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On 2nd December 2003, Mr G.A. Menon died following cardiac failure aboard a scheduled airliner that was manoeuvring to land in Los Angeles. |
On 2nd December 2003, Mr G.A. Menon died following cardiac failure aboard a scheduled airliner that was manoeuvring to land in Los Angeles. |
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He was also the founder chairman of US-based [[Magnecomp International]]. The company was a manufacturer of the [[suspension assembly]], an extremely high precision component used in the read/write heads of [[hard disk |
He was also the founder chairman of US-based [[Magnecomp International]]. The company was a manufacturer of the [[suspension assembly]], an extremely high precision component used in the read/write heads of [[hard disk drive]]s used in computers. Magnecomp went public in Singapore in 1998. It has today the world’s second largest manufacturer of suspension assemblies with operations in the USA, Hong Kong, China, Thailand and Singapore. |
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He founded [[US Technology Resources]] and [[Toonz Animation USA]], in Los Angeles. Toonz Animation established a state-of-the-art animation studio, [[Toonz Animation India Pvt. Ltd.]], in Technopark [[Trivandrum]], India. Toonz Animation is today the largest in Southeast Asia. In a life celebrated by corporate achievement, G A Menon was Chairman of 14 companies across the globe. |
He founded [[US Technology Resources]] and [[Toonz Animation USA]], in Los Angeles. Toonz Animation established a state-of-the-art animation studio, [[Toonz Animation India Pvt. Ltd.]], in Technopark [[Trivandrum]], India. Toonz Animation is today the largest in Southeast Asia. In a life celebrated by corporate achievement, G A Menon was Chairman of 14 companies across the globe. |
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Revision as of 21:58, 12 April 2007
G. A. Menon was born in North Paravur in Kerala, India. Mr Menon majored in Mathematics from Madras University and went to Harvard Business School. He began his career as a Systems Manager with IBM in India. When IBM closed down in India in 1978, he moved on to join the $5.5 billion ComCraft group in Singapore. Later, he set up Multi Tech systems, which merged with Venture Manufacturing Singapore Ltd in 1989. Venture Manufacturing is one of the largest electronics manufacturing companies in the world.
After becoming a successful entrepreneur, he first came to Kerala with a proposal to set up a Rs 6,000-crore petrochemical complex at Kasaragod, which did not take off. Subsequently, he set up the two Technopark companies.
On 2nd December 2003, Mr G.A. Menon died following cardiac failure aboard a scheduled airliner that was manoeuvring to land in Los Angeles.
He was also the founder chairman of US-based Magnecomp International. The company was a manufacturer of the suspension assembly, an extremely high precision component used in the read/write heads of hard disk drives used in computers. Magnecomp went public in Singapore in 1998. It has today the world’s second largest manufacturer of suspension assemblies with operations in the USA, Hong Kong, China, Thailand and Singapore.
He founded US Technology Resources and Toonz Animation USA, in Los Angeles. Toonz Animation established a state-of-the-art animation studio, Toonz Animation India Pvt. Ltd., in Technopark Trivandrum, India. Toonz Animation is today the largest in Southeast Asia. In a life celebrated by corporate achievement, G A Menon was Chairman of 14 companies across the globe.