Forbes India Leadership Awards 2012: Winners announced

Forbes India, seen as the champion of entrepreneurial capitalism since its launch in 2009, announced the names of the awardees at the second edition of the much awaited Forbes India Leadership Awards in Mumbai today. Celebrating transformational leadership, this year Forbes India honoured outstanding leaders who’ve epitomized success in their fields and are the visionary champions in creating a sustainable future.

 

After a meticulous, exhaustive screening process and discussions later, the short listed nominees were then scrutinized by the powerful jury panel comprising industry veterans like KV Kamath (chairman of the jury), Adil Zainulbhai, Zia Mody and other prominent business personalities. The FILA 2012 award winners are:

 

The awards were given out at a glittering ceremony attended by the who’s who of corporate India. Undoubtedly, the highlight of the evening was the three-minute talk given by some of the most illustrious names in the industry on the topic “The one thing that will change everything for people in this room, except that they haven’t heard of it” Needless to say, all seven speakers presented brilliant and thought provoking views.

 

Adil Zainulbhai, MD, McKinsey & Co, India aptly stated that all leaders need to consider humility as an important personality trait. He also mentioned that leaders must also remember other leaders who were humble to help them when required.

 

William Bissell, MD, Fabindia spoke about how we need new methods of measuring progress as conventional ones have failed. He also pointed out that what’s going to change in the future is how we define success and benefit.

 

Karl Slym, MD & CEO, Tata Motors spoke about the future of transportation. How about living in an age where smart cards actually drop you right at your doorstep? More greenery and more open space is the road ahead. He also stated that the speed of decision-making is the key for leadership. 

          

For more details on the awards /jury/ winners / nominees, please visit https://forbesindia.com/leadershipawards/index.html

 

Speaking on the occasion, Gurmeet Singh, CEO, Forbes India said, “The response we have received for the second year of Forbes India Leadership Awards is tremendous and very encouraging. We are delighted with the wonderful and out-of-the-box ideas shared this evening and hope that this platform inspires new and more absorbing conversations to be taken forward”.

 

The presentation ceremony was concluded with a fireside chat between Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, founder of the Isha foundation and KV Kamath, non executive chairman, ICICI Bank and chairman, Infosys. The duo explored some of the key challenges facing Indian business leaders over the next five years. They also further discussed how business leaders prepare themselves and their organisations for this journey.