No hardship can dampen the spirit of a man, who has been living a principled life, based on honesty, integrity and self-belief and Sanjay S. Lalbhai, Managing Director, Arvind Mills Ltd. is one of those corporate leaders, who has woven his life with the natural fibre of human values.

It is no wonder that this cotton man is all set to conquer the world of textiles with his strategic moves and principles. Sanjay has been adopting a pragmatic approach towards his goal and the day does not seem far off when he will be rubbing shoulders with his global counterparts.

A Science Graduate with a Master's degree in Business Management, Sanjay has been sailing the ship of the Arvind Mills Ltd. as its MD through troubled waters. His association with the Company is over 25 years, and he has been spinning many success stories for Arvind Mills.

In all the years of its existence, Arvind Mills, founded by Shri Kasturbhai Lalbhai, has made rich contributions to not only the industrial but also the social fabric of Ahmedabad/Gujarat and Sanjay, the third generation textile baron, has been religiously following this legacy.

A man of vision and resolute conviction, Sanjay has given many a spark to the Arvind Mills, the flagship company of the Lalbhai Group. His strategic caliber has made the company one of India's largest composite manufacturers of textiles.

The company, headquartered in the city of Ahmedabad, the textile capital of India, manufactures a range of premium cotton shirting, world-class denim, knits, bottom weights (Khakis) fabrics.

Sanjay took prompt steps to meet the opportunities when he realised that following the abolition of the quota system in 2005, Asia would emerge as the hub of the global textile industry as it's the key textile outsourcing base. Sanjay took immediate steps to improve the yields and competitive manufacturing cost. Now, he is all set to grab the golden opportunity as now more than 40 per cent of the developed counties' textile markets have been opened.

Sanjay's dream to join the bigwigs of the global textile players has already shown some signs of materializing with the group acquiring fame and position as one of the foremost denim and jeans manufacturer of the world.

Arvind Mills, under the stewardship of Sanjay, has acquired international licenses of Lee, Wrangler, Arrow and Tommy Hilfiger and its domestic brands such as Flying Machine, Newport, Excalibur and Ruf & Tuf are all flying high in the denim market.

With a person like Sanjay, who has already earned an international reputation, one can only hope that the Arvind Mills, the largest apparel brands company in India, will only go higher and higher in the global market.