Rahul Bhatia, group managing director of InterGlobe Enterprises, which owns low-cost carrier Indigo, was on Thursday named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2011. Seven other entrepreneurs received awards across various categories at a function in Mumbai on Thursday.
Bhatia will represent the country at the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Monte Carlo, Monaco, this year.
The winners were selected by a jury led by Maruti Suzuki Chairman R C Bhargava. HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh got the lifetime achievement award.
The other awardees were:
Business Transformation: Deep Kalra, founder & CEO, MakeMyTrip (India); Consumer Products: Anand Burman, chairman, Dabur India; Life Sciences and Healthcare: Desh Bandhu Gupta, founder & chairman, Lupin; Manager: N Chandrasekaran, MD & CEO, Tata Consultancy Services; Manufacturing: V C Sehgal, founder & chairman, Samvardhana Motherson Group; Services: Analjit Singh, founder & chairman, Max India Group; Start-up: B S Ajaikumar, founder & chairman, Healthcare Global Enterprises
