Economic Times Awards
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The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence (also referred as ET Awards) are the awards conferred by The Economic Times
in the field of business, corporate and government policies, economies in India
. It is an annual awards, conferred in various categories.
The Economic Times
The Economic Times is an English-language Indian daily newspaper published by the Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.. The Economic Times was started in 1961. It is the most popular and widely read financial daily in India, read by more than 8 lakh people...
in the field of business, corporate and government policies, economies in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is an annual awards, conferred in various categories.
ET Awards 2002
- Business Leader of the Year: Arun ShourieArun ShourieArun Shourie is an Indian journalist, author, intellectual and politician. He has been an economist with the World Bank , a consultant to the Planning Commission, India, editor of the Indian Express and Times of India and a minister in the government of India . He was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay...
, Union Minister for Disinvestment - Businesswoman of the Year: Lijjat Papad
- Entrepreneur of the Year: Jerry Rao of Mphasis BFL
- Company of the Year: Hero HondaHero HondaHero MotoCorp formerly Hero Honda is a motorcycle and scooter manufacturer based in India. Hero Honda started in 1984 as a joint venture between Hero Cycles of India and Honda of Japan. The company is the largest two wheeler manufacturer in India...
- Emerging Company of the Year: Balaji TelefilmsBalaji TelefilmsBalaji Telefilms is a production house based in Mumbai, India, and is promoted by Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor, Jeetendra and Tushar Kapoor.-History:...
- Lifetime Achievement: M S Swaminathan, father of the Green Revolution & F C Kohli, father of Indian software
- Corporate Citizen of the Year: Aditya Vikram Birla Group
ET Awards 2006
- Businesswoman of the year: Mallika Srinivasan, Tractors and Farm Equipment (TAFE)
- Entrepreneur of the year: H K Mittal, Mercator Lines
- Global Indian of the year: Indra NooyiIndra NooyiIndra Krishnamurthy Nooyi is an Indian-born American business executive. She is the current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo, the second largest food & beverage business in the world ....
, PepsiPepsiPepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo... - Business Reformer of the year: P Chidambaram
- Policy Change Agent of the year: Montek Singh AhluwaliaMontek Singh AhluwaliaMontek Singh Ahluwalia is an Indian economist and civil servant. He is currently the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of the Republic of India. He was previously the first Director of the Independent Evaluation Office at the International Monetary Fund.-Early life and education:Montek...
, Planning Commission - Company of the year: Tata Consultancy ServicesTata Consultancy ServicesTata Consultancy Services Limited is a global IT services, business solutions and outsourcing company headquartered in Mumbai, India. It is the largest provider of information technology in Asia and second largest provider of business process outsourcing services in India...
- Emerging company of the year: Amtek Auto
- Lifetime Achievement: N Vaghul, ICICI BankICICI BankICICI Bank Ltd. is India's second largest financial services company headquartered in Mumbai, India. It offers a wide range of banking products and financial services to corporate and retail customers through a variety of delivery channels and through its specialised subsidiaries in the areas of...
- Corporate Citizen of the Year: Azim Premji Foundation
ET Awards 2008
- Business Leader of the year: A M NaikA M NaikAnil Manibhai Naik aka A. M. Naik is the Chairman and Managing Director of Larsen & Toubro, India's engineering giant, one of the most popular & largest Indian companies. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's 3rd highest civilian award,on January 26, 2009. Mr. Naik was also the recipient of the...
, L&T - Business Woman of the year: Shikha Sharma, ICICI PrudentialICICI PrudentialICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company is a joint venture between ICICI Bank, one of the foremost financial services companies of India and Prudential plc, one of the leading international financial services group headquartered in the United Kingdom...
- Entrepreneur of the year: Dilip Sanghavi, Sun PharmaceuticalsSun PharmaceuticalsSun Pharmaceutical is an international pharmaceutical company based in Mumbai, India. It should not be confused with Sun Pharmaceuticals Corp, which is a manufacturer of sun care products, owned by the Playtex branch of Energizer Holdings.Sun Pharmaceutical, often known just as Sun Pharma, makes...
- Global Indian of the year: Arun SarinArun SarinArun Sarin was the CEO of Britain's Vodafone Group plc. On June 29, 2008, he announced his resignation as CEO of Vodafone Group. He is a senior adviser at the private equity firm KKR. He serves on the board of directors of Cisco Systems and Safeway, Inc...
, VodafoneVodafoneVodafone Group Plc is a global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company measured by revenues and the world's second-largest measured by subscribers , with around 341 million proportionate subscribers as of...
Group - Business Reformer of the year: Kamal NathKamal NathKamal Nath is an Indian politician and the current Union Cabinet Minister of Urban Development. He is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Chhindwara constituency of Madhya Pradesh and is a member of the Indian National Congress .-Early life:Born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He...
, Union Commerce and Industry Minister - Policy Change Agent of the year: E Sreedharan, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
- Company of the year: Tata SteelTata SteelTata Steel is a multinational steel company headquartered in Jamshedpur, India and part of Tata Group. It is the world's seventh-largest steel company, with an annual crude steel capacity of 31 million tonnes, and the largest private-sector steel company in India measured by domestic production...
- Emerging Company of the year: Welspun Gujarat Stahl Rohren
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Ashok Ganguly, former Chairman, HLL
- Corporate Citizen of the year: Dr Reddy's Foundation
ET Awards 2009
- Business Leader of the year: Anand MahindraAnand MahindraAnand Mahindra is the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of one of India’s largest enterprise, Mahindra & Mahindra. His grandfather KC Mahindra co-founded the company from his hometown Ludhiana, Punjab...
, Mahindra Group - Business Woman of the year: Vinita BaliVinita BaliVinita Bali is an Indian business person who is presently the Managing Director of Britannia Industries Limited. She joined Britannia in 2005 as CEO. She has worked with global heavyweights like Cadbury's and Coca-Cola....
, Britannia Industries - Entrepreneur of the year: GVK Reddy, GVK Group
- Global Indian of the year: Ram CharanRam CharanDr. Ram Charan is a business consultant, speaker, and writer.- Personal life :Charan worked in his family's shoe shop in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, India while growing up...
, management guru and thinker - Business Reformer of the year: Nitish KumarNitish KumarNitish Kumār is an Indian politician currently serving as Chief Minister of Bihar, an eastern state of India. He leads the Janata Dal party...
, Chief MinisterChief MinisterA Chief Minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national state, provinces of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, notably a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British Overseas Territory that has attained self-government...
of BiharBiharBihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
state - Policy Change Agent of the year: Jean DrezeJean DrèzeJean Drèze is a development economist who has been influential in Indian economic policymaking. He is a naturalized Indian of Belgian origin. His work in India include issues like hunger, famine, gender inequality, child health and education, and the NREGA...
, National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme - Company of the year: Hero HondaHero HondaHero MotoCorp formerly Hero Honda is a motorcycle and scooter manufacturer based in India. Hero Honda started in 1984 as a joint venture between Hero Cycles of India and Honda of Japan. The company is the largest two wheeler manufacturer in India...
- Emerging Company of the year: Idea CellularIdea cellularIdea Cellular, usually referred to as Idea, is an Indian wireless telecom company based in Mumbai, India. Idea is the 3rd largest mobile services operator in India, in revenue terms, and recorded of over 98.4 million customers as of August 2011....
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Keshub MahindraKeshub MahindraKeshub Mahindra is the Chairman of the Mahindra Group, including Mahindra & Mahindra Limited. As per Forbes Mar 2011 rankings, Keshub Mahindra has networth of $615 Million and is ranked #82nd richest person in India. Keshub Mahindra is uncle of Anand Mahindra...
, Mahindra Group - Corporate Citizen of the year: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERITeriTeri may refer to:* Teri * Teri, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a village and Union Council in Karak District, Pakistan* Teries, people from Hawick, Scotland* The Energy and Resources Institute , an Indian research institute* TERI University, India...
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ET Awards 2010
- Business Leader of the year: Aditya Puri, HDFC Bank
- Business Woman of the year: Zia ModyZia ModyZia Mody is a prominent Indian legal consultant and an active member of the Bahá'í faith. She is considered an authority on corporate merger and acquisition law, securities law, private equity and project finance.-Biography:...
, AZB Partners - Entrepreneur of the year: Narendra Murkumbi, Renuka Sugars
- Global Indian of the year: Nitin NohriaNitin NohriaNitin Nohria is the 10th and the current dean of Harvard Business School. He is also the George F. Baker Professor of Business Administration, co-chair of the HBS Leadership Initiative and sits on the executive committee of the University's interfaculty initiative on advanced leadership.Over the...
, DeanDean (education)In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
, Harvard Business SchoolHarvard Business SchoolHarvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive... - Business Reformer of the year: Kapil SibalKapil SibalKapil Sibal is an Indian politician and lawyer. He is currently the Minister of Communications and Information Technology. He also held the two ministries Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences in the First Manmohan Singh Cabinet...
, minister of human resources development - Policy Change Agent of the year: Aruna RoyAruna RoyAruna Roy is an Indian political and social activist who founded and heads the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathana . She is best known as a prominent leader of the Right to Information movement, which led to the enactment of the Right to Information Act in 2005...
and Arvind KejriwalArvind KejriwalArvind Kumar Kejriwal is an Indian social activist fighting for greater transparency in Government. He was awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership in 2006, for activating India's Right to Information movement at grassroots and social activities to empower the poorest citizens to...
, — the founders of Parivartan - Company of the year: Larsen & ToubroLarsen & ToubroLarsen & Toubro Limited is an Indian multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Mumbai, India. The company has four main business sectors: technology, engineering, construction and manufacturing. L&T has an international presence, with a global spread of offices and factories, further...
- Emerging Company of the year: Cadila HealthcareCadila Healthcare'Cadila Healthcare' is an Indian pharmaceutical company head quartered at Ahmedabad in Gujarat state of western India. The company is the fifth largest pharmaceutical company in India, with US$290m in turnover in 2004. It is a significant manufacturer of generic drugs...
- Lifetime Achievement Award: RC Bhargava, the non-executive chairman of Maruti Suzuki
ET Awards 2011
- Business Leader of the year: Chanda KochharChanda KochharChanda Kochhar is currently the Managing Director of ICICI Bank and Chief Executive Officer . ICICI Bank is India's largest private bank and overall second largest bank in the country. She also heads the Corporate Centre of ICICI Bank.-Early life:Chanda Kochhar was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan and...
, ICICI Bank - Entrepreneur of the year: Rahul Bhatia, Indigo AirlinesIndigo AirlinesIndigo Airlines was an American airline headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It is generally regarded as the world's first business jet airline. It was founded in 1997 by aviation veteran and University of Chicago graduate Matt Andersson; business executive and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University...
- Global Indian of the year: Vikram PanditVikram PanditVikram S. Pandit is an Indian-born American business executive. He is the current CEO of Citigroup.-Early life:Vikram Pandit was born in Nagpur, India to an affluent Marathi family . His father, S B Pandit was an executive director at Sarabhai Chemicals in Baroda. He completed his schooling at the...
, Citi Bank - Policy Change Agent of the year: Nandan NilekaniNandan NilekaniNandan Nilekani born is an Indian entrepreneur. He currently serves as the Chairman of the new Unique Identification Authority of India , after a successful career at Infosys Technologies Ltd...
- Company of the year: Bajaj AutoBajaj AutoBajaj Auto is a major Indian vehicle manufacturer started by Jamnalal Bajaj from Rajasthan in the 1930s. It is based in Pune, Maharashtra, with plants in Chakan , Waluj and Pantnagar in Uttaranchal. The oldest plant at Akurdi now houses the R&D centre Ahead...
- Emerging Company of the year: Shree Renuka SugarsShree Renuka SugarsShree Renuka Sugars is India's largest sugar refiner and ethanol producer based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, with refining capacity of 4000 tonnes/day and distillery capacity of 600 Kilo liter/day. It has 21% market share in India's fuel ethanol market and has an aggressive growth plan of increasing its...
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Yaga Venugopal Reddy, Former Governor of the Reserve Bank of IndiaReserve Bank of IndiaThe Reserve Bank of India is the central banking institution of India and controls the monetary policy of the rupee as well as US$300.21 billion of currency reserves. The institution was established on 1 April 1935 during the British Raj in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of...