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	'''G. A''' (1931–2003) was a US-based entrepreneur of [[Kerala]] ~~origin~~.<ref>[http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2003/12/04/stories/2003120401320200.htm ~~"IT entrepreneur G.A. Menon dead"], [[Hindu~~ Business Line~~]], 12/4/03~~</ref> Born in North Paravur in Kerala, he majored in mathematics at [[Madras University]] and went to [[Harvard Business School]]. He began his career as a Systems Manager with IBM in India. When IBM closed down in India in 1978, he moved to Singapore where he joined the Chandaria Group. As an employee of Chandaria Group, he set up Multi Tech Systems, which merged with [[Venture Corporation\|Venture Manufacturing Singapore Ltd]] in 1989. Menon continued to be the Chairman of Venture Corporation until his death.		'''Goplala Achutha''' "'''G. A"''' '''Menon''' (1931–2003) was a US-based [[Entrepreneurship\|entrepreneur]] from [[Kerala]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=4 December 2003 \|title=IT entrepreneur G.A. Menon dead \|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050322202337/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2003/12/04/stories/2003120401320200.htm \|archive-date=22 March 2005 \|access-date=2023-03-21 \|website=Business Line\|location=Chennai \|language=en}}</ref>

	~~After becoming a successful entrepreneur, he first came to Kerala with a proposal to set up a Rs 6,000-crore petrochemical complex at~~ [[~~Kasaragod Town\|Kasaragod~~]]~~, which did not take off. Subsequently, he set up the two~~ [[~~Technopark,~~ Kerala~~\|Technopark~~]] ~~companies namely~~ [[~~UST Global~~]] ~~and~~ [[~~Toonz India Ltd\|Toonz Animation~~]]~~.<ref>[http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2003/12/04/stories/2003120401320200.htm "IT entrepreneur G.A. Menon dead"],~~ [[~~Hindu~~ Business ~~Line~~]]~~, 12/4/03</ref> Other companies, he was involved in India, were Dexcel Electronic Designs, Bangalore and Customer Line, Kochi~~.		== Early life and education ==
			Born in [[North Paravur]] in [[Kerala]], India, Menon studied at Government Higher Secondary School in North Paravur. He majored in [[mathematics]] at [[Madras University]] and went to [[Harvard Business School]].

	He was also the founder and chairman of US-based Magnecomp International. The company was a manufacturer of the suspension assembly, ~~an extremely high-precision~~ component used in the read/write heads of computer hard disk ~~drives~~.		== Career ==
			Menon's first job was as a [[statistician]] for the Thackersey Mooljee Group, a Mumbai-based company which oversaw [[Textile manufacturing\|textile mills]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Baisley \|first=Sarah \|date=23 December 2003 \|title=Toonz Animation Chairman Menon Dies \|url=https://www.awn.com/news/toonz-animation-chairman-menon-dies \|access-date=2023-03-21 \|website=Animation World Network \|language=en}}</ref>

			Following his graduation, he became a Systems Manager with [[IBM]] in India. When IBM closed down in India in 1978, he moved to Singapore where he joined the Chandaria Group. As an employee of Chandaria Group, he set up Multi Tech Systems, which merged with [[Venture Corporation\|Venture Manufacturing Singapore Ltd]] in 1989. Menon continued to be the Chairman of Venture Corporation until his death.

			After becoming a successful entrepreneur, he returned to Kerala with a proposal to set up a Rs 6,000-crore [[petrochemical]] complex at [[Kasaragod Town\|Kasaragod]], which was unsuccessful. Subsequently, he set up the two [[Technopark, Kerala\|Technopark]] companies: [[UST Global]] and [[Toonz India Ltd\|Toonz Animation]].<ref name=":0" /> Other Indian companies he was involved in were Dexcel Electronic Designs in Bangalore and Customer Line in [[Kochi]].

			He was also the founder and chairman of US-based Magnecomp International. The company was a manufacturer of the suspension assembly, a component used in the [[Disk read-and-write head\|read/write heads]] of [[computer]] [[hard disk drive]]s.

			== Personal life ==
			Menon, his wife, and son moved to [[Beverly Hills, California\|Beverly Hills]], [[California]], in 1988.<ref name=":1" />

			== Death and legacy ==
			Menon died in 2003 of [[Heart failure\|cardiac failure]] while on an airplane flying from Singapore to Los Angeles.<ref name=":0" />

			Toonz Animation gives an annual [[scholarship]] in Menon's name to young aspiring animators in India.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-12-10 \|title=G.A.Menon Memorial Creative Future Scholarship 2018-2019 \|url=https://www.scholarshipsinindia.com/g-a-menon-memorial-creative-future-scholarship.html \|access-date=2023-03-21 \|website=Scholarships in India \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=18 March 2021 \|title=Toonz Academy to offer GA Menon scholarshsip \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2021/mar/18/toonz-academy-to-offerg-a-menon-scholarshsip-2277922.html \|access-date=2023-03-21 \|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

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'''G. A''' (1931–2003) was a US-based entrepreneur of [[Kerala]] origin.<ref>[http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2003/12/04/stories/2003120401320200.htm "IT entrepreneur G.A. Menon dead"], [[Hindu Business Line]], 12/4/03</ref> Born in North Paravur in Kerala, he majored in mathematics at [[Madras University]] and went to [[Harvard Business School]]. He began his career as a Systems Manager with IBM in India. When IBM closed down in India in 1978, he moved to Singapore where he joined the Chandaria Group. As an employee of Chandaria Group, he set up Multi Tech Systems, which merged with [[Venture Corporation|Venture Manufacturing Singapore Ltd]] in 1989. Menon continued to be the Chairman of Venture Corporation until his death.

After becoming a successful entrepreneur, he first came to Kerala with a proposal to set up a Rs 6,000-crore petrochemical complex at [[Kasaragod Town|Kasaragod]], which did not take off. Subsequently, he set up the two [[Technopark, Kerala|Technopark]] companies namely [[UST Global]] and [[Toonz India Ltd|Toonz Animation]].<ref>[http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2003/12/04/stories/2003120401320200.htm "IT entrepreneur G.A. Menon dead"], [[Hindu Business Line]], 12/4/03</ref> Other companies, he was involved in India, were Dexcel Electronic Designs, Bangalore and Customer Line, Kochi.

He was also the founder and chairman of US-based Magnecomp International. The company was a manufacturer of the suspension assembly, an extremely high-precision component used in the read/write heads of computer hard disk drives.

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[[Category:Harvard Business School alumni]]
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