Zomato founder & CEO Deepinder Goyal, PhyicsWallah co-founders Alakh Pandey and Prateek Maheshwari, and Groww CEO Lalit Keshre are among the 11 finalists for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year – India Awards 2023.
Chosen from over 260 nominations, the finalists will be honoured at a banquet on February 23. This year marks the silver jubilee of the awards in the country.
Other finalists include Arun Nathani, CEO, Cybage Software; Anand Deshpande, founder, chairman & MD, Persistent Systems; Prabh Das, MD & CEO, HPCL Mittal Energy; and Rafique A Malik, chairman, Metro Brand.
Rounding off the list are Sanjay Gupta, chairman & MD, APL Apollo Tubes; Shahid Bilakhia, founding member, Micro Life Sciences (Meril); and Vellayan Subbiah, chairman, Tube Investments of India and Cholamandalam Investment and Finance; and Team ICICI Bank.
The 11 finalists collectively boast of a revenue of Rs 14.7 trillion with a combined market cap of over Rs 42 trillion and employ 12.5 trillion people worldwide.
The national winner will represent India at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Monte Carlo from June 4-7.
Besides, Venu Srinivasan, chairman emeritus of TVS Motor Company, will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the automotive industry, while N Chandrasekaran, chairman of Tata Sons, will be honoured with the special jury award.
“I congratulate our finalists who embody India’s spirit of resilience and an unassailable passion to make a global impact. They are a diverse mix of private and listed companies, as well as second or third-generation family enterprises who have successfully reinvented themselves by carving out a niche in their markets combined with constant innovation and strong operational performance,” said Rajiv Memani, chairman, EY India.