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Managing

Director’s

Overview

Reimagine, Reinvent, Grow

A once in a century Pandemic is challenging
the world, and as the waves return, it continues
to surprise and evade preparedness. However,
humanity will indeed unite and rise together with
a firm resolve to fight back and prevail.
COVID-19 has been exerting an overwhelming influence on
many aspects. It will surely force each one of us to Reimagine,
Reinvent and seek sustainable Growth with innovative and
more nature-friendly approaches aligned to the UN sustainable
development goals. It is ironic but true that humanity needs
to change at a faster rate than the variant itself. While the
apparent immediate focus shall be on Infrastructure, Healthcare,
Sanitation and Pharmaceutical, etc., the most profound
impact shall be felt on the global supply chain, focusing
on sustainability, green energy transition, and the need for
countries worldwide to ensure self-reliance on identified and
earmarked key and strategic areas.

The Pandemic has had a devastating impact on the citizens, and
the economic impact will surely reverberate far in the future.
And with sorrow and grief, we also know that last year has
profoundly impacted our employees, customers, projects teams
and their near and dear ones, my heartfelt condolences to all
those who have been adversely affected.
When the Pandemic first emerged in the early part of 2020,
everyone was caught unaware, and there was uncertainty
Amit Sharma about the future. At TCE, our team demonstrated leadership,
CEO & MANAGING DIRECTOR agility, rapid learning and quickly adapted to the new scenario
and switched to working from home within two weeks of
the first lockdown announcement in late March 2020. This
was attributed to the resilience, flexibility and learnability of
our leadership and talented employees. These inherent traits
that each TCE’ite exemplified were aided by our company’s
systems and tools, enablers adopted over the past few years.
Our strategy of Growth and thrust on internationalisation of
operations, standardisation of processes and protocols, and
aligned strategy execution, with carefully planned and executed
investments over the last eight years, ensure seamless digital
operations across TCE. It includes collaboration technologies, 3D
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