Mallika Srinivasan, CEO, Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd, received a Lifetime Entrepreneur Achievement Award from TiE Chennai for steering the company to its position as the world\u2019s third-largest tractor manufacturer.<\/p>\n
S.S. Badrinath, Founder, Sankara Nethralaya, and winner of last year\u2019s Lifetime Achievement Award, gave the award to Srinivasan at TiECON Chennai 2013.<\/p>\n
In her acceptance speech, she said: \u201cYou need a clear vision and passion for what you are doing.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe world is full of constraints. Entrepreneurs should accept them and adopt different business models accordingly.\u201d<\/p>\n
PitchFest<\/p>\n
\u201cEntrepreneurship in Tamil Nadu is alive and kicking,\u201d said Lakshmi Narayanan, President, TiE Chennai.<\/p>\n
Nearly 150 start-ups from across Tamil Nadu participated in this year\u2019s PitchFest to pitch for investments.Of these, 25-30 start-ups have been shortlisted, he said.<\/p>\n
Other winners<\/p>\n
TiECON Chennai also honoured various entrepreneurs in Tamil Nadu for their success and contribution to society.<\/p>\n
This year, TiE Chennai announced eight winners in different categories.<\/p>\n
Lifetime Achievement Award: Mallika Srinivasan, Chief Executive Officer, Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd.<\/p>\n
Dronacharya Award: M. Mahadevan, Chairman, Oriental Cuisines.<\/p>\n
Entrepreneur of the Year: R. Chellappan, Executive Director, Swelect Energy Systems Ltd.<\/p>\n
Most Innovative Entrepreneur: Girish Ramdas and Vijaykumar Radhakrishnan, Founders of Magzter.<\/p>\n
Extraordinary Entrepreneur: Kumar Sitaraman, Udday Kumar Krishnan \u2013 Founders, Auromatrix Hotels Pvt. Ltd.<\/p>\n
Emerging Entrepreneur: Rahoul Jain, Managing Director, Capricorn Foods India Ltd.<\/p>\n
Impact Entrepreneur: Anil Kumar and Bindu Ananth, Kshetriya Gramin Financial Services, IFMR Trust.<\/p>\n
Best TiE Associate Member Entrepreneur: Arunkumar Athiappan, Karthikeyan Easwaramoorthy and Vasudevan Ramasamy, Founders, Efficsys Infotech India Private Ltd (Ticketgoose)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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