Managing India Awards 2019
Azim H Premji, Chairman, Wipro Ltd receiving the Lifetime Contribution Award from Former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee (L-R) Sunil Kant Munjal,Chairman, Hero Enterprise; Harsh Pati Singhania, Vice President, AIMA and Vice Chairman & Managing Director, JK Paper Ltd; Sanjay Kirloskar, Senior VicePresident, AIMA and Chairman & Managing Director, Kirloskar Brothers Ltd; Harshavardhan Neotia, President, AIMA and Chairman, Ambuja Neotia Group andRekha Sethi, Director General, AIMA
The winners of the AIMAManaging India Awards 2019received their awards from the
chief guest of the evening, PranabMukherjee, Former President of India.
Pranab Mukherjee, while deliveringthe keynote address, congratulated allthe winners and mentioned that it istheir extraordinary commitmenttowards making India a better countrythat has made them a worthyrecipient of the award.
"We still need to put into placequality and affordable healthcareinfrastructure in every area, nook andcorner of the country. We need to putmore young people to work in orderto become a truly prosperous andproud nation. While India has made alot of progress on the quantitativeside, a lot of work is still needed onthe quality aspect," he said.
Before the distribution of awards,Harshavardhan Neotia, President,AIMA and Chairman, Ambuja NeotiaGroup, Harsh Pati Singhania, VicePresident, AIMA and Vice Chairman &Managing Director, JK Paper Ltd., andRekha Sethi, Director General, AIMA,addressed the gathering.
Azim H Premji, Chairman, WiproLtd., received the LifetimeContribution Award.
The Award for OutstandingInstitution Builder was received byPrathap C Reddy, Founder-Chairman,Apollo Hospitals Group.
The Corporate Citizen Award wasreceived by Devi Prasad Shetty,Chairman, Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd.
Sanjiv Mehta, Chairman &Managing Director, HindustanUnilever Ltd., was announced as theBusiness Leader of the Year.
Sanjiv Bajaj, Managing Director,Bajaj Finserv Ltd., was announced asthe Entrepreneur of the Year.
The Lifetime Contribution to Media
Award was received by MahendraMohan Gupta, Chairman & ManagingDirector, Jagran Prakashan Ltd. andEditorial Director, Dainik Jagran.
Rajkumar Hirani, director, producer,writer and editor, received theDirector of the Year for his movie'Sanju'.
The Outstanding PSU of the YearAward was received by Sanjiv Singh,Chairman, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
Coca-Cola India was announced asthe MNC in India of the Year and TKrishnakumar, President India &Southwest Asia, Coca Cola, receivedthe award. The Indian MNC of theYear Award was received by PawanGoenka, Managing Director andMember of Group Executive Board,Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Theprogramme concluded with a vote ofthanks by Sanjay Kirloskar, Senior VicePresident, AIMA and Chairman &Managing Director, Kirloskar BrothersLtd.
Sanjiv Mehta, Chairman & MD, Hindustan Unilever Ltd, receiving theBusiness Leader of the Year from Pranab Mukherjee as Sanjay Kirloskarand Harsh Pati Singhania look on
(Sitting L-R) Devi Prasad Shetty, Azim H Premji, Pranab Mukherjee, Prathap C Reddy, Sanjiv Mehta, (Standing L-R) Rekha Sethi, Sunil Kant Munjal, Rajkumar Hirani, T Krishnakumar, Harsh Pati Singhania, Mahendra Mohan Gupta,Harshavardhan Neotia, Sanjay Kirloskar, Sanjiv Bajaj, Preetha Reddy, Pawan Goenka, and Sanjiv Singh
Devi Prasad Shetty, Chairman,Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd receivingthe Corporate Citizen Award fromPranab Mukherjee, Former Presidentof India
T Krishnakumar,President, India &Southwest Asia, Coca-Cola with the MNC inIndia of the Year Award
Rajkumar Hirani,Director, Producer,Writer & Editor with theDirector of the YearAward
Pawan Goenka,Managing Director andMember of GroupExecutive Board,Mahindra & MahindraLtd with Indian MNC ofthe Year Award
Mahendra Mohan Gupta, Chairman& Managing Director, JagranPrakashan Ltd and Editorial Director,Dainik Jagran receiving the LifetimeContribution to Media Award fromPranab Mukherjee, Former Presidentof India
Sanjiv Bajaj, Managing Director,Bajaj Finserv Ltd receiving theEntrepreneur of the Year Award fromPranab Mukherjee, FormerPresident of India
Sanjiv Singh, Chairman, Indian OilCorporation Ltd receiving theOutstanding PSU of the Year Awardfrom Former President of India,Pranab Mukherjee
Vikram Chandra, Founder, EditorjiTechnologies and P Balaji, ChiefRegulatory and Corporate AffairsOfficer, Vodafone Idea Ltd
AIMA Past Presidents and other guests at the awards ceremony
(L-R) Rohit Bal, Renowned Fashion Designer; RituBeri, International Fashion Designer and Founder,The Luxury League and Dilip Cherian,Communications consultant
Preetha Reddy, Executive Vice Chairperson,Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd and AnjolieEla Menon, Eminent contemporary artist
They lead by exampleRecognising the contributions made in various fields, the All India ManagementAssociation felicitated some of the significant achievers of our nation
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Prathap C Reddy, Founder-Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Groupreceiving the Outstanding Institution Builder Award from PranabMukherjee, Former President of India as Harshavardhan Neotia,President, AIMA and Chairman, Ambuja Neotia Group looks on
Akshay Bhalla, Partner, COO -Markets and Strategy, KPMG inIndia and Richard Rekhy, BoardMember, KPMG in Dubai
PHOTOS: SUDHANSHU
Sunil Kant Munjal, Chairman, Hero Enterprise andShivani Wazir Pasrich, Celebrity Anchor, Actor, Directorand Chairperson of the Commonwealth CulturalForum
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