TiE Global Announces Executive Director Award Winners

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - May 17, 2013 - PRLog -- The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) announced their Executive Director Award Winners at their Annual Leadership Meeting on Thursday, May 16, 2013, held at their Silicon Valley offices in Santa Clara.

The winners are as follows:

Full Time Executive Director of the Year

Vanita Shastri

TiE Boston

Part Time Executive Director of the Year

Anu Sutaria

TiE Ahmedabad

Chairman’s Recognition for Executive Director of the Year

Col. Ravi

TiE Hyderabad

The Executive Director Awards are held every year to recognize the contributions of the Executive Directors who show the most initiative and who exemplify what it means to be a leader within TiE’s organization.  TiE Executive Directors (EDs) organize events, initiate programs, and are the link between TiE members and TiE’s global network.  TiE CEO, P.K. Agarwal, praised the awards as a chance to “honor those who are truly the backbone of TiE.”

TiE was founded in 1992 in Silicon Valley and, over time, has grown to become the world’s largest not-for-profit organization promoting entrepreneurship.  Currently, TiE has 60 chapters in 17 countries with over 11,000 members.  TiE’s mission is to foster entrepreneurship globally through mentoring, networking, educating, and funding.  Dedicated to the virtuous cycle of wealth creation and giving back to the community, TiE’s focus is on generating and nurturing the next generation of entrepreneurs.  


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