Classified into four categories, namely Business Transformation, Business Transformation through IT, Global CIO, and the Global Indian, these awards are an endeavor to showcase the achievements of those distinguished individuals who have continuously led themselves and their organizations towards achieving excellence in technology innovation, as well as business and thought leadership.
Felicitating these outstanding winners, Mr. Som Mittal, President NASSCOM, said, “Leaders across the world are expected to visualize innovation, and be the aspiration for next generation. The current global social and economic scenario has made visualizing the future a challenging task; the Global Leadership Awards bring to the forefront people or ‘imagineers’ who have not just visualized, but have also co-created and transformed the future. I would like to congratulate all the winners for defining and establishing practices and pushing the envelope in their professions in accordance with the rapidly changing environment”.
The Business Transformation award was given to Mr. Aditya Ghosh, President, IndiGo Airlines for successfully helming IndiGo to the leading position, in a year that was considered to be the most challenging for the aviation industry. The Business Transformation through IT award was given to Mr. Darryl West, CIO, Lloyds for his key role in execution of critical IT integration projects with a clear vision of bringing about positive changes within the organization through IT. Ms. Karenann Terrell, EVP & CIO, Wal-Mart was conferred CIO of the Year award for her stellar role in leading and supporting Wal-Mart’s global technology systems worldwide. The Global Indian Award was awarded to renowned actor Mr. Amitabh Bachchan for being a truly global ambassador for Indian cinema and his contribution to setting new standards for Indian cinema.
About NASSCOM
NASSCOM (www.nasscom.in) is India's National Association of Software and Service Companies, the premier trade body and the chamber of commerce of the IT software and services industry in India. NASSCOM is a global trade body with nearly 1300 members, of which over 250 are global companies from the US, UK, EU, Japan and China. NASSCOM's member companies are in the business of software development, software services, software products, IT-enabled/BPO services and e-commerce. NASSCOM has been the strongest proponent of global free trade in India.
NASSCOM is committed to work proactively to encourage its members to adopt world class management practices, build and uphold highest quality standards and become globally competitive. In India and around the world, NASSCOM members are participants in the new global economy and are reputed for their cutting-edge business practices and social initiatives.
