The increasing significance of the Indian business community and the importance of acknowledging and celebrating the success of commercial entities and individuals were recognised at the annual Sponsors Dinner of the Indian Newslink Indian Business Awards (INLIBA) 2014.
The event, hosted by Indian Newslink, was held at Pullman Hotel on Monday, September 22, 2014, at which 12 sponsors were present with their spouses, partners or colleagues.
Now in its Seventh year, INLIBA is recognised and noted for its integrity and confidentiality, with a panel of judges completely independent of Indian Newslink, sponsors and advertisers.
Robust judging
The Sponsors were informed of the rigorous and robust judging process, which follows internationally accepted parameters and measures of assessment of entries, evaluation of each entry by at least two judges, selection finalists and announcement of the winners at the Awards Night, which will be held on Monday, November 24, 2014 at Sky City Convention Centre in Auckland.
The Sponsors, who were apprised of the mutual benefit that accrues from their involvement in our Awards Scheme, said that INLIBA fulfilled an important responsibility in New Zealand’s commercial, industrial and service sectors.
“It is commendable that almost every segment of the business community is represented in INLIBA. From manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and exporters to large, medium, small enterprises to accountants, young entrepreneurs and businesswomen, everyone in the Indian business community makes a significant contribution to the progress of the New Zealand economy,” they said.
Our Sponsors
Among the sponsors this year are BNZ (Title Sponsor), KPMG, 2degrees Mobile Limited, Pullman Hotel, Aon New Zealand, DFK Oswin Griffiths Carlton, Corban Revell Lawyers, Nair & Chen Associates Chartered Accountants, New Zealand Career College, the Ranchhod Group, Mercury Printz and Radio Tarana.
Our Guests
They were respectively represented at the Sponsors Dinner by Ansuya Naidoo and Tara Lennon; Chandan Ohri and his wife Natasha; Stewart Sherriff and his wife Mo; Zac Lumsden, Denise McRae; Matthew Chandler-Wall, Jeffery Nathan and his wife Vanessa; Anit Patel and Steve Darnley, Lawrence Ponniah and his wife Money, Daran Nair and his wife Geetha; Feroz Ali and his wife Sabrina; Mahesh Ranchhod and his wife Tejal; Ilango Krishnamoorthy and his business partner Murali Krishnamoorthy; Robert Khan and his wife Prakashni; CP Group Limited Chairman Charles Pandey and his Director and son Rakesh and WAML Group Chairman & Managing Director Wenceslaus Anthony and his wife Susan.
Details of the Indian Newslink Indian Business Awards 2014 Ceremony will be published in our ensuing issues.
Two sections of our guests at the Sponsors Dinner
Stewart & Mo Sherriff (Pictures by Narendra Bedekar)
