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Presents
        
 

 
   
   
  AWARD WINNERS 2009 - 10
     
  EXEMPLARY LEADER AWARD    
    O. P. Bhatt
Chairman
State Bank of India		  
       
  CEO OF THE YEAR AWARD    
    S. K. Chaturvedi
Chairman & Managing Director
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.		  
       
  HR PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD    
    Rajesh Padmanabhan
Executive VP & Global Head of HR
Patni Computer Systems Ltd.		  
       
  OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO GLOBAL HR    
    Sujith Olcachery
HR Manager
Saipem Singapore		  
         
    John S. Nelson
VP – Global Learning & Organization Capability
JohnsonDiversey India Pvt. Ltd.		  
         
  CEO WITH HR ORIENTATION AWARD    
    Yogesh Agarwal
Chairman & Managing Director
IDBI Bank Ltd.		  
         
    Moon B. Shin
Managing Director
LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.		  
         
    Anil Khanna
Managing Director
Blue Dart Express Ltd.		  
         
    P. S. Bhattacharyya
Chairman
Coal India Ltd.		  
         
  THE DAVE ULRICH - HR SUPER ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR & CHANGE AGENT AWARD
    Mandeep Maitra
Country Head – HR
HDFC Bank Ltd. 		 
         
  OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE CAUSE OF EDUCATION    
    Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.
  
         
    Infosys Technologies Ltd.  
         
    EDS Business School  
         
  HR LEADERSHIP AWARD    
    Rachna Mukherjee
Head – HR
Aircel Ltd.		  
         
  CONTRIBUTION TO THE FIELD OF GLOBAL TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
    LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.  
         
  YOUNG HR PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR    
    Ashfaq-ul-Ahad
Head HR: Group KPO Services
Syntel Inc.		  
         
   

Bhavana Samel
Dy. GM – HR
Lafarge India Pvt. Ltd.

  
         
    Sudhanshu Pandit
Director – HR
Symantec Software India Pvt. Ltd.		  
         
  AWARD FOR INSTITUTION BUILDING    
    Tata Teleservices Ltd.  
         
    HDFC Bank Ltd.  
         
  ORGANIZATION WITH INNOVATIVE HR PRACTICES    
    Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.  
         
    Tata Teleservices Ltd.  
         
    YES Bank Ltd.  
         
    Financial Technologies Ltd.  
         
    HDFC Bank Ltd.  
         
    GroupM  
         
    Blue Dart Express Ltd.  
         
    Syntel Inc.  
         
    LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.  
         
    Reliance BIG Entertainment Pvt Ltd.  
         
  LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD    
    G. N. Bajpai
Non-Executive Chairman
The Dhanalakshmi Bank		  
         
  HR SUPER ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR    
    Leena Nair
Executive Director – HR
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.		  
         
  INSPIRATIONAL LEADER OF THE YEAR    
    Dr. A. K. Balyan
Director – HR & Training
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.		  
         
  INNOVATIVE HR PRACTICES AWARD    
    Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.  
         
    Steel Authority of India Ltd.  
         
    Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.  
         
    Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.  
         
    National Aluminium Company Ltd.  
         
    GAIL (India) Ltd.  
         
  MOST ADMIRED & BEST HR TEAM AWARD    
    Infosys  
         
    Hindustan Unilever Ltd.  
         
    Reliance Big Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.  
         
    HDFC Bank Ltd.  
         
    Aditya Birla Group  
         
  HR STRATEGIC LEADER OF THE YEAR    
    Saugata Mitra
Chief People Officer & Group Head – HR
Mother Dairy Fruits & Vegetable Pvt. Ltd.		  
         
  PRIDE OF HR PROFESSION AWARD    
    S. Y. Siddiqui
Managing Executive Officer & Administration (HR, Finance & IT)
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.		  
         
    Joji Gill
Group Director – HR
Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt. Ltd.		  
         
  THE 1st LATE JAGDEEP  KHANDPUR AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING HR LEADERSHIP
   

Rajeev Dubey
President (HR, After - Market & Corporate Services) &
Member of the Group Management Board
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

  
         
  HR STRATEGIC & ICONIC LEADER AWARD
         
  BHUTAN    
   

Hon Minister Mr Jigmi Y Thinley
Minister for Home and Cultural Affairs
Royal Government of Bhutan

  
         
  JRD TATA AWARD FOR HR LEADERSHIP
         
  USA    
    Lynda Gratton
Professor of Management Practice
Organisational Behaviour Department London Business School		  
         
  TALENT LEADERSHIP AWARD
         
  UNITED KINGDOM    
    Arvinder S. Dhesi
Group Talent Management Director
Aviva plc		  
         
  STRAEGIC LEADERSHIP AWARD
         
  USA    
    Jim "Gus" Gustafson
Leadership Scholar-in-Residence & Director, Executive Education Programs, Center for Values-Driven Leadership, College of Business
Benedictine University		  
         
  MALAYSIA    
    Dr. Cynthia Ee
Director - Global Employee Engagement & Communications
Flextronics International		  
         
    Roshan Thiran
Chief Executive Officer
Leaderonomics		  
         
  SOUTH AFRICA    
    Andre James Van Der Bijl
Senior Lecturer, Further Education & TrainingFaculty of Education & Social Sciences
Cape Peninsula University of Technology		  
         
    Belia Nel
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Leaders of Learners		  
         
    Prof. David N. Abdulai
CEO & Executive Director
Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership		  
         
  COLOMBO    
    Mahendra Amarasuriya
Chairman
Commercial Bank Of Ceylon PLC		  
         
  SRI LANKA    
   

Janaka Kumarasinghe
Executive Director/HRM  Consultant
Kent Ridge (Pvt) Ltd.

  
         
  AUSTRALIA    
    Chris Tandridge
CEO
VALIDITY Coaching Pty Ltd.		  
         
  HONG KONG    
    Peter A. Nixon
Founder & MDr
Potential Dialogue		  
         
  HR LEADERSHIP AWARD
         
  SOUTH AFRICA    
    Rre Elijah Litheko
Chief Executive Officer
Institute of People Management		  
         
  MAURITIUS    
    Kaylash Dwarkasing ALLGOO
Director
Mauritius Qualifications Authority		  
         
  CEO WITH HR ORIENTATION
         
  THAILAND    
    Chainoi Puankosoom
President & CEO
PTT Aromatics and Refining Public Company Ltd.		  
         
  OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATION
         
  USA    
    Dr. Frederick L. Dembowski
President - The International Association Of Organizational Innovation & EditorThe International Journal of Organizational Innovation		  
         
  PRIDE OF HR PROFESSION AWARD
         
  CANADA    
    Betska K-Burr
Co-President, Head of R & D and Training
Coaching & Leadership International Inc.		  
         
  USA    
    John Nelson
Global Head (VP), Learning and Organization Capability
JohnsonDiversey, Inc.		  
         
    Dr. Bahaudin G. Mujtaba
Chair & Associate Professor of Management, Book Review Editor: Journal of Applied Management & Entrepreneurship (JAME), H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Nova Southeastern University		  
         
    Scott A. Stone
Director – HR, Learning & Development
Aptuit Pharmaceuticals, Inc.		  
         
    Lawrence Polsky
Managing Partner
PeopleNRG, Inc.		  
         
    Manjushree M. Badlani
Chief HR & Administrative Officer
Jhpiego		  
         
    Paul Humphries
EVP Worldwide HR & Management Systems
Flextronics		  
         
  FIJI ISLAND    
    Naveen Lakshmaiya
Group HR & Training Manager
Reddy Group		  
         
  SINGAPORE    
    Kenneth Kwek
Managing Director
Cartus Asia Pacific		  
         
    Manoj Varghese
Director  - People Operations (APAC)
Google		  
         
  SOUTH AFRICA    
   

Terry Meyer
Leadership SA
HR Leadership Academy

  
         
    Makhosazana (Khosi) Matshitse
Executive Head – HR
WesBank		  
         
    Anna Fok
Group Director – HR
Singapore Health Services Pte. Ltd.		  
         
    Kevin Hollenbach
Director HR
University of the Western Cape		  
         
  MALAYSIA    
    Asohan Satkunasingham
Head – HR (Group Plantations)
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad		  
         
    Dr. Henry Yeoh
Assistant VP - Group HR
Elken Group of Companies		  
         
    Mastura Mansor
VP – Group HR & Comm
Scomi Group Bhd		  
         
  FRANCE    
    Prof. Ashok Som
Founder -  India Research Centre, Associate Prof. (Management Area)
ESSEC Business School		  
         
  AUSTRALIA    
    Judy Newgreen
Director (Australia & Asia)
Priority One Training		  
         
  UAE    
    Joy Xu
VP - Talent Sustainability, Asia, Middle East & Africa Sector
PepsiCo		  
         
    Dr.  Abubakr Suliman
Head – HRM Programme
The British University in Dubai		  
         
    Florence Mauwa
Assistant Vice President
Abraaj Capital		  
         
   

Pav Shroff
Head of Regional BHR Services – MEA
Nokia Siemens Networks

  
         
    Seddik Abdel Meguid
HRD Director
Kuwait Food Company (Americana)		  
         
  UNITED KINGDOM    
    Alain Bicqué
Vice Chairman - Global Employee Benefits Practice
Willis International Ltd.		  
         
  SRI LANKA    
    Shanaaz Preena
Director HR
MAS Intimates (Pvt) Ltd.		  
         
    Nalin Jayasuriya
MD & CEO
McQuire Rens & Jones (Pvt) Ltd.		  
         
    Arosha Adikaram
Lecturer  Department of HRM
Faculty of Management and Finance University of Colombo		  
         
    Rohitha Amarapala
HRD & Employee Relations Manager
Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka Ltd.		  
         
    Prof. Henarath H. D.N.P. Opatha
Professor of HRM (on Merit)
University of Sri Jayewardenepura		  
         
    Neil Terrence Bogahalande
Assistant GM – HR
Sampath Bank PLC		  
         
    Y. S. David
Group Director – HR
Jafferjee Brothers Group of Companies		  
         
    Aruna Jayasekera
Regional HR Manager ( Manufacturing), Asia- Pacific
Ansell Lanka Pvt. Ltd.		  
         
  BAHRAIN    
    Abdulkarim Yahya Hilal
Head – Personnel
Bahrain National Gas Company		  
         
  PAKISTAN    
    Abdul Haye
HR Manager
Empower Pakistan		  
         
  MAURITIUS    
    Areff Salauroo
Group HR Director
LA SENTINELLE LTD.		  
         
  SAUDI ARABIA    
    Moteb Bin Homoud Al-Shammary
Organizational Development & HR  & Training & Development  & Administrations Consultant(AD)
GCC		  
         
  HONG KONG    
    Alessandro Paparelli
Regional HR Director (Asia/Pacific)
Ferragamo Hong Kong Ltd.