A young global leader with a soft spot for animals
Suhas Gopinath is a twenty-five-year old Indian entrepreneur. He launched a web site and incorporated his own company (1) в возрасте четырнадцати лет which made him the world’s youngest chief executive officer (CEO).
Most teenagers (2) беспокоятся о finishing class assignments (3) вовремя, but this Indian guy had bigger things on his mind. Although he was not old enough to drive in some countries or sign legal documents, his company “Globals Inc.” (4) превратилась в a multinational corporation when its owner was just seventeen.
Suhas (5) мечтал стать a veterinarian as a kid, but his fascination with the Internet won. Currently his company (6) уверена в будущем with eleven offices worldwide and profits of more than $ 1 million (7) в год.
Suhas Gopinath’s talents earned him global recognition not only because of his age but also because of his innovative business practices. He often (8) выступает на конференциях перед people twice his age or older offering tips on how to run their businesses. He also initiated a program for other young people who are (9) увлекаются business.
The entrepreneur was announced the “Young Global Leader” for 2008-2009 by the World Economic Forum. In that position he (10) был вовлечён в development programs (11) по всему миру.
Suhas Gopinath holds a diploma on global leadership and public policy from Harvard University and he uses his knowledge (12) наилучшим образом. He also says he was very much (13) мотивирован Bill Gates’ success path.
When he (14) оглядывается назад he feels proud that he succeeded (15) соз- дать рабочие возможности для more than six hundred talented youngsters worldwide.
Suhas Gopinath is forward-thinking in business but also has a lot to say about social issues. He often speaks about the importance of viewing the world as a global community (16) без политических границ. And he is just as (17) энтузиаст o animal rights. He firmly believes that as humans, we need to have some morality and ethics to give back to these innocent creatures which we have exploited for our comforts and needs. We need to utilize our intelligence and resources to protect innocent animals (18) вместо того, чтобы applying the same intelligence to destroy them.
Suhas Gopinath is a born vegetarian who thinks that a vegetarian diet is essential for a healthier and longer life. He is also very (19) огорчён из-за illegal trade in exotic animal products. Gopinath claims that governments need (20) принимать суровые меры for both sellers and buyers. He also (21) возражает против using real leather and fur which indirectly encourages the killing of animals.
(22) В соответствии с его идеями young people can (23) играть большую роль в revolutionizing our (24) отношение к animals. As CEO of a successful company Suhas Gopinath spares no effort (25) нацеленных на wildlife protection.
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