Qimpro quality awards ceremony

The Qimpro Awards 2009 ceremony honoured six leaders for their commitment to quality in their leadership work and vision at the 20th awards function hosted by the Qimpro Foundation, held in Mumbai last week.

Qimpro, a two decade-old organisation founded by Suresh Lulla, has been at the forefront of the quality and business excellence movement in India.

Winners of the Qimpro Awards, 2009 (l-r): Bhaskar Bhat; Prof YK Bhushan; Shri Gian Parkash Chopra; Dr Sultan Pradhan; Shiv Dutt Gupta; and RN Mukhija, who accepted on behalf of AM Naik

''Transformation is not a function of technique and technology only,'' Lulla said at the awards function. ''Transformation with speed requires a high dose of trust, organisation-wide...Start by trusting yourself to succeed against the odds - the habit is infectious.''

Two levels of awards were given: gold awards for leaders, and platinum awards for statesmen, in each of three categories - business, education, and healthcare.

Platinum awards
A M Naik, chairman and managing director of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), was recognised with the platinum award for business, which was received on his behalf by R N Mukhija, president (electrical and electronics) and wmember of the L&T board.

In an address on behalf of Naik, Makhija said the company's business vision has been aligned with the larger goals of nation-building. This alignment of aims has apparently been recognised, as L&T has been called India's only national sector company.