“We celebrate customer success on this occasion. We have grown stupendously in India and continue to be bullish on our prospects,” said Alan Sedghi, president and CEO, SAP Indian Sub-Continent. He also mentioned that SAP has invested and is investing close to $1 billion in its operations in and intends to double the headcount by 2010. SAP will also be setting up centers of excellence for different verticals like retail, SME, utilities, media, Netweaver, e-governance, and others.
Meanwhile, Hans Peter Klaey, President and CEO, SAP Asia Pacific, advised all present to, “do good things and talk about it.”
The awards
An expert judging panel comprising Subir Raha, former CMD, ONGC, Prithipal Singh, former CMD, BSNL, S.R Balasubramanian, EVP-Special Projects, ISGN & former VP-IS, Hero Honda and Alan Sedghi, adjudged the winners.
The event was also well attended by SAP officials, chief among them was, Leo Apotheker President, Customer Solutions and Operations and Member of the SAP AG
The winning nominations across various categories are: -
Cross-Industry Awards |
Winners |
Business Impact |
Mahindra & Mahindra Limited |
Macmillan India Limited |
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Business Innovation |
ITC IBD |
Titan Industries Limited |
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Business ROI (Including Time to Benefit) |
Maestro Engineering |
Navin Fluorine International Limited |
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Fastest Time to Implement/Deploy |
Indian Oil Corporation Limited |
Apollo Tyres Limited |
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Best Templated Implementation |
Hemas Holdings Limited |
N.R. Agarwal Group of Industries |
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Best Sector Implementation Awards |
Winners |
Best Financial Sector Implementation |
General Insurance Corporation of India |
Best Consumer Sector Implementation (Consumer Products) |
Videocon Group of Companies |
Best Consumer Sector Implementation (Retail) |
DCM Shriram Consolidated Limited |
Best Service Sector Implementation (Telecom & Utilities) |
Reliance Energy Limited |
Best Service Sector Implementation (Media & Professional Services) |
Sun TV Private Limited |
Best Discrete Sector Implementation (Automotive) |
Bajaj Auto Limited |
Sundaram Clayton Limited |
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Best Discrete Sector Implementation (Engineering & Construction) |
Suzlon Energy Limited |
E&C Division, Larsen & Toubro Limited |
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Best Process Sector Implementation (Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals) |
Nicholas Piramal India Limited |
Best Process Sector Implementation (Oil & Gas) |
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited |
Best Process Sector Implementation (Mill Products) |
Tata Steel |
Best Public Services Implementation |
Indian School of Business |
Special Jury Award |
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited |