 You know I wish there was a there was a stronger reaction because there was a round of applause I didn't know whether it was for me or whether it was for them But you know the buzz has been around I'm never happy. My employees tell me I'm tough to please, okay? I keep telling myself that what you did last year is not enough So in that situation Am I happy that some of the milestones that set out to achieve have been achieved? Yes Do I go in without any regrets? Certainly not Because you would want to wish for everything. I'm but human you wish for everything and But I'm fairly happy that That the transitions worked out very well. It's worked out very well when we've had a rest best year ever 2016 has been the best year ever in DDB Mudra's history whether in mudra or in DDB Mudra's history a best year ever in terms of top Land growth in terms of productivity in terms of bottom-line growth in terms of growth across all the seven agencies in terms of the turnaround stories within the companies in terms of the organic growth from clients and and The overall growth in the width of the product I keep referring to the width of the product because you got everything right from you got five second What what you call the maims to you got? One hour far content stories We have everything I feel if you remember right at that point in time. I shook my head. I said no more John Then John pleaded he said will you remain till you're 65? I said I didn't see I didn't for me age was not an issue I don't think it was an issue you You decide I mean once you decided that yes if you first decide on the goal post and then you decide that okay yes, we'll start working within that and I started reporting to Chuck Bremer in I think 2015 and Amongst all the other conversations that we had in terms of growth of DDB Mudra or the first issues we tabled was the succession issue So we had the discussion sometime in October 2015 and we started taking it up seriously in about January February 2016 so 2015 was the first conversation 2016 we Initiated work on it and I remember coming back and announcing to my entire senior management that We want 2016 to be the best year ever because 2017 is the year of transition So we've gone through different milestones. I'm very happy that we managed to keep it quiet away from prying eyes and ears And we also kept these two gentlemen on tenterhooks Not that they were contained not not that they were contenders ever or expecting ever But I wouldn't know I guess I guess I also did several foolish things within the organization to raise expectations of a lot of people Never know these things happen Okay, you're looking at me Do you see any anxiety on my face? I'm not smiling for the camera seriously. I've got no anxiety The anxiety was only in the entire process and to see whether Everything happened as per the milestone. That's about it But it's not a question of handing over, you know, it's it's I finished my tenure. I finished my innings The next the next team takes on and they're there. So why should I be anxious about it? You know people keep talking of legacy now you can decide Legacy doesn't mean that legacy bind you in terms of that you got to go in a certain direction No, you just respect legacy and you carry on the direction that the future demands Seriously So when you're clear in your mind, there's no anxiety You know that you'll have to wait for my book the Let me tell you that the decision Discussions decisions and everything has been driven by Chuck Bremer the global CEO DDB and And he worked closely with me and with Sally Ali who is the head of people head of HR globally she's in New York and We made it pretty clear to all my colleagues even last January February that these are the three people who are going to be involved Because I believe as a combination they're outstanding as individuals they're very very good and they bring complementary strengths to the table and Whatever they've taken on I mean you you read that I've always believed in empowering Today, I think I can call them youngsters Okay, because the famous glint I might as well put it on the camera that I guess they were not even a glint in the parents eye when I joined advertising Because he's just turned 38 and he's just turned 37. I got in the business 41 years ago Okay, so so I know I make myself sound all but so what I've been very happy that this business is this business a wonderful business To all the people who keep talking about and cribbing about the business. I always walk away from them. This is a wonderful business It's given me hell of a lot in terms of exposure knowledge constant learning challenges and opportunities No, I would hate to say that any one of them is like me Because I wouldn't want to be I mean he I'm sure he envies something that I have I certainly envy something that he has early certainly envy something that he has You know, it's good. I always believe I don't think I Don't know. I mean since you asked me nobody's asked me that question. I guess that restlessness and to be constantly on the go and Enjoy people. I think these qualities. I think I've Seen common. I think these are the ones since you asked. I never thought about it earlier I'm thinking on the fly right now. And I think these qualities are I Think essential don't know this. It's very lightly put that it requires two of them to do the job. I was doing It's very likely put but seriously. It's actually a combination because What the future holds is significantly more than what we've achieved till now? okay, and You require a wonderful team. So you got to start building the team somewhere We have an excellent team. We have excellent talent raw material everything else. So What is it? What is the DVV for the future is you got to begin building somewhere? So you start fashioning it leading with them first If that bothers me in that no end it bothers all of us, you know, we hate losing and We hate not winning. So as a result of which This track record of ours as far as I mean we've scored very well on the people front on the perception front on new business pitchers performance everywhere we scored and We have a good body of work, but we've not had our successes at can that people keep Wanting to have even DDB focuses only on the can agenda. So this is what we've now Started a fresh Five years has been too long as a break because start a fresh and so now it's initiated the discussions for us to start a fresh And so they wanted a nice concern