ERNST & YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR- Dr KIRAN MAZUMDAR- SHAW

Dr. KIRAM MAZUMDAR-SHAW
UDAY KOTAK
NARAYANA MURTHY

AFTER NARAYANA MURTHY IN 2003, UDAY KOTAK IN 2014, Dr SHAW BECAME THE THIRD INDIAN TO WIN THE E&Y ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AWARD. THE AWARD WAS INSTITUTED IN THE YEAR 1986. SINCE THEN OVER 10,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AWARDED AN AVERAGE OF 400 RECIPIENTS ANNUALLY.

Dr Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, the Chairman and Managing Director of the BICON Limited laid the foundation of the company in 1978 with two employees and US$ 500. Now the country has more than 11,000 people and becomes one of the strongest innovation-driven biotechnology companies in Asia with revenues of US$800m for FY19. The company along with its subsidiaries are making an impact on global health care. The company has helped millions of diabetic patients by access to affordable insulin, while millions more who are fighting against cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and other debilitating diseases now have access to affordable biosimilars.

AWARDS FOR Dr KIRAN MAZUMDAR SHAW

YEAR	AWARD
1989	THE PADMA SHRI
2002	THE KARNATAKA RAJYOTSAVA
2002	THE E & Y ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR FOR LIFE SCIENCES AND HEALTHCARE
2002	TECHNOLOGY PIONEER BY WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
2004	BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR BY ECONOMIC TIMES
2005	THE PADMA BHUSHAN
2005	CORPORATE LEADERSHIP AWARD
2005	LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT BY INDIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
2006	EMINENT BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR
2007	VEUVE CLICQUOT INITIATIVE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR ASIA AWARD
2009	DYNAMIC ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
2009	NIKKEI ASIA PRIZE
2010	TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
2011	FINANCIAL TIMES TOP 50 WOMEN IN BUSINESS
2012	GLOBAL INDIAN OF THE YEAR
2014	OTHMER GOLD MEDAL
2015	85th IN FORBES RANKING
2019	MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING
2019	65th MOST POWERFUL WOMEN IN THE WORLD BY FORBES
2020	THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA, SHE BECAME THE FOURTH INDIAN RECIPIENT OF THE AWARD