Q: Much has been written about Mr. Fernandes and his "unique" management style. I am wondering if you know him and the company well enough to answer this question. It is starting to look to me like this company may be a vanity project for him. I am all in favour of sepnding on R & D but is there any way of knowing the type of projects they are working on and whether all this research might yield profitable results one day? Is he integal to the company to the extent that his absence would leave an unfillable void? The bottom has fallen out on this stock despite a less than stellar quarter which suggest there are still a lot of believers out there.
Paul F.
Paul F.