Prestigious Business Leader of the Year Award hots up at 3rd Annual India Leadership Business Awards 2012

Prestigious Business Leader of the Year Award hots up at 3rd Annual India Leadership Business Awards 2012
G.R.K.Reddy of Marg Group, Nirmal Jain of India Infoline, Dr Kannan Vishwanath of Aanjaneya Lifecare & Google India Chief Rajan Anandan are the contenders for the Business Leader of The Year Award
Maharashtra, Mumbai, 7th March 2012: Brand India : While there are as many as 30 categories declared by Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards 2012 at the 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave which will host Asia’s Biggest Leadership Event “3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave & Business Leadership awards 2012 under the theme Brand India – The Emerging Super Power, Limitless Leadership & Limitless Possibilities at Hotel Lalit on Friday,6th of April 2012, Bangalore, India, the competition for the prestigious Business Leader of the Year 2012 is the big one considering the fact that all four nominees have made a significant contribution to the Indian economy & have driven the respective organizations to the crescendo of success & achievements by dint of their visionary leadership, drive & initiatives. Out of four Nominees which ae in the fray namely G.R.K.Reddy, of Marg Group, Nirmal Jain of India Infoline, Dr Kannan Vishwanath of Aanjaneya Lifecare & Google India Chief Rajan Anandan, barring the dashing & dynamic Ranjan Anandan who heads Google India, the rest three nominees are running their enterprises with great vigor & resilience & have risen from scratch.
Put to vote by the Organizers & juries from the organizing committee of 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave & Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards 2012, there is an acid test for the voters who will make one of the four as winner as voting lines are open since 3rd April 2012. Here are the brief descriptions of the four nominees : GRK Reddy is the Chairman & Managing Director, MARG Group. A first generation entrepreneur, with a post graduate degree in Commerce and an alumni of Kellogs USA. Reddy began his career in 1985, as a merchant banker and gained expertise in advising and structuring financial closures. An astute businessman, he recognized that Infrastructure development would drive the 2nd generation reforms in India and envisaged that " Space Creation " will play a critical role in driving the Indian Economy. He promoted the MARG Group in 1994 and since then has been the protagonist in the rapid growth of the company, which has a project base of more than Rs. 8,000 crore and is evolving into becoming the lead innovator in each vertical. 'GRK', as he is fondly called, has driven MARG into diverse projects such as Ports, SEZ's, Roads, IT Parks, Malls and Commercial & Residential real estate. He has been an active member of CII and a Charter Member of TiE - 'The Indus Entrepreneurs'; a global network fostering entrepreneurship. Nirmal Jain is the founder and Chairman of India Infoline Ltd. He is a PGDM (Post Graduate Diploma in Management) from IIM (Indian Institute of Management) Ahmedabad, a Chartered Accountant and a rank-holder Cost Accountant. His professional track record is equally outstanding. He started his career in 1989 with Hindustan Lever Limited, the Indian arm of Unilever. During his stint with Hindustan Lever, he handled a variety of responsibilities, including export and trading in agro-commodities. He contributed immensely towards the rapid and profitable growth of Hindustan Lever’s commodity export business, which was then the nation’s as well as the Company’s top priority. He founded Probity Research and Services Pvt. Ltd. (later re-christened India Infoline) in 1995; perhaps the first independent equity research Company in India. His work set new standards for equity research in India. Mr. Jain was one of the first entrepreneurs in India to seize the internet opportunity, with the launch of www.indiainfoline.com in 1999. Under his leadership, India Infoline not only steered through the dotcom bust and one of the worst stock market downtrends but also grew from strength to strength. Dr Kannan Vishwanath founded Aanjaneya Lifecare Limited in 2006. He has completed his Chemical Engineering in Pune & Masters & Doctorate of Philosophy in Business Management from University of Azteca. He has over 12 years Experience in Pharmaceutical Industry with expertise in Licensing, Business Development, API, Generics, Finished Dose, Intermediates, marketing, production, distribution, licensing, outsourcing, contract development, formulation development . Patience and Risk Taking are among the motivational factors applied by Dr Vishwanath and they have helped the company to learn from past mistakes and in making better decisions in future. A believer in fair practices, this visionary leader always offers his hand when needed regardless a friend or foe. Dr Vishwanath believes: “when you have a gream , don’t let anything dim it . Keep hoping, keep trying , for Sky is the Limit. Coming from a very humble beginning with just 40 employees and small manufacturing facility for anti malarial drugs over 6 years ago , Dr Vishwanath has achieved exceptional results through developing and redefining the business roadmap, ensuring differentiation as a competitive advantage and clearly focusing on the brands consumers want and the products consumers need . Anjaneya Lifecare Limited (ALL ) produces & markets a range of pharmaceutical products across the globe . With two facilities in Maharashtra state employing over 300 people the company delivers essential products for every day life under the brands Rankorex, Prosils, DocTor quore, Esyhil, amongst others. The company has over 200 distributors pan India for its Branded Generic products & exports to over 40 countries with sales in excess of 320 crores. Under Dr Vishwanath’s leadership, the marketind, reachersh & product development departments were expanded . The company has been growing at CAGR of 175 % for last 5 years and is now the third largest manufacturer of Quinine salts in world. ALL has received many awards and accolades which recognize its brands and product excellence , such as the Green Business of the year-2011 at Emerging India Awards by ICICI Bank & CNBC TV 18 & voted among the top 100 company in “ India’s Best Companies to Work With -2011 “. Under his Leadership, Dr Kannan recently took over Apex Drugs for a whopping 250 Crore which will give him access to the global market. Mr. Rajan Anandan is the Managing Director and Country Head of Google India. He is also a Co-Founder at Blue Ocean Ventures. Mr. Anandan has been Vice President of Sales & Operations, India at Google Inc. since January 2011. Mr. Anandan serves as a Member of Management Board for myZingo eCommerce Service Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Anandan is an Advisor at India Internet Group. He served as Managing Director and Head of Sales & Marketing Operations at Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt. Ltd. from September 1, 2008 to September 2010. Mr. Anandan was responsible for driving strategic partnerships and alliances and growing the sales and marketing operations for Microsoft India. He served as Country General Manager of Dell India Private Ltd. from May 2006 to June 2008. Mr. Anandan served with Dell since 2003. He held various global leadership roles across Dell International Services including a stint as the Executive Assistant to Michael Dell, Chairman, Dell Computers. He started his career with Mckinsey & Co., where he held several leadership positions including leading its Growth Practice from 1996 to 2002. He serves as a Director of Advertising Standards Council of India. He serves as a Director of authorSTREAM.com Private Limited. Mr. Anandan holds a Master's degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Stanford University; is a Mechanical Engineer; and an alumnus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
It is pertinent here to mention here that last year Malvinder Singh of Fortis Healthcare received the coveted Business Leader of the Year in Mumbai at 2nd Annual India Leadership Conclave 2011.