Friday, November 28, 2008

Vedanta Resources Chief Gets E&Y Award - Nov 28, 2008

Executive Chairman of Vedanta Resources, Mr Anil Agarwal, will receive the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 award. A six-member jury chaired by Mr K.V. Kamath, Managing Director and CEO, ICICI Bank, selected the finalists from over 291 nominations received. Nominations were highest this year since the awards were launched in 1999. The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Mr P.R.S. Oberoi, Chairman and CEO, The Oberoi Group.

The Entrepreneur of The Year Infrastructure and Construction Award was conferred upon Mr Jaiprakash Gaur, Founder Chairman, Jaypee Group. Chairman and CEO of Avantha Group, Mr Gautam Thapar, was announced as the winner in the Manufacturing Category. The Award for the Start-Up Entrepreneur of the Year was given to Mr Arvind Rao, CEO and Co-Founder, OnMobile Global. The Services Category Award was given to Mr Rohinton Screwvala, CEO, UTV Software Communications.

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