V P Nandakumar,Chairman of the Manappuram Group of Companies,has been selected as the 8216;Dhanam8217; businessman of the year 2010.
Nandakumar was instrumental in elevating a small Kerala based gold loan company to the enviable position of 8216;India8217;s first listed and highest credit rated gold loan
company8217;,a press release from 8216;Dhanam8217; a malayalam business magazine said.
The award selection committee comprised of leading Chartered Accountant and Financial expert Venugopal C Govind,Managing Director and CEO of the South Indian Bank,Dr V A Joseph and veteran Journalist M K Das among others.
The award would be presented to Nandakumar on May 28 at a function at the Dhanam Business Summit and Award Night 2011,Kurian Abraham,Editor and Managing Director of Dhanam Magazine,said.