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'L. MADHUSUDHAN RAO'

INTRODUCTION

Lagadapati Madhusudhan Rao, Chairman of LANCO Infratech Limited, has worked day and night to give form to the vision he had seen. He is a man always on the move, prepared to walk the extra mile to establish his company as a unique and world recognised entity. The charachteristics that distinguish Rao from others are his passion for work, sheer determination, consistency, straight forwardness and simplicity. It is because of these qualities that LANCO Infratech operates with tewnty three subsidiaries across twelve states in India under Rao's leadership. LANCO has subsidiaries and divisions across a synergistic span of verticals which include Construction, Power, EPC, Infrastructure, Property Development, Manufacturing and Renewables. A member of the UN Global Compact, LANCO Infratech is recognised for its Good Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility.

BIOGRAPHY

Born on 8th January 1966 to Ramalakshmamma and Rama Naidu In Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India, he has two post graduate degrees in Design Engineering and Industrial Engineering from the USA. He under went rigorous training in Quality Control before returning to India in 1991. Upon his return he was completely involved in the establishment of LANCO Industries. He was instrumental in commissioning a pig iron plant, the flagship industry of LANCO group, in a record period of eleven months against an industry norm of twenty four months,after which there was no looking back for the then thirty year old Rao. Some may feel that success came to him overnight, but those who know Rao closely have seen the toil that has gone behind what he is today. Married in 1993 to Rajalakshmi, the couple share a beautiful home in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. They have an appreciationfor the finer things in life still being humble and grounded, retaining their unassuming identities with a great deal of charm and sophistication, despite the fact that Rao heads one of India's foremost Infrastructure Development Company. Rao is a man of many varied interests that include travelling,antiques,basketball,american football,formula one racing and movie watching. He enjoys listening to jazz music too. In his free time he enjoys relaxing at home watching old movies. He is an avid watcher of the Discovery and Animal Planet channels on television. He takes great inspiration from the biographies of great business leaders.