A Passage From India
The Tangra district of Calcutta, India, in the 1960s was a place of bare brutality, stuffed with fetid tanneries, trash dumps and unpaved roads. Few people from Tangra make it big, especially the ethnic Hakka Chinese, who settled there about 100 years ago. Dan Chu did.
Today the 51-year-old is the picture of Wall Street sophistication, a well-connected banker in the booming business of mining mergers and acquisitions. His clients include Alpha Natural Resources and Massey Energy, who are combining in a $7 billion deal, as well as India’s Hindalco Industries Ltd. and ArcelorMittal.
Most of his colleagues at UBS don’t know his story, which began in a tannery where he shared one room with his parents, brother and sister. “He doesn’t talk about it, so there’s a little bit of a mystique around it,” Cary Kochman, joint global head of M&A for UBS, says of Mr. Chu’s background. “I’ve gotten to know bits and pieces over the years. However, one thing was always clear to me—Dan is comfortable anywhere in the world.”
This man has an unbelievable success story! These are the great true stories that inspire people! More movies should be made about individuals like Mr. Chu and his family. I don’t know about you but frankly I am tired of the same annoying Hollywood players like Jennifer Maniston flaunting her body on the big screen for outrageous sums of money. (YAWN)
I have an enormous amount of respect and admiration for self-made men like Warren Buffet.