Infosys, Reliance, Tata, Wipro among world''s most respected companies

Our Corporate Bureau
20 November 2004

New Delhi: Infosys Technologies, Reliance Industries, the Tata Group and Wipro were the four Indian companies rated among the world's most respected companies, according to a global survey conducted by the Financial Times and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

N R. Narayana Murthy, Mukesh Ambani, Ratan Tata and Azim Premji were included in the list of the world's most respected business leaders, the survey said.

The Financial Times-PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) survey, in its seventh year, is based on responses from more than 1,000 chief executive officers across 25 countries.

Infosys Technologies again featured among the world's most respected companies, having climbed in the `respect' ranking from last year. It was also recognised in a number of other categories including corporate governance, creation of shareholder value, corporate social responsibility and innovation.

Reliance Industries became one of the top ten most respected energy and chemicals company in the world.