Vinod Nair was on Saturday (14th May 2011) named the IIM Bangalore Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year

May 16, 2011 - PRLog -- This year’s illustrious awardees are:

1)Entrepreneur of the Year - Mr Vinod Nair
2)Faculty of the Year - Prof. Shyamal Roy, Prof. Janat Shah & Prof. R Srinivasan
3)Outstanding Alumni from Government of India services - Mr Praveen Sood, IPS - IGP & Additional Commissioner of police (Traffic), Bangalore City
4)Non Conformist of the year - Ms Swapna Mitra
5)Non Alumni Awards for Exemplary Pursuit of Excellence - Ms Kavita Krishnamurti, Ms Nisha Millet

Vinod had earlier won the Star Enterpreneur Award in 2010, the AIAF Award for Excellence in National Development in 2009 and the Fulbright Nehru CII Leadership in Management Award in 2009.

The "Entrepreneur of the Year" award recognizes an IIMB alumnus who has been instrumental in creating, building and leading a company from an erstwhile start up venture to an established firm today, which has recorded notable commercial success in the last few years.

Vinod is a successful entrepreneur and an early stage investor focused on making a difference in growing economies. Vinod is also an acknowledged mentor and is an invited member of Entrepreneurship Development Centers at prestigious educational and research institutions.

Vinod co-founded Enzen Global, India's largest and fastest growing full-service Energy & Utility Solutions company in 2006. Visit www.enzenglobal.com for more details.