Sigma-Aldrich Corporation SIAL under CEO Rakesh Sachdev
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THE HEXAGRAM
HEXAGRAM 56 – Lu – The Wanderer
Above LI THE CLINGING, FIRE
Below KEN KEEPING STILL, MOUNTAIN
The mountain, Ken, stands still; above it fire, Li, flames up and does not tarry. Therefore the two trigrams do not stay together. Strange lands and separation are the wanderer’s lot.
THE JUDGMENT
THE WANDERER.
Success through smallness.
Perseverance brings good fortune
To the wanderer.
When a man is a wanderer and stranger, he should not be gruff nor overbearing. He has no large circle of acquaintances therefore he should not give himself airs. He must be cautious and reserved; in this way he protects himself from evil. If he is obliging toward others, he wins success.
A wanderer has no fixed abode; his home is the road. Therefore he must take care to remain upright and steadfast, so that he sojourns only in the proper places, associating only with good people. Then he has good fortune and can go his way unmolested.
THE IMAGE
Fire on the mountain: The image of THE WANDERER.
Thus the superior man
Is clear-minded and cautious
In imposing penalties,
And protracts no lawsuits.
When grass on a mountain takes fire, there is bright light. However, the fire does not linger in one place, but travels on to new fuel. It is a phenomenon of short duration. This is what penalties and lawsuits should be like. They should be a quickly passing matter, and must not be dragged out indefinitely. Prisons ought to be places where people are lodged only temporarily, as guests are. They must not become dwelling places.
THE LINES
Nine in the third place means:
The wanderer’s inn burns down.
He loses the steadfastness of his young servant.
Danger.
A truculent stranger does not know how to behave properly. He meddles in affairs and controversies that do not concern him; thus he loses his resting place. He treats his servant with aloofness and arrogance; thus he loses the man’s loyalty. When a stranger in a strange land has no one left on whom he can rely, the situation becomes very dangerous.
THE MOVING HEXAGRAM
HEXAGRAM 35 – Chin – Progress
Above LI THE CLINGING, FIRE
Below K’UN THE RECEPTIVE, EARTH
The hexagram represents the sun rising over the earth. It is therefore the symbol of rapid, easy progress, which at the same time means ever widening expansion and clarity.
THE JUDGMENT
PROGRESS.
The powerful prince
Is honored with horses in large numbers.
In a single day he is granted audience three times.
As an example of progress, this pictures a time when a powerful feudal lord rallies the other lords around the sovereign and pledges fealty and peace. The sovereign rewards him richly and invites him to a closer intimacy.
A twofold idea is set forth here. The actual effect of the progress emanates from a man who is in a dependent position and whom the others regard as their equal and are therefore willing to follow. This leader has enough clarity of vision not to abuse his great influence but to use it rather for the benefit of his ruler. His ruler in turn is free of all jealousy, showers presents on the great man, and invites him continually to his court. An enlightened ruler and an obedient servant – this is the condition on which great progress depends.
THE IMAGE
The sun rises over the earth: The image Of PROGRESS.
Thus the superior man himself
Brightens his bright virtue.
The light of the sun as it rises over the earth is by nature clear. The higher the sun rises, the more it emerges from the dark mists, spreading the pristine purity of its rays over an ever widening area. The real nature of man is likewise originally good, but it becomes clouded by contact with earthly things and therefore needs purification before it can shine forth in its native clarity. 1
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
3050 Spruce Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
United States – Map
Phone: 314-771-5765
Fax: 314-771-5757
Website: http://www.sigma-aldrich.com
Details
Index Membership: Nasdaq 100
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Specialty Chemicals
Full Time Employees: 7,900
Mr. Rakesh Sachdev , 55, Chief Exec. Officer, Pres
Business Summary
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, purchases, and distributes a range of chemicals, biochemicals, and equipment worldwide. Its chemical products and kits are used in scientific research, including genomic and proteomic research, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical development; and as key components in pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and other high technology manufacturing. The company offers biological buffers, cell culture reagents, solvents, and other reagents and kits. It also sells organic chemicals, analytical reagents, chromatography and other laboratory consumables, reference materials, and high-purity products. In addition, the company supplies immunochemical, molecular biology, cell biology, proteomic, genomic, transgenic, and other life science products to academic, government, industrial, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical research customers; and organic chemicals and biochemicals used in development and production by pharmaceutical, biotechnology, industrial, diagnostic, and electronics companies. Sigma-Aldrich sells its products to universities, pharmaceutical companies, commercial laboratories, industrial companies, non-profit organizations, governmental institutions, and hospitals, as well as biotechnology, diagnostic, chemical, and electronics companies. The company agreement with National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health, and Boston University (BU) to develop methods to measure various biomarkers of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) using plasma samples from the NHLBI’s Framingham Heart Study (FHS). Sigma-Aldrich Corporation was founded in 1951 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.
