By A Correspondent

The Bombay Management Association felicitated eminent management champions including A. M. Naik, Group Chairman, Larsen & Toubro and Subhash Chandra, Chairman, Essel Group and Member of Parliament.

The BMA awards, selected by a panel of eminent juries after detailed studies, are conferred in seven categories – Entrepreneur of the Year, Management Woman Achiever of the Year, Management Man of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Decade, Lifetime Achievement Award, Start-up Man of the year and Jury Special Mention of the Year.

The awardees for 2016-17 were selected by a panel of eminent juries comprising S. Ramadorai, former Vice Chairman, TCS (Chairman of the Jury), Shailesh Haribhakti, Chairman & MD, Haribhakti Group and P. R. Ramesh, Chairman, Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP. The jury conducted a detailed study of the P&L (profit and loss statement) and balance sheet of the companies helmed by the awardees, the governance quality and its contribution to the society, community and environment.

Ravi Venkatesan, Chairman, Bank of Baroda, Former MD, Microsoft India presided over the awards function as a Chief Guest. Shailesh Haribhakti, Chairman & MD, Haribhakti Group and P. R. Ramesh, Chairman, Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP were the Guests of honour. Dr Karuna Jain, Director, NITIE announced the Academia awards for Best Management Institute in four categories, Best Management Faculty and Best Management Student.

The recipients of the 39^th BMA Awards for the year 2016-17 are as follows: