Under governance the question is whether the governance practiced by the company is a mindless tick-box one or is it mindful and outcome based.
Read MoreDistinguished Fellow 2020
Under governance the question is whether the governance practiced by the company is a mindless tick-box one or is it mindful and outcome based.
Read MoreProf. (Judge) Mervyn E. King SC, Chairman King Committee on Corporate Governance and former judge, Supreme Court of South Africa
Only Inclusion is going to help you to deliver more profitability and more sustainability
Read MoreMr. Alok Sharma MP, Hon’ble Minister of state for employment, Department of work and Pensions Govt. of UK
Companies need to align their growth aspirations with community development in order to create an inclusive society.
Read MoreMrs. Rajshree Birla, Chairperson, Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives and Rural Development, Aditya Birla Group
Today a Corporate is Judged by its Corporate Governance standards in whichever sector it may be operating
Read MoreShri. Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Govt. of India. Leader of House in Rajya Sabha
The excellence that you recognize today with the Golden Peacock Awards is precisely the kind of excellence that we continually seek.
Read MoreHis Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth & Community Development, Govt. of UAE
The UK-India partnership in smart cities like Amravati on intelligent transportation, urban innovation and infrastructure financing showcases Indian and British ingenuity at its finest.
Read MoreThe Rt Hon Priti Patel MP, Hon'ble Cabinet Minister & the Secretary of State for International Development, Govt of UK.
I understand IOD, the only independent apex association of Directors has since its inception in 1990, been striving to spearhead India's quality revolution and build brand India. I am sure the IOD will continue to the further promotion of the India growth story and be a partner with the Government in achieving our national goals.
Read MoreShri. Pranab Mukherjee, Hon’ble President of India
I hope that the Institute will continue to excel in its effort to groom corporate professionals for the country.
Read MoreShri. Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India
During the course of its 25 eventful years of its journey, IOD has been playing an important role in supporting capacity building amongst corporate directors to face emerging challenges in an increasingly competitive global market.
Read MoreShri. Arun Jaitley, Hon’ble Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs
I wish the Institute Of Directors and the other organisers all success in their endeavors
Read MoreShri. Dr. Manmohan Singh, Former Prime Minister of India
IOD as a metaphor and not just an institution
Read MoreJustice M. N. Venkatachaliah, Former Chief Justice, Supreme Court of India
IOD as an Institute of Visionaries where ‘I’ stands for Innovation, ‘O’ stands for objectivity and ‘D’ stands for development
Read MoreJustice Dr. Arijit Pasayat, Former Judge, Supreme court of India
The message of quality must spread beyond companies and every person. I send my best wishes.
Read MoreShri. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Former Prime Minister of India
I send my felicitations to the Institute of Directors and their associates on the effort to spread the quality movement in the country
Read MoreLate. Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, Former President of India
Institute of Directors is one of the premier professional institutions of the country.
Read MoreShri. Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister of India
I congratulate the Institute of Directors for taking initiative in promoting national awareness relating to Total Quality
Read MoreShri. Murasoli Maran, Minister of Commerce & Industry
I commend the efforts of Institute of Directors to take the quality movement to the grass root level and instill competition through the Institution of Golden Peacock National Quality, Training and Innovation Awards"
Read MoreShri. Murli Manohar Joshi, Minister of Human Resource Development
I congratulate the Institute of Directors on its endeavor to put India on the Quality Map
Read MoreLate. Vilasrao Deshmukh, Former Chief Minister, Maharashtra
I compliment the IOD for organizing the International Conference on the vital subject of Corporate Governance.
Read MoreTejendra Khanna, Chairman, Ranbaxy, former Lt. Governor of Delhi
IOD's commitment to transformation of Indian Stock Market through Corporate Governance is commendable.
Read MoreLord Swraj Paul, Chairman, Caparo Group
I appreciate IOD's commitment to transform Indian companies and make them World class through Benchmarking
Read MoreJohn Macdonald, Best Selling Author and Renowned Quality Guru
The training was highly rewarding and I wish to congratulate you for your yeoman effort in developing IOD to meet a national need and into an institution of excellence.
Read MoreShri. S. Krishna Kumar, IAS, Former Union Minister, Kerala
Each year, the Executive Council of the INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS selects persons of eminence for conferring the Award of ”Distinguished Fellowship” for their outstanding contribution to public service and society.
Distinguished Fellow 2020
Govt. of Singapore
Mr. Peter Ong Boon Kwee plays a key role in steering Enterprise Singapore's efforts to grow stronger Singapore enterprises. He is closely associated with the Board of Directors and executive management team in providing support to Singapore companies looking to build new capabilities and internationalize.
In 2018, Mr. Ong was also appointed Senior Economic Advisor in the Ministry of Trade and Industry, where he provides on economic strategy and policies, as well as champion efforts to enable robust enterprise growth.
He retired from the Administrative Service in 2018. Prior to his retirement, Mr. One was Head of Civil Service, a position he held since 2010. In 2016, he was also concurrently appointed as permanent secretary (Prime Ministers’ Office) (Strategy) where he oversaw the PMO Strategy Group to support the Prime Minister and his Cabinet in establishing priorities and strengthening strategy alignment across Government.
Mr. Sunil Kant Munjal is the Chairman of Hero Corporate Service. He is responsible for developing growth strategy and implementation of new business plans for the Group. He is the Founder Chairman of BML Educorp Services (a not-for-profit university initiative by the Hero Group). He is the guiding force behind the BML Munjal University.
Mr Munjal is currently President of the All India Management Association (AIMA). He has also been Past President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). He is a member of Prime Minister's Council on Trade & Industry.
He is on the boards of DCM Shriram Consolidated, Coca Cola Advisory Board, Bharti Foundation, the Indian School of Business at Hyderabad and Mohali. He is Member of the Board of Governors of IIT, Punjab. He serves on the President's Council at the University of Tokyo, one of the oldest and most revered institutions in Japan. He has been appointed by the Punjab Govt as Chairman of the Board of Governors of Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar in October, 2012. He is Member of the Advisory Board of the UK - India Business Council.
He was selected by 'India Today' - India's largest English news magazine, as one of the “Faces of the Millennium” for business. He has received GlobScot Award from the UK Government in 2012. He has been honoured by The Royal Society of Medicine by inscribing his name on the Wall of Honour at London in recognition of his contribution in Affordable Healthcare as President of Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana in February, 2013. The SRM University, Chennai conferred a Doctorate of Literature on Mr Munjal in 2016. XLRI, Jamshedpur has conferred “Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Social and Industrial Peace” on Mr Munjal last year.
Mr. Brydon is currently Chairman of London Stock Exchange Group and the Sage Group pic.
He brings a wealth of experience gained on the boards of a number of listed companies across a wide range of sectors, as well as his significant knowledge and under standing of the Finance and Insurance industries, from his time as Chairman and Chief Executive BZW Investment Management Ltd and AXA Investment Managers.
He has a very distinguished track record such as the post of Chairman, Smiths Group pic, the London Metal Exchange, Taylor Nelson Sofres pic, Amersham pic, AXA Framlingt on Ltd and Royal Mail pic and is a former Director of Aberdeen UK Tracker Trust pic, Allied Domecq pic, AXA UK pic and Scottish Power pic.
He is currently, Chairman of the well-known charity 'Chanceto Shine' and Chairman of the Science Museum Foundation.
Raghupati Singhania is Vice President of J.K. Organisation, one of the oldest & largest business house in India, having footprint in over 100 countries. He is Chairman & Managing Director of JK Tyre & Industries – Pioneers of Radial technology in India and manufacturers of the well known “JK Tyre”, “Vikrant” and “Tornel” brand of Tyres. It has a turnover of over $ 1.3 billon. Besides being an academic, he is a visionary and technology savvy business leader. His remarkable visionary abilities were best demonstrated in his pioneering role in introducing radial technology in India in 1977, when all other tyre companies were pursuing only conventional technology.
His Group Companies are engaged in well - diversified manufacture and export of a large range of products such as Automobile Tyres & Tubes, Paper, Cement, Woollen Textiles, Cotton Textile Yarn, V-belts, Oil Seals, Power Transmission systems, Hybrid seeds, Dairy & Food products, Cosmetics, products & systems for Defence and Aerospace, Healthcare, and Education.
Under his dynamic stewardship, JK Tyre initiated its Motor Sports programme to identify and nurture promising talent in the world of racing. His vision was to use 'speed' as the platform to build its brand. Thanks to his untiring efforts, India's first Formula 1 driver Narain Karthikeyan, another F1 hotshot Karun Chandhok and now the highly talented F2 driver Armaan Ebrahim are well known. Dr. Singhania is serving various leading Apex Chambers and Government bodies such as CII, Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association, Chairman, PHD Chamber of Commerce, Asia-New Zealand Foundation & Honorary Advisor – Indian Rubber Manufacturers Association (IRMRA).
Dr. Singhania has served prestigious Government bodies, such as, IIT Chennai, Xavier Institute of Management, CAPEXIL, Rubber Board Kottayam, and Apex Chambers like, ASSOCHAM, Indo American Chamber of Commerce IACC).
His illustrious career is studded with numerous prestigious recognitions and awards -HALL OF FAME - “CORPORATE ICON OF THE YEAR” AWARD 2011, presented in London; “Inspirational Leader of New India”, awarded to him in Las Vegas in 2014. He has been Inducted into “TIA HALL OF FAME 2015 by Tyre Industry Association, USA.
The Rs. 18,000 crore RP - Sanjiv Goenka Group, of which Mr. Sanjiv Goenka is the Chairman, has an asset base of Rs. 32,000 crore. Formed in 2011, the Group currently comprises six business sectors – power & natural resources, carbon black, retail, media & entertainment, infrastructure, IT and education. Employing 50,000 people in India and abroad, the Group's publicly-quoted companies have 300,000 shareholders.
With more than 3 million consumers in its licensed area, CESC is in the midst of rapid growth having already raised its generating capacity from 850 MW to 2500 MW. Phillips Carbon Black is India's largest carbon black company, while to Spencer's goes the credit of pioneering organized retail in India. Currently, Spencer's is spread over 35 cities with 1.1 ml sqft trading area. First source Solutions is amongst the top three business process outsourcing (BPO) companies, having presence across six countries.
In 2001, Mr. Sanjiv Goenka became the youngest-ever President of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). Following the footstep of his illustrious father, Dr. Rama Prasad Goenka, Sanjiv was for two terms Chairman, Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.A past President of All India Management Association (AIMA), Mr. Sanjiv Goenka now chairs the International Management Institute, India's first corporate-sponsored business school with campuses in Delhi, Kolkata and Bhubaneswar. He is currently the Honorary Consul of Canada in Kolkata.
