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The year 2013-14 was very significant for Raychem RPG Ltd (RRL) - a joint venture between RPG group, India and TE Connectivity, USA. The sales were looking up and order book was promising. Newly restructured units were working well and business in new segments was picking up. There were several initiatives undertaken by the CEO in last five years of his tenure. His team had achieved the desired stability and turnaround was successful. A high-growth future in a slowing global economic scenario had to be converted into a more profitable opportunity. However, he faced several questions. Was the strategic transformation journey that he embarked on four years ago complete? Could he have done something different? Which were the areas where the next focus should be? Did RRL have the required competences to succeed in those areas? How would RRL manage the changing expectations of the two JV partners?

Last month Raychem Ltd gave details at a press conference at the Swindon production and development centre of its Anodeflex cathodic protection system for pipelines and also refinery and process chemicals tanks bottoms. A demonstration was also given of the new Rayseal electrically shrinking sleeve for the repairs of low pressure leaks in gas distribution networks (see report in our ‘Materials’ section). As pioneers in heat shrinkable plastic sleeving, this latter development is a ‘natural’ for Raychem.

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