HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh is the recipient of this year's 'lifetime achievement award' instituted by Ernst & Young,for "exceptional contribution in developing India's financial services sector",the firm said. Ernst & Young also announced names of 14 'most visionary business leaders',selected as the finalists for its Entrepreneur Of The Year (EOY) - India 2011 award from among over 340 self-nominations,it said in a release today. All finalists will be felicitated at a grand celebratory banquet on February 23 here. "Our finalists represent individuals from varied sectors,who have not only touched many a life with their innovative and unique business models,but also created a global impact through their unique vision," Ernst & Young India Country Managing Partner,Rajiv Memani,said. The finalists - selected by seven-member jury led by Maruti Suzuki Chairman R C Bhargava are: Max India Group Chairman Analjit Singh,Dabur India Chairman Anand Burman,Suguna Poultry Chairman B Soundararajan,Healthcare Global Enterprises Chairman and CEO B S Ajaikumar,MakeMyTrip (India) CEO Deep Kalra,Lupin Chairman Desh Bandhu Gupta,Mu Sigma CEO Dhiraj Rajaram,DHFL Chairman and CEO Kapil Wadhawan,FINO CEO Manish Khera,TCS Managing Director and CEO Natarajan Chandrasekaran,Redington (India) Managing Director R Srinivasan,Metropolis Health Services Chairman Sushil Shah and Samvardhana Motherson Group Chairman Vivek Chaand Sehgal.
