Kanday Venkateswarlu, GIPT Alumnus Conferred with Nigeria’s Equivalent of India’s Padma Shri
10 September 2024: Kanday Venkateswarlu, as a foreign national furthering Nigeria’s economic prosperity through his skill, talent and marketing abilities was presented with an award in Omor by his royal highness lgwe Dr. Chris Chidume Oranu, in recognition of his yeoman service for the last 13 years. Traditional chieftaincy titles in Nigeria are awarded based on merit, community service, leadership qualities, and contributions to the development of the community. He is said to be one of the only three Indians in the last 52 years among foreigners who have been selected for this coveted award.
Venkateswarlu graduated from the Government Institute of Printing Technology, Secunderabad in 2004. With the diploma in his hand, he went to Dubai. After working there for two years, he returned to India as he secured a job in the Reserve Bank of India currency printing press. Though he had a secure and permanent job, he was not enthused, and in a couple of years, in 2008, he was selected as manager of a reputed printing press in Nigeria. It was during his tenure here that he could sense a bounty of opportunities for his career growth. At the same time, he was not happy about not being able to catch up with the packaging industry requirements within the country.
In 2010, he returned to Dubai, this time joining a bigger and more reputed organisation as a manager. From there, he started supplying and meeting the huge demand for packaging products the African countries needed desperately. In a short period of time, he became the most trustworthy supplier of printed packaging products not only for Nigeria but the remaining 25 countries of the entire African region. He left his signature in meeting the ever-increasing demand for printing and packaging that these countries looked forward to. In year 2021, he established his own company, Fortune Pack in Dubai, specialising in label manufacturing and exporting billions of them to all these countries.
