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Dearfriend,Seventyyears!Whatajourneyit'sbeen,andwhataprivilegetohavesharedover30yearsofitwithyou.IstillrememberthoseearlyIBTCdayswhenyouhadjustahandfulofemployeesandbigdreams.WatchingyougrowitintotheethicalpowerhousethatbecameStanbicIBTChasbeenextraordinary%u2014butwhatimpressedmemostwasn'tjustthebusinesssuccess.Itwasseeinghowyouneverlostsightofdoingthingstherightway,evenwhencuttingcornerswouldhavebeeneasier.Yourguidanceovertheyearshasmeantmorethanyouknow.WhetherIneededadviceonadifficultdecisionorjustsomeonetotalkthingsthroughwith,you'vealwaysbeentherewiththatsteadywisdomandgenuinecare.That'strueleadership%u2014notjustknowingwhattodo,butcaringenoughtohelpothersfindtheirway.Ilovedhavingyouatmydaughter'swedding.Seeingyouthere,sharinginourfamily'sjoy,remindedmethatbeyondallyourprofessionalachievements,you'resimplyawonderfulfriendwhoshowsupforthepeoplewhomattertoyou.Asyouenterthisnewdecade,IwantyoutoknowhowgratefulIamforyourfriendship.You'vesetanexampleofhowtosucceedwhilestayingtruetoyourvaluesandhowtoleadwhileremaininghumble.Here'stomanymoreyearsoffriendship,wisdom,andthoseconversationsthatsomehowalwaysleavemefeelingbetterabouttheworld.Withmuchloveandrespect,HAPPY70THBIRTHDAY,ATEDO!SURESHCHELLARAMSURESH68