Trump makes 15 new pals at Davos, 3 of Indian origin

Davos, Jan. 27: US President Donald Trump declared before a full house at Davos that he has made “15 new friends” whom he did not know before at a dinner last night — including three of Indian origin.

After a “band” welcome and a nearly 20- minute speech, Mr Trump sat down for a brief question and answers session with WEF Founder Klaus Schwab on the last day of the annual pow- wow of rich and powerful.

Mr Trump said, “We had dinner last night with about 15 leaders of industry — none of whom I knew, but all of whom I have read about for years — and it was truly an incredible group.”

“And I think I have 15 new friends. So this has been really great what you have done in putting it together, the economic forum,” he said.

They included three PIOs — Swiss pharma giant Novartis’ incoming CEO Vas Narasimhan, Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri and Deloitte CEO Punit Renjen.

Others were heads of Bayer, Anheuser- Busch InBev, Siemens, AB Volvo, SAP, Adidas, Statoil, Nestle, ABB and HSBC.

After a “band” welcome and a nearly 20- minute speech, Trump sat down for a brief question and answers session with WEF Founder Klaus Schwab on the last day of the annual pow- wow of rich and powerful. The three PIOs include Swiss pharma giant Novartis’ incoming CEO Vas Narasimhan, Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri and Deloitte CEO Punit Renjen