Vinita Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, and Nilesh Gupta, Managing Director, Lupin Ltd. have been chosen the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2015.
F. C. Kohli, former Vice-Chairman of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his pioneering contribution towards the Indian software industry and nation-building.
Ms. Vinita and Mr. Nilesh Gupta will now represent India at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Award (WEOY) in Monte Carlo from 7-12 June 2016.
The other winners are:
Start-Up: Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder & CEO, One97 Communications Ltd. (Paytm).
Business Transformation: Siddhartha Lal, MD & CEO, Eicher Motors Ltd.
Retail & Consumer Products: R. S. Agarwal, Executive Chairman, and R. S. Goenka, Whole-time Director, Emami Ltd.
Lifesciences & Healthcare: Samir Mehta, Chairman,Torrent Pharma. Ltd.
Manufacturing: Ramachandra N. Galla, Chairman, Amara Raja Batteries Ltd.
Services: Krishnakumar Natarajan, CEO and MD, Mindtree Ltd.
Financial Services: Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, CMD, Bandhan Financial Services Ltd.
Entrepreneurial CEO: Romesh Sobti, MD and CEO, IndusInd Bank Ltd.
An 11-member july led by Adi Godrej selected the winners.