Comment on the candidate’s potential for senior management. Do you see him/her as a future leader?
I am confident that Ganesh has the potential to get into a senior leadership role in the future given his ability to act in the right direction proactively.  I distinctly remember an instance when Ganesh went along with a sales manager to meet a client to close a $100K deal. In the meeting CEO of the company was present and as a side note he mentioned a different potential deal while expressing his displeasure at the lack of options for network connectivity in an African location.  Ganesh was not involved in the other deal because it was for a different line of business. But he took the initiative, listened to the pain points, understood the entire context and business proposition. He pursued the deal and ensured the customer was taken care of despite knowing that official credit for the deal will not be awarded to him.  He came back, and highlighted the importance of the deal and options to deliver the solution to the senior management. As a result, Tata communications got an additional deal of $3 million per year. This is one of the embodiments of his selfless leadership and doing the right thing to do for the customer and the business.