NASSCOM Global Leadership Awards 2006

Business Leadership Award - Ben Verwaayen, Chief Executive Officer, British Telecom, UK for his tremendous business drive in leading the organization and set industry benchmarks in the areas of profitability, ethics/governance, best practices and people-friendly strategies to build a sound workplace.

Innovation Award - Meg Whitman, President and CEO, eBay, US for using technology in an exemplary fashion, that has enabled millions of people to enjoy the power of the Internet and conduct commercial transactions from the comfort of their desktops.

IT User Award - ABN Amro Bank for rolling out strong IT strategies, that have enabled its employees to keep abreast of state-of-the-art IT platforms and harness their power to improve personal productivity and performance within the organization. ABN AMRO's visionary strategy to invest extensively in IT and use it optimally has resulted in making it a high productivity, efficient and customer intimate bank.

Thought Leader Award - Thomas L Friedman, Columnist, The New York Times for shaping global opinion and delighting millions of readers with insightful columns on foreign affairs. A thought leader in his own league, Thomas L Friedman has brought balance and perspective to sensitive issues such as outsourcing.

Global Indian Award - Promod Haque, Managing Partner, Norwest Ventures Partners for his path breaking innovations and investments especially in the IT sector, which have fueled the spirit of entrepreneurship in India and around the globe. The award is being presented to him to recognize his contribution in strengthening India-US linkages by identifying high potential business ideas and converting them into viable and successful partnerships

NASSCOM Global Leadership Awards 2006 seeks to applaud the mega corporations and individuals that have transformed, not just the international business scenario, but also impacted the Indian economy and contributed to its growth.

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