India: A shortage of talent
WHEN HE STARES out of his office window in Mumbai, Brooks Entwistle has a superb panoramic view of the Arabian Sea. The weather is inclement, with India’s monsoon season in full swing, but the peninsula is still a breathtaking sight. The CEO of Goldman Sachs’s India business is a lucky man. He had better not get too attached to the view, though, as he won’t have it for much longer.
Entwistle’s office is a suite on the 10th floor of a five-star hotel in Nariman Point in Mumbai’s financial district. His residence there is temporary. The US firm will move into bigger premises later this year. The move is symbolic of Goldman’s new start in India as it waits for the green light from the regulators to begin its banking operations in the country.
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