A. M.

Naik, Group Executive Chairman

Awards & Recognition

Businessman of the Year Award for the year 2014 - from Business
India - (January 2015)

Honorary Doctorate from the Gujarat Technological University, in

recognition of his distinctive record of service to the engineering
profession, his dynamic leadership and outstanding personal
achievements. (January 19, 2013.)

Named 32nd Best Performing CEO in the world by The Harvard

Business Review. In the industrial sector Mr. Naik is ranked 4th
globally. (December 24, 2012)

D.M. Trivedi Lifetime Achievement Award from Indian Chemical

Council, in recognition of outstanding contribution to the chemical
industry. (October 15, 2012)

Featured in the 2012 Power List of India's Top 50 industry leaders

published by Manufacturing Today, Mr. Naik was inducted to the Hall
of Fame. (July 11, 2012)

Ranked in the Top Ten in corporate India's definitive power

listing published by The Economic Times. Mr. Naik is one of only two
non-promoter CEOs in the top 10. (May 25, 2012)

'Infrastructure Leader of the Year' award - from CNBC TV18. (May

8, 2012)

Rated one of the Top Two of India's Best CEOs in a study by

Business Today leading international business school - INSEAD, and the
Harvard Business Review. (January 19, 2012)

Conferred 'Doctor of Letters' (Honoris Causa) by the Sardar Patel

University, Gujarat. (December 15, 2011)
 Awarded the inaugural Business Courage Award - 2011 by the Asia
Business Leadership Forum for his contribution to the Asian business-
scape. (October 11, 2011)

Ranked 'Best CEO' in the Industrials segment in Asia in the All Asia
(excluding Japan) Investor Relations Perception Study conducted by
Institutional Investor. (July 14, 2011)

Hall of Fame - Leadership & Excellence Award 2011 from

CHEMTECH Foundation. (February 24, 2011)

'CNBC Asia - Outstanding Business Leader' Award for 2010 from

CNBC TV18. (December 11, 2010)

Asia Business Leader Award - 2010 from CNBC Asia for exemplary
business leadership. (November 26, 2010)

Golden Peacock Award for Lifetime Achievement in Business

Leadership from Institute of Directors (November 13, 2010)

Harish Mahindra Memorial Award for Outstanding Contribution to

Corporate Leadership. (September 20, 2010)

'Special Award for Business Leader of the Year Building India' by

NDTV Profit. (September 7, 2010)

'OceanTEX Business Leader of the Year' Award from CHEMTECH

Foundation (March 4, 2010)

'Best CEO of the Year Award' from Indian Society for Training &
Development, Bangalore (February 13, 2010)

Qimpro Platinum Standard National Statesman Award for

Excellence in Business by Qimpro Foundation. (February 10, 2010)

Lakshya Business Visionary Award from National Institute of

Industrial Engineering (NITIE). (October 26, 2009)

Bharat Shiromani Award for outstanding contribution to Indian

industry. (October 1, 2009)
 Featured in DNAs Mumbais 50 Most Influential (in 2008 and
2009)

Featured in BusinessWeeks 'Indias 50 Most Powerful People' (in

2007 and 2009)

The Padma Bhushan - a high civilian award announced as part of

the Honours List by the Government of India on Republic Day.
(presented on March 31, 2009)

'The Business Leader of the Year' Award from The Economic

Times. (January 21, 2009)

Gujarat Garima (Pride of Gujarat) Award from the Government of

Gujarat. (January 13, 2009)

'Transformational Leader Award 2008' from the Indian

Merchants Chamber and the Asian Centre for Corporate Governance &
Sustainability. (November 27, 2008)

E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Ernst & Young.

(November 21, 2008)

V. Krishnamurthy Award for Excellence from the Centre for

Organization Development, Hyderabad. (July 8, 2008)

Felicitated as a 'Distinguished Alumnus' by alma mater the Birla

Vishwakarma Mahavidyalaya (also known as BVM Engineering College,
Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat.(April 1, 2008)

IEI Engineering Personality trophy from the Institution of

Engineers India (IEI). (January 28, 2008)

Outstanding Chief Executive Award from the Indian Institution of

Industrial Engineering. (November 12, 2005)
 'Management Man of the Year' award from the Bombay
Management Association. (July 26, 2005)

Sankara Ratna Award 2004 from Sankara Nethralaya. (February

21, 2005)

Lifetime Achievement Excellence Award for 'Best Corporate Man

of the Decade' from the Foundation of Indian Industry & Economists.
(December 1, 2004)

*Dates within brackets indicate date of presentation/ publication