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In Good Company: Sunny Verghese is nuts about Olam

CEO who lives and breathes his work wants to take firm's sustainable practices to new heights

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Sometimes it takes a crisis to define a man.

Back in 2012, Mr Sunny Verghese had all the bounce of a successful professional who had just turned 50. Olam, the commodities company he co-founded, was on the up and up, making him one of Singapore's wealthiest people.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on June 03, 2018, with the headline In Good Company: Sunny Verghese is nuts about Olam. Subscribe