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Festive Gaiety Marks US I-Day
& I-ACE Awards Gala
The day 2 July 2010 marked a memorable occasion for Best Indian Company in the US as the Overall Best
the Regal Room at the Trident. Bedecked in white drapes Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Rajiv Dubey, President HR,
and in the colours of the American Flag, it was ready in all After-Market, Corporate Services & Member of the group
regal splendour by early afternoon for the much of Executive Board received the award.
anticipated, American Independence Day celebrations
• The Best US Company in India in Financial Service
and the 6th Indo-American Corporate Excellence Awards
Sector Franklin Templeton Assets Management India
presentation ceremony.
(Pvt.) Ltd. Vivek Kudva, Managing Director India and
The event was hosted by IACC-WIC Regional President CEEMEA received the award.
Anand Desai and IACC Executive Vice President &
• The Best US Company in India in the field of
Chairman I-ACE Awards S. K. Mitra. US Consul General
Manufacturing Pentair Water India Pvt. Ltd. Gopi Suri
in Mumbai Paul Folmsbee was the Chief Guest.
Babu, Executive Director, Pentair Water Ind. Pt. Ltd.
Maharashtra's Minister of Industries Rajendra Darda was
received the award.
the Guest of Honor while Shiamak Davar, the famous
dancer was the Celebrity Guest of Honor.
• The Best Indian company operating in the US for
Technology, Communication & Entertainment WIPRO
Sparkling colorful stars in shades of the American reds
Technologies. Anil Samant, General Manager received
and blues seamlessly swayed low from the ceiling adding
the award.
a festive flavor to the ambience. Soft whispers, loud
laughs, networking and handshakes with the colorful • The Best Indian Company in the US for Services Taj
cocktails began early, before the scheduled time. Hotels, Resorts & Palaces, Ms. Renu Basu, VP, Sales
Celebrities and dignitaries walked in as did the guests received the award.
and in no time the evening buzzed.
• The Best US Company in India for Social Services -
Rageshwari Loomba in her flowing crimson red kept the Acumen Fund Advisory Services India Pvt. Varun Sahni,
audience captivated. The national anthems gave the India Director, and Ms. Molly Alexander, Business
evening the ideal start as each guest rose in solidarity for Development Manager received the award.
the two anthems.
The I-ACE Awards presentation was followed by the
Desai welcomed the guests and briefly spoke about IACC unveiling of the new E Class Coupe by Mercedes-Benz.
and on the Indo-US bilateral trade that had exceeded The Wadhwa builders showcased their impressive new
US$30 billion. Folmsbee and Mitra then addressed the developments through exotic walk through visuals that
guests.
impressed the audiences. To lighten the atmosphere
there was a Lucky Draw which had prizes from GC
The 6th Indo-American Corporate Excellence
Watches, vouchers from THE LEELA to Udaipur and
Awards:
Bangalore and from Trident to the Nariman Point,
IACC for the past five years has recognized and felicitated Mumbai. The lucky guests walked home with a wide
Corporate Excellence of the Best US Companies in India smile. UB Group, Coke and Himalayan ensured the
through the I-ACE Awards. This year the curve also shifted guests were in high spirits.
to a new dimension of Indian companies excelling in the
The event had a high-profile guest list of well known
US under various categories.
personalities that included Alyque Padamsee, Sharon
Dignitaries were invited on the dias to present the award. Prabharkar, Suneeta Rao, Aditya Hitkari, various
The winners were delighted and happily posed on stage. industrialists, business leaders & business heads from US
The winners of the 6th Indo-American Corporate joint venture companies in India, members from the US
Excellence Awards 2010 are as listed below:
Consulate, the US India business community, IACC
• The Indo-American Corporate Excellence Award to the
members and 500 guests who experienced an evening to
remember.
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