looking watches at reasonable prices to an Indian audience starved of substance...
Jun 27, 2016 · Xerxes Desai, who started Titan and transformed it into India's largest watchmaker, died here on Monday. Desai, 80, was ailing from acute gastro enteritis, a Tata Group spokesperson said.
Jun 27, 2016 · Xerxes Desai, the first managing director of India’s largest watch maker Titan, passed away on Monday after suffering from acute gastroenteritis. He was 80 and credited with introducing the country to its first quartz watch three decades ago.
