Manish Sharma on how he used his learnings at LG, Samsung to great effect

Sharma looks forward to the day when Panasonic will be able to establish its legacy in the country through 'long-term contribution to the development of the local people'

At first sight, Manish Sharma looks nothing like what I had expected. The gentleman who deftly makes his way through the stream of people towards me looks more like a character straight out of a television soap. Well, television does play a key role in his life — played through his professional life, to be precise — but the ballgame is completely different in his case. 

He quickly scans the waiting area and we start walking towards ThreeSixtyOne Degrees. We are at The Oberoi in Gurugram and I have to scamper across the hallway to stay in step with Sharma. As