Inspirational Leadership

Jagadish Prasad Naik is a reputed engineer-entrepreneur of Odisha. As Chairman of the DN Group, he is known for his astuteness of vision, and, for creating new benchmarks in all verticals of the group. With core competencies in infrastructure development for the last twenty-five years, the group has now diversified into Education, Retail, Hospitality, Health and Food-Processing sectors. His aim is to synergise human talent with latest technological knowhow and other resources in an inclusive and sustainable manner, so that the conglomerate can play an important role in driving Odisha’s progress and development.

 

The DN Group has partnered with Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) to set up Vivanta Bhubaneswar, thereby facilitating the entry of Taj Hotels into Odisha. The group has partnered with INOX Leisure Limited, for a four screen Multiplex in the same complex. This hotel-mall-multiplex project has generated employment opportunities for nearly two thousand youth. The group has planned more premium hospitality projects in the State in the next three years to fill the gap between demand and supply in the hotel sector. After setting benchmarks in core infrastructure and hospitality sectors, the group has forayed into the education sector with the setting up of The DN Wisdom Tree Global School, dedicated to his late father who was a reputed teacher. Within a short span of time, The DN Wisdom Tree Global School has gained recognition as a benchmark educational institution at the national level. On the anvil is a multi-speciality hospital of world class standards that would address the deficit in the healthcare needs of the state, as well as, a food processing unit that would focus on processing and export of seafood which is one of the abundant natural resources of the state of Odisha. Recognising the fast-paced growth and progress of DN Group in multiple sectors, as well as, its timely delivery of projects, Jagadish Prasad Naik was included as a core member of the team representing Odisha in the Investor’s Meet at Dubai, UAE, in June 2022.

 

Jagadish Prasad Naik is the son of Late Dasarathi Naik, a teacher from Pattamundai in undivided Cuttack district, who had also been a freedom fighter in his youth. Always seeking challenges, Jagadish’s futuristic vision combined with a deep sense of commitment towards the state of Odisha makes him stand out in the business landscape of the state as a leader with intention, capability and integrity. Uncompromising in quality, his strong sense of ethics and values towards customer satisfaction is the guiding principle for the functioning of DN Group that stands tall today as the most promising corporate entity in the state. As an employer, he is known for his pro-employee and humanistic policies that command performance and loyalty of the team.

 

In the galaxy of business leaders in India, Jagadish Prasad Naik stands out for expansive vision, sharp business acumen, strategic risk-taking ability, and deep commitment towards his state. His quiet and understated style of operations bear testimony to the fact that the greatest success stories take birth from the womb of modesty and humility. Simple and unassuming, Jagadish Prasad Naik is poised to be one of the most successful business leaders in the country in the next decade.