Havells India Cmd Mr. Qimat Rai Gupta Conferred E&Y Entrepreneur Of The Year Award, 2013 Under Consumer Products Category
Mr. Qimat Rai Gupta, Chairman & Managing Director, Havells India Limited, was today conferred E & Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 2013.
- (1888PressRelease) February 22, 2014 - New Delhi - Mr. Qimat Rai Gupta, Chairman & Managing Director, Havells India Limited, was today conferred E & Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 2013 under Consumer Products category at a glittering ceremony. Hailing from a humble background, Mr. Gupta's vision and perseverance over the last five decades has created a formidable FMEG Company with global footprint that today boasts of revenues of $1.3 billion.
Seven other successful entrepreneurs also received the coveted awards across various categories in the ceremony, which was attended by several business leaders and industrialists.
The winners were selected by a high powered eight member Jury led by Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman, Aditya Birla Group. The other eminent business leaders on the panel were Adi Godrej, Founder, Chairman & CEO, Godrej Group; Keki Mistry, Vice Chairman & CEO, Housing Development Finance Corporation; R. Seshasayee, Executive Vice Chairman, Ashok Leyland; Ravi Venkatesan, Founder & Board Chair, Social Venture Partners; Sandeep Naik, Managing Director, General Atlantic; Shardul Shroff, Managing Partner, Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co; and Shikha Sharma, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Axis Bank.
In its 15th year, the E&Y Award salutes "innovative game changers" of India Inc, who have helped build a better world by combining their vision with tenacity and skill to realize their dreams. The award has over the years honored more than 110 exemplary men and women, who have played a pivotal role in shaping India's meteoric rise on the global stage.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Qimat Rai Gupta, Chairman & Managing Director, Havells India Limited said "I am extremely honoured and delighted to receive such a prestigious award, which recognizes the spirit of entrepreneurship and our commitment to provide high quality energy efficiency products. We remain focused on innovation and developing new products as part of our endeavour to offer only the best to customers across the globe".
ABOUT HAVELLS
Havells India Ltd is a $1.3 billion and India's fastest growing FMEG company (Fast moving electrical goods) its products range includes Industrial & Domestic Circuit Protection Switchgear, Cables& Wires, Motors, Fans, Power Capacitors, CFL Lamps, Luminaires for Domestic, Commercial & Industrial applications, Modular Switches, Water Heaters and Domestic Appliances covering the entire gamut of household, commercial and industrial electrical needs. Havells owns prestigious global brands like Crabtree, Sylvania, Concord, Luminance and Standard.
With 94 branches / representative offices and over 6000 professionals in over 50 countries across the globe, the group has achieved rapid success in the past few years. Its 14 state-of-the-art manufacturing units in India located at Haridwar, Baddi, Noida, Faridabad, Alwar, Neemrana, and 6 state-of-the-art manufacturing plants located across Europe, Latin America & Africa churn out globally acclaimed products. Havells is a name synonymous with excellence and expertise in the electrical industry. Its 20000 strong global distribution network is prompt to service customers. It has earned a number of international certifications including CSA, KEMA, CB, CE, ASTA, CPA, SEMKO, SIRIUM (Malaysia), SPRING (Singapore), TSE (Turkey), SNI (Indonesia) and EDD (Bahrain) for various products.
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