Asian Centre for Corporate Governance Awards -2007

Asian Centre For Corporate Governance & Sustainability
Corporate Governance, CSR & leadership Awards - 2007

Mumbai January 23, 2008, Asian Centre for Corporate Governance & Sustainability presented Corporate Governance, CSR & leadership Awards – 2007 at its 8^th International Conference on Corporate Governance & Sustainability. Awards were presented in the following categories;

• Best Non Executive Independent Director-2007

• Best Woman Director- 2007

• Best Transformational Leader - 2007

• Best Audit Committee - 2007

• Best Governed Company – 2007

• Company with the Best CSR and Sustainability Practices-2007

Mr. S. Ramadorai, MD, Tata Consultancy Services, chaired the Awards Committee and the members were eminent Indian personalities, largely drawn from Indian Corporate world. Awards were presented at a glittering function at Ballroom, Hotel Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai at the hands of

1. Mr. Andre Baladi - member of the International Advisory Board of the NYSE Euronext Stock Exchange.

2. Dr Nasser Saidi – ED Hawkmah - The Corporate Governance Institute, & Chief Economist, Dubai International Financial Centre.

3. Mr. Frederick D. Lipman, President of the Association of Audit Committee Members, Inc. ("AACMI"), USA,

Mr O.P.Bhatt receiving Transformational Leader Awards-07 at the hands of Mr  Andre Baladi. Others seen in the picture (L-R) are Mr Neeraj Bajaj & Mr M.K.Chouhan

The list of all awardees :

1. Mr. O.P. Bhatt - Best Transformational Leader - 2007

2. Mr. Shailesh Haribhakti - Best Non Executive Independent Director- 2007

3. Ms. Rama Bijapurkar – Best Woman Director- 2007

4. ICICI Bank – Best Audit Committee-2007

5. HDFC Bank Ltd – Best Governed Company – 2007

6. Tata Steel Ltd. for Company with Best CSR & Sustainability Practices - 2007




1. Mr. O.P.Bhatt, in his acceptance speech said that he was accepting the award on behalf of the management team & all employees of SBI. Thanking Asian Centre for Corporate Governance & IMC, Mr. Bhatt said ‘I feel privileged and humbled at the same time because Awards like this bring greater responsibilities along with the recognition.’

2. Mr. Shailesh Haribhakti received the award from Dr Nasser Saidi – ED Hawkmah - The Corporate Governance Institute, & Chief Economist, Dubai International Financial Centre, for the Best Non Executive Independent Director- 2007

3. Ms. Rama Bijapurkar received the awards from Mr. Andre Baladi - member of the International Advisory Board of the NYSE Euronext Stock Exchange for Best Woman Director- 2007

4. Mr. Shridhar Iyengar, Chairman, Audit Committee, ICICI Bank received the award from Mr. Frederick D. Lipman, President of the Association of Audit Committee Members, Inc. ("AACMI"), USA, for Best Audit Committee-2007

5. Mr. Aditya Puri, Managing Director, HDFC Bank Ltd, received the awards from Mr. Andre Baladi - member of the International Advisory Board of the NYSE Euronext Stock Exchange for Best Governed Company – 2007

6. Mr. Muthuraman, Managing Director, TATA Steel Ltd received the awards from Mr. Andre Baladi - member of the International Advisory Board of the NYSE Euronext Stock Exchange for Company with Best CSR & Sustainability Practices - 2007

Awards 2008 (Link of past Awards)
Award 2006 (Link of past Awards)

M.K. Chouhan
Chairman - Mahendra & Young Knowledge Foundation
Vice Chairman, Global Advisory Board, Asian Centre for Corporate Governance
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mkchouhan@mahendrayoung.com