India: Andre Nair, Chief Executive Officer, Group M, South Asia

<p>What does life mean to you? </p><p>My growth - emotionally and intellectually. Helping others to grow. Doing the best I can. </p><p>What is life all about for you at this moment? </p><p>A lot of work - it's my focus, continuing to build our company and our staff. To put GroupM India on the global map as the best practice in our space. We are on the right track considering our performance since we launched ourselves in India. But we haven't achieved this in everything we do. So the objective is to make it the best in terms of all the practices. </p><p>Personally, working my way to a Tae Kwan Do black belt; I am a blue belt at the moment. I was always interested in martial arts. I started Tae Kwan Do eight months ago in India. </p><p>What was the one thing that changed your life? </p><p>Being laid off. It was in 1998 when this happened. You can never take anything for granted - life has a way of biting you on the bum when you least expect it. </p><p>How do you overcome adverse situations in life? </p><p>Stick my head down, understand the problem, form solutions and go at it; continually reassessing the situation. And asking for help. I am not averse to seeking help from others, that's what your friends and colleagues are for. </p><p>What do you cherish most? </p><p>My wife, my family, my friends, my colleagues. </p><p>What is your dream? </p><p>To sit on a deck chair on the lawn of my own house atop a cliff somewhere in the Greek isles reading a book and doing nothing else. This is something which I came to me as my career has progressed over the years... Ye Meri Life Hai. </p>