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MUMBAI:
CNBC-TV18, India's No.1 business medium, today announced the winners
of the prestigious India Business Leader Awards 2007 (IBLA).
 These
awards, now in their 3rd year, have emerged as the ultimate benchmarks
for corporate enterprise and business leadership in Asia. The IBLA
recognizes the true champions of the Indian growth story and salutes
the spirit of excellence in business. As in earlier years, IBLA
winners were selected through a rigorous judging process led by
an eminent jury comprising leading business minds. This included
Mr. K. V. Kamath, Managing Director& Chief Executive Officer
- ICICI Bank as the Chairperson of the Jury, Mr. Kumar Mangalam
Birla, Chairperson - AV Birla Group, Mr. Uday Kotak, Executive Vice-Chairman
and Managing Director- Kotak Mahindra Bank, & Mr. R Seshasayee,
Managing Director, Ashok Leyland completed the jury panel.
CNBC-TV18
India Business Leader Awards 2007 felicitated chief architects of
corporate India's. global ascendance such as Mukesh Ambani, Ratan
Tata & Indra Nooyi and celebrated the spirit of enterprise of
leaders in fields such as politics & entertainment by recognizing
Shah Rukh Khan and Pranab Mukherjee as well.
The
CNBC-TV18 India Business Leader Awards returned this year with a
more comprehensive category line up and a wider selection of nominees,
in order to reflect the diversifying facets of the Indian growth
story. The awards night was star studded with the leading lights
of corporate India, government and entertainment in attendance along
with eminent thought leaders of the country.
Winners
for this year IBLA 2007 are:
|
Category
|
Winner
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| First
Generation Entrepreneur of the Year |
Dilip
Sanghvi - Sun Pharma |
| Indian
Global Achiever of the Year |
Indra
Nooyi - Chairperson & CEO, PepsiCo |
| Taking
India Abroad |
Ratan
Tata - Chaiman, Tata Group |
| Most
Promising Entrant into the Big League |
G
M R Infrastructure Ltd - G M Rao, Founder Chairman |
| Social
Enterprise of the Year |
The
Jaipur Foot - D R Mehta, Founder & Chief Patron |
| Outstanding
Contribution to the cause of Indian Business |
Pranab
Mukherjee - Minister for External Affairs of India |
| Lifetime
Achievement Award |
P
R S Oberoi, EIH Limited |
| Outstanding
Businesswoman of the Year |
Shikha
Sharma, CEO - ICICI Pru Life |
| CNBC-TV18's
Outstanding Business Leader of the Year |
Mukesh
Ambani, Chairman - Reliance Industries |
| Outstanding
Company of the Year |
Bharti
Airtel Ltd |
| Hall
of Fame |
Aditya
Vikram Birla (Posthumously) |
| CNBC
Asia's India Business Leader Award |
Sudhakar
Ram - Mastek |
| India
Innovator of the year |
Martial
Rolland - Nestle India |
| India
Corporate Citizen of the Year |
Harish
Manwani - Hindustan Lever |
| The
Talent Management Award |
Rakesh
Makhija - SKF India |
| Entertainment
Business Leader of the Year |
Shah
Rukh Khan - Actor |
An
engaging discussion centering around the theme of "India -
Swot debate" added a new dimension to the event. As part of
the SWOT debate, leaders applied the most well known corporate analysis
tool to the state of the nation. As one observer noted "After
60 years, it was an opportune time to take a reality check and yet
envision the possibilities & dangers as India makes its next
foray on the global stage. The SWOT proved very enlightening and
relevant in that sense". The debate was led by thought leaders
such as Mr. Kamath, Mr. Seshasayee Mr.Jaideep Sahni, Mr. Manvendera
Singh and Mr.Gurucharan Das.
Group
CEO, Network 18, Haresh Chawla said, "CNBC-TV18's India Business
Leader Awards honors the highest levels of business leadership and
acknowledges the individuals who have championed the Indian growth
story and the economic agenda of the country. The IBLA is a pre-eminent
business award in Asia and recognizes the spirit of these business
leaders in taking India onto the global stage as well."
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