Mr. Uttambhai Nathalal Mehta. Words alone will not suffice to describe the Founder- Chairman of the
Torrent Group, who was a great businessman, a philanthropist and above all, a noble human being. For
this moving spirit behind the ~ Rs 45,000 Crore Torrent Group, the immense contribution to the
corporate landscape of Gujarat was a culmination of years of grit, perseverance and hard work.
With his Gandhian approach to business management, he was a rare potent mix of empathy and
benevolence that blurs the horizon between business and community service.
The journey of Mr. U. N. Mehta, from being a medical representative with Sandoz, back in the 1940s,
to laying the foundation of a diversified conglomerate, is a long yet rewarding one.
Understanding
the pulse of the medical fraternity, he identified and realized the ways in which they could be
served best.
He pioneered the concept of niche marketing at a time when others focused on the
masses.
Despite the initial failures and setbacks, he never let his morale down and persisted in his
efforts. His philosophy in life was ‘It is pardonable to aim high and miss, but it is not
pardonable
to aim low.’
Mr. U. N. Mehta was one of those rare corporate leaders in Gujarat, who also understood the
importance of having a good interface between business and community service. Perhaps that
explains
Mr. Mehta’s endeavours to establish and maintain robust relationship with the society.
Besides the Torrent Group, he is also the guiding force behind many institutions that works for
the
betterment of the society at large.
Conferred with numerous felicitations, including the ‘Business Man of the Year’ award in
1996-97,
Mr. Mehta is a personality that is nothing short of inspirational.