CNBC-TV18 hosted the 14th edition of the ‘India Business Leaders Awards’ at a grand event on January 17 at Trident, Mumbai.
The awards, going strong for over a decade, were conceived with an aim to felicitate those business leaders who have made revolutionary advancements in their sphere and risen beyond the industry threshold by setting new standards in terms of growth, scale and market leadership. The platform recognized these champions.
The event was attended by eminent dignitaries and politicians like Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation; Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport & Highways; Piyush Goyal, Railways minister. Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, currently recovering in the USA, left behind a heart-warming message to all present via a video call.
India’s leading industrialist Mukesh Ambani, Chairman & Managing Director, Reliance Industries Ltd. was one of the eminent business personalities present at the event. Some of the other prominent luminaries comprising Piyush Pandey, Global CCO, Ogilvy, Raamdeo Agrawal, MD, Motilal Oswal Group, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman, Aditya Birla Group, Keki Mistry, MD, HDFC and Sajjan Jindal, Chairman and MD, JSW were in full attendance at the event.
The jury panel chaired by Uday Kotak, Chairman & MD of Kotak Mahindra Bank, included industry veterans such Harsh Mariwala, Chairman- Marico, Rajnish Kumar, Chairman- State Bank of India, Kalpana Morparia, CEO- JP Morgan India, Sanjay Nayar, CEO- KKR India, Vani Kola, MD – Kalaari capital, Nimesh Kampani, Chairman- JM Financial, Rajiv Memani, Chairman & Regional Managing Partner of EY India and Zarin Daruwala, CEO- Standard Chartered Bank, who selected the winners of the prestigious awards with due deliberation.
Speaking about the awards, Shereen Bhan, Managing Editor, CNBC-TV18, said, "In keeping with this year's theme, the 14th edition of IBLA celebrated those industry leaders who have broken the mould/ taken unconventional routes towards stellar achievements. It is the effort of such leaders that has contributed towards the exponential growth of their sphere and invariably the economic development of the country, while bringing about a significant transformation of their respective industries. CNBC-TV18 takes immense pride in acknowledging these change-makers, who are the true inspiration for a whole generation.”
The winners who took home the coveted titles included:
Category |
Winner |
Outstanding Company of the year award |
Bajaj Finance |
Outstanding Business Leader of the year award |
Sajjan Jindal |
Most Promising Company of the year award |
Minda Industries |
Brand Campaign of the year |
Red Label |
State of the year |
Telegana |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
Nandan Nilekani |
Hall Of Fame |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Special Award for contribution to Advertising and Media |
Alyque Padamsee |
Outstanding Contribution to Brand India |
P V Sindhu |
Young Turks Startup of the year |
Sharechat |
Young Turk of the year |
OYO |
The Disruptors |
Big Basket |
Public Service |
Bezwada Wilson |
Sports leader award |
Mary Kom |
Entertainment leader of the year |
Ayushman Khurrana |
Taking Brand India Global |
Piyush Pandey |