The legacy lives on Mike, in the stories we share about you. And in the great institution you built. Many of us owe you for being mentor and guide in our professional and personal lives.
The legacy lives on Mike, in the stories we share about you. And in the great institution you built. Many of us owe you for being mentor and guide in our professional and personal lives.
How does one tell a story of the passing away of a true legend of our times, or words to express the impact Mike had on so many.
We were blessed to have known him and his ideals and values, which still continue, and which have become the foundation of India's finest advertising agency - Hindustan Thompson Associates then, and now J Walter Thompson.
His belief was best articulated in an oft-used phrase which summed up our purpose so appropriately: "to build the finest company, which would stand the test of time...".
Mike lived by human values of decency and grace, of professionalism and exactitude, and set the highest standards for us; so evident all across a company which thrives by those very values even today.
In his footsteps, generations will follow, in our company and across the advertising industry where he played such an invaluable role.
Mike Khanna will be remembered for many aspects. The professional who was instrumental in the huge success of the company; the CEO who led us all to be what we are and what we achieved; for being the complete family man; and the charismatic and charming persona for the advertising fraternity given the man he was.
For the advertising industry, his passing leaves a huge void, as many knew him as a friend having been the generation that together built our industry.
For the professionals who walked the corridors of HTA and went on to greater success, their true inspiration was Mike.
To sum it up in Nelson Mandela's words: "when a man has done what he considers to be his duty...he can rest in peace".
You will be remembered Mike. Always.
Colvyn Harris, until recently, CEO, JWT South Asia is now executive director, global growth & client development at JWT
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