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Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:02 AM IST (04:32 AM GMT)
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(BW)(CA-NAIR-&-CO.)Dr. Shan Nair Presented Award by British High Commissioner, Sir Richard Stagg During Pravasi Divas 2009
Sunnyvale, California, United States, Thursday, January 15, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) --
Dr. Shan Nair, Co-founder of Nair & Co., a leading global integrated solution provider helping companies expand internationally on Saturday (January 10) received the 2008 "Bharat Samman", an expatriate award that recognizes the economic and philanthropic achievements of the Indian Diaspora, presented in New Delhi by Sir Richard Stagg, British High Commissioner to India and hosted by the N.R.I. Institute during Pravasi Divas 2009.
Over 500 Diplomats, industrialists and government dignitaries including Mauritius High Commissioner to India Choonee Mookhesswur, U.K.'s Lord Khalid Hameed and Baroness Sandip Verma and Blair Gulland of U.K.'s Gulland Solicitors joined the five-hour extravaganza held at the Lalit Hotel's grand ballroom.
"I am humbled that my compatriots see my efforts as an achievement. Nair & Co. is proud that it has been able to reach such heights. We NRIs are clearly committed to contributing to India's growth," Dr. Nair said.
The awards were part of a three-day celebration during which Dr. Nair met with Chief Minister of Delhi, Sheila Dikshit, and chairman of India's law commission A.R Lakshmanan and also gave a talk on India's emergence as a world force. During his speech, Dr. Nair urged the business community to not forget India's poor.
"No one is mentioning India's poverty anymore. Perhaps some might not think it's business-like but if India's wealth is built up to include those 70% of people living in poverty.India's consumer market would be the best in the world," said Dr. Nair.
Jagmohan Singh, general secretary for the N.R.I. Institute, said, "Dr. Nair is a path breaking entrepreneur who is among top 50 outstanding Asian Americans in business. His contributions to the field of science and technology and business remain both unique and constructive and they place him in the league of some of the most reputed and successful Indians around the world."
An Oxford-educated scientist, Dr. Nair began his career as a scientist in the U.K. nuclear industry but retrained as an accountant in the early 1990s. He founded Nair & Co. in 1994. He currently oversees the group's overall development, its policies, strategies and goals.
Today, Nair & Co. supports 700+ client operations in over 40 countries, offering a one-stop solution for companies seeking to make their overseas expansion less risky, stress free and more strategic in the finance, tax, HR, compliance and legal arenas. Headquartered in the U.K., Nair & Co. has key offices in India, China, U.S. and Japan.
With the Bharat Samman award, Dr. Nair joins an illustrious list of past awardees that include Sam Pitroda, chairman of India's National Knowledge Commission; Lord Swaraj Paul, British parliamentarian and founder of Caparo Group; and Baron Karan Bilimoria, CEO of Cobra Beer.
In addition to Dr. Shan Nair of Nair & Co., here are some this year's winners; Peter Dillon, CEO of Richberry Group of Companies, Canada; Prasad Srinivasan, Chairman of the Public Health Foundation of Connecticut, U.S.; K.S. Kadar Pillai, CEO of AL- Hokook Intl., Kuwait; K. Kumar, Committee Chairman of Indian Business Group, Dubai; Sanjeev Sharma, General Manager of Ecocell Technologies, Dubai; and Dr. Rami Ranger, Chairman and Managing Director of Sun Oil Ltd, U.K.
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