NEW DELHI,
March 29, 2016 /PRNewswire-iReach/ --
Thirty entrepreneurs and business leaders from India were honoured as winners of the
prestigious Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2016 (APEA) at a
star-studded awards ceremony in New
Delhi, India. Over 300 attendees were present at
the by-invitation only event, comprising of industry leaders,
leading entrepreneurs, dignitaries and the who's who of the
business world, including, General V.K.
Singh, Minister of State for External Affairs, Tan Sri Dr
Fong Chan Onn, Chairman of
Enterprise Asia, Tarun Das, former
Director General of the Confederation of Indian Industry, Lt.
General Sudhir Sharma, Advisor to
Enterprise Asia, and Dato' William
Ng, President of Enterprise Asia.
The Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards (APEA) is a regional
recognition programme organised by Enterprise Asia, the region's
leading association for entrepreneurship. The Awards are presented
to a handful of entrepreneurs across Asia
Pacific each year, with annual award ceremonies held in over
fourteen countries.
The APEA is often compared to the Olympics for its stringent
entry criteria and highly-competitive judging parameters.
Nominations to the APEA itself is by invitation, either through
past or current awardees, a supporting trade association or the
executive committee of Enterprise Asia. Nominees are then subjected
to a series of rigorous tests, which include financial verification
by an appointed audit firm and a compulsory physical site audit and
interview, culminating with a confidential balloting process by an
independent judging panel.
Awardees are expected to be torchbearers of entrepreneurship and
business leaders in their respective countries, while adhering to
strict standards of personal and business ethics.
"We can say with certainty that the recipients of the APEA are
like no other. Not only do they have to prove their entrepreneurial
skills and experience in one of the toughest contests in the world,
they also subject themselves to a pledge to uphold the highest
standards of entrepreneurship, which includes allegiance to the two
founding pillars of Enterprise Asia, namely Investment in People
and Responsible Entrepreneurship", says William Ng, president of Enterprise Asia.
Among the recipients were Rahul
Bajaj of Bajaj Auto Ltd, who received the 'Lifetime
Achievement Award', and Malvinder Mohan
Singh of Fortis Healthcare Limited, who was named the
'Entrepreneur of the Year' award, and V. Vaidyanathan of Capital
First Limited who received the APEA in the 'Outstanding'
category.
"I'm honoured and delighted to receive the award in the
'Outstanding' Category at the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards
2016 India. This is a recognition not only for me and my colleagues
at Capital First, but also for the amazing opportunities
India provides to emerging
entrepreneurs through an enabling ecosystem", said Mr. V. Vaidyanathan, Chairman of Capital First
Limited.
The recipients in India were
selected from among 150 shortlisted candidates, ranging from
talented young entrepreneurs to experienced
industrialists.
Ng explained, "The APEA is aimed at promoting entrepreneurship.
Beyond recognizing the efforts of these entrepreneurs, we hope to
encourage them to continue taking their businesses to the next
level, and in the process, provide more job opportunities to the
people in the region and help to drive the economy forward."
RECIPIENT LIST OF ASIA PACIFIC
ENTREPRNEURSHIP AWARDS 2016 INDIA
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Rahul Bajaj, Chairman, Bajaj Auto Ltd
ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
Malvinder Mohan Singh, Executive Chairman, Fortis
Healthcare Limited
OUTSTANDING CATEGORY
V.Vaidyanathan, Chairman, Capital First Limited
Sudhir Agarwal, Founder, MD, DB Corp Limited
Dr Mukesh Batra, Founder
& Chairman, Dr. Batra's® Healthcare
Sunita Sharma, MD and CEO, LIC Housing Finance Ltd
Gaurav Rungta, Joint MD, Man Structurals Pvt Ltd
Naseem Sheikh, MD, Shera Energy Private Limited
Ashok Chaturvedi, Chairman cum MD, Uflex Limited
MOST PROMISING CATEGORY
Paresh Shah, CEO, Allied Digital Services Limited
Dewang Neralla, CEO, Atom Technologies Limited
Sangeeta Kulkarni, CEO, Brickwork India Pvt Ltd
Lakshmi Ram Thakuria, Chairman cum MD, Charu Group of
Industries
Arjun Handa, Vice Chairman and
MD, Claris Lifesciences Limited
Murali Krishna Gannamani, MD and CEO, Fluentgrid
Limited
Ramashankar Pandey, MD, Hella India Lighting Ltd
Perry D. Chaturvedi, CEO and President, Intelegencia
Analytics Pvt. Ltd.
Pinkesh Narendrabhai Kotecha, MD, Ishan Netsol Private
Limited
Abhilash Ramesh, Executive Director, Kairali Ayurvedic
Group
Dr. Trimbakrao Tulshiram Patil, Chairman and MD, Mahafeed
Speciality Fertilizers (India) Pvt
Ltd
Vijendra Babu N., MD, Micro
Plastics Pvt Ltd
Manoj Bisht, CEO, MK Infosystems Pvt. Ltd.
Vivek Agarwal, Co-Founder and MD, Mtech Informatics Ltd
Vinay R Sharma, MD and Founder, Oil Field Warehouse &
Services Ltd
S. Vasudevan, Director, Pioneer Coldstore & Cladding
Pvt Ltd
Balan M Thevar, MD, Shine Agrotechnology Pvt. Ltd
Sandip Shah, MD, Shop Your World Private Limited
Amit Maheshwari, MD and Founder, Softlink Global Pvt
Ltd
Shukanto Ranabrata Ghosh, MD, Sparklet Engineers Private
Limited
K. Shyamprasad, MD, Vidya Herbs Private Limited
ABOUT ENTERPRISE ASIA
Enterprise Asia is a
non-governmental organization in pursuit of creating an
Asia that is rich in
entrepreneurship as an engine towards sustainable and progressive
socioeconomic development within a world of economic equality. Its
two pillars of existence are investment in people and responsible
entrepreneurship. Enterprise Asia
works with governments, NGOs and other organizations to promote
competitiveness and entrepreneurial development, in uplifting the
economic status of people across Asia and in ensuring a legacy of hope,
innovation and courage for future generations.
ABOUT APEA
Launched in 2007, the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards are
the region's most prestigious awards for outstanding
entrepreneurship, continuous innovation and sustainable leadership.
The Awards provide a platform for companies and governments to
recognise entrepreneurial excellence, hence spurring greater
innovation, fair business practices and growth in entrepreneurship.
As a regional award, it groups together leading entrepreneurs as a
powerful voice for entrepreneurship and serves as a by-invitation
only networking powerhouse. The program has grown to encompass
twelve markets all over Asia.
For further information,
visit http://www.enterpriseasia.org
Media Contact: Natasha
Alison, Enterprise Asia, 60378808692,
n.alison@enterpriseasia.org
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