He is William S. Pinckney, Managing Director & CEO of Amway India Enterprises
The India Experience Arrived in India in February 1998 and launched Amway’s business in India in May 1998. He’s an active participant in many business forums and think tanks
Work-Life Starts his day at 8.15 a.m. and wraps up by 6.30 - 7 p.m. Works six days a week. Travels 10 days a month
Interests Playing golf. Loves good food and says “Indian food is as good as it gets.”
(This story appears in the 16 July, 2010 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)
Amway India is doing well. But despite excellent quality of products I would like to bring the attention of top management of Amway towards poor quality of gift items like the wall clock, weighing scale, hair dryer etc.
on Apr 5, 2012Dear Mr.William S. Pinckney, Gift category products are being sold with great inequality giving full advantage to the people (platinum and up) to choose early, leaving the left outs for the new people. You are responsible to create "pyramid" in the business, which is never done for core products. I am really sorry to say that, you are creating inequality in business claimed to be of equal opportunity and may be spoiling the image of Amway. Hope you shall correct the act.. Amway says "we are listening" but you do not have a email to "hear" distributors plea. Are we being cheated by the act of a person?
on Sep 16, 2011@topazpm. Better disregard those naive people who talk against and let us do something constructive. My life, my attitude, my self-confidence has grown manifold after being introduced into Amway rather reluctantly. Even now, I haven't reached the top, yet, I know for sure I am heading in the right direction with the guidance of some real human beings, who are very much interested in making the globe a place to live and flourish. I never ever dreamt I could resign my high-paying Medical Transcription job but this has happened only through Amway. Opinions differ. Just imagine what will happen if all the blokes understand Amway and make it to the top. We won't have anybody to serve us in other departments. So, just ignore them. Jai Hind, Jai Amway.
on Sep 2, 2010The 'Managing People' section in this article was good. It's such a shame that such things are rarely considered here in the U.S. Millions of hard-working people in the U.S. are mistreated and abused everyday and it leads to bad things. When they are presented with our business opportunity they feel intimidated that they couldn't succeed or that the business is just another pyramid scheme. Little do they know that the very jobs that are afraid of losing are pyramids in themselves. Think about it.
on Aug 10, 2010Bill needs a much greater Public appreciatiation for the efforts he put not only to establish Global Amway in India, facing with many odd situations, but presenting Indians with Gold Standard Products, unmatched Quality, to stay fit, prevent lifestyle diseases, to remain healthy and an instrument to build the financial growth offered to any section of Indians. Its no less than a social service.
on Jul 29, 2010Really God has Blessed very much, because of this business lot of people get financial stability and freedom and their get HOPE in their life. One day I will also become like you.
on Jul 28, 2010Bill has done a phenomenal job by understanding the Indian environment, adapting to it & made heads turn to see the success. Doing business in a vast country like India with 28 States, is like doing business in 28 countries. God bless Bill ! God bless India !
on Jul 27, 2010He left out the biggest difference. India has no tool scam. In other countries, Amway has ripped off millions of people for several decades, to the tune of 10s of billions of dollars. Read about it on this website: http://thenetprofitgroup.yolasite.com and forward the information to everyone you know, so they don't get scammed. Amway is a scam, and here's why: Amway pays out as little money as they can get away with, so they support the higher level IBOs ripping off their downline via the tool scam. As a result, about 99% of IBOs operate at a net loss, while the top 1% make several TIMES more from their Amway tool scam than from the Amway products. This was made illegal in India in 2005 and the UK in 2008, but our FTC is unable to pull their heads out of their butts to stop it in the U.S.
on Jul 14, 2010Tex, Amway is the purest opportunity on Earth. It is for hard workers, not whiners like you. Moreover, Amway has nothing to do with the tools. They belong to the various training groups. Also, they are optional, as is Success. Just joining Amway, won't make your money, learning and kicking your own butt will. Not everybody succeeds in everything, this is no different.
on Jul 30, 2010Amway has EVERYTHING to do with the tools. The tool profit allows Amway to keep more of the product profit, so IBOs get ripped off by Amway AND the upline!
on Jul 30, 2010