Source from (The Star Online): http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/9/24/business/12071457&sec=business
Published: September 24, 2012
NEW YORK: Penang-born Malaysian entrepreneur Datuk Vijay Eswaran
was honoured Saturday night with the New Global Indian (NGI) award for
philanthropy and business excellence at the Global Indian Business Meet
(GIBM) 2012 in New York.
Eswaran is the founder and executive chairman of the QI Group of Companies.
At
the award ceremony, Eswaran was cited by many speakers as a “renowned
Malaysian entrepreneur, author, speaker and philanthropist”.
The
QI Group, founded in 1998, is an e-commerce-based conglomerate with
businesses diversified into retail and direct sales, technology,
lifestyle and leisure, luxury and collectibles, education, training and
conference management, property development and logistics.
Eswaran's
QI Group has regional offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and
Thailand, besides having a presence in nearly 30 countries through a
wide-range of subsidiary companies.
As chairman of the University
Council of Quest International University in Malaysia, Eswaran is also
on the advisory board of the Global Business Council and Corporate
Malaysia Roundtable.
In addition to the GIBM award, Eswaran was
given the Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year award at the Asia Pacific
Entrepreneurship Award 2012.
Eswaran arrived here already
decorated with another award by Forbes Asia as one of the top 48
philanthropists. The audience, comprising largely senior leaders of the
globally-spread Indian diaspora, had eagerly waited to hear his views on
the subject of the Indian economy and the political landscape in India.
The meet was organised by New Global Indian Foundation was themed Doing Business in Challenging Times - the Indian Way: Global Networking for Entrepreneurship and Inclusive Growth. - Bernama
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