Co-Founder of Nair & Co. Wins Prestigious
Indian Award
Dr. Shan Nair Honored with ‘Bharat Samman’ Award by
New Delhi-Based Group
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 15, 2008
Centredaily
— Dr. Shan Nair, Co-founder of Nair & Co., a leading
global integrated solution provider helping companies expand internationally,
has won the 2008 “Bharat Samman”, which will be presented
to 20 prominent Indian expatriates.
Founded by the NRI Institute, a global non-profit, the ‘Bharat
Samman’ annual awards recognize the economic and philanthropic
achievements of the Indian Diaspora. The awards, now in their
20th year, are being presented in New Delhi as part of a three-day
gala that begins January 9, 2009.
The award ceremony night, on January 10, will be held at the
New Delhi’s India Habitat Center. Indian Vice President
Mohammad Hamid Ansari, diplomats, government dignitaries, and
industrialists are scheduled to attend the three-day celebrations
that also include a reception for the awardees hosted by the British
High Commissioner, Sir Richard Stagg and a dinner hosted by Chairman
of India’s Law Commission, Justice A.R. Lakshmanan.
Dr. Nair said he was proud of his Indian heritage and humbled
that his compatriots had chosen to honor him. “I am truly
grateful for this honor. It’s a proud moment to be recognized
for the Bharat Samman award. I share this with all the people
who’ve worked with me and are still working to take Nair
& Co. to new heights,” said Dr. Nair.
The ‘Bharat Samman’ adds to a growing list of accolades
for Dr. Nair who received the ‘Gullands Excellence Award’
and ‘Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business’ award
earlier in 2008.
Jagmohan Singh, general secretary for the NRI Institute, said
Dr. Nair’s story is one of excellence in every aspect. “Dr.
Nair is an enormously successful research scientist in the U.K.
nuclear industry; and a path breaking entrepreneur who is among
top 50 outstanding Asian Americans in business. His contributions
to the field of science and technology and business remain both
unique and constructive and they place him in the league of some
of the most reputed and successful Indians around the world,”
Singh said.
AdvertisementAn Oxford-educated scientist, Dr. Nair began his
career as a scientist in the U.K. nuclear industry but retrained
as an accountant in the early 1990s. He founded Nair & Co.
in 1994. He currently oversees the group’s overall development,
its policies, strategies and goals.
Today, Nair & Co. supports 700+ client operations in over
40 countries, offering a one-stop solution for companies seeking
to make their overseas expansion less risky, stress free and more
strategic in the finance, tax, HR, compliance and legal arenas.
Headquartered in the U.K., Nair & Co. has key offices in India,
China, U.S. and Japan.
Dr. Nair joins an illustrious list of past awardees that include
Sam Pitroda, chairman of India's National Knowledge Commission;
Lord Swaraj Paul, British parliamentarian and founder of Caparo
Group; and Baron Karan Bilimoria, CEO of Cobra Beer.
Some this year’s winners include Peter Dillon, CEO of Richberry
Group of Companies, Canada; Prasad Srinivasan, Chairman of the
Public Health Foundation of Connecticut, U.S.; K.S. Kadar Pillai,
CEO of AL- Hokook Intl., Kuwait; K. Kumar, Committee Chairman
of Indian Business Group, Dubai; Sanjeev Sharma, General Manager
of Ecocell Technologies, Dubai; and Dr. Rami Ranger, Chairman
and Managing Director of Sun Oil Ltd, U.K. Source: http://www.centredaily.com/business/technology/story/1015842.html
Dr. Shan Nair of Nair &
Co. Wins the Gullands Excellence Award
LONDON, Sep. 03, 2008
Business Wire
Dr. Shan Nair, Co-founder of Nair & Co., a leading global
integrated solution provider helping companies expand internationally,
will accept the Gullands Excellence Award presented by the NRI
Institute for his contributions in the science and IT sectors
at London’s Radisson SAS Portman Hotel on September 27,
2008 at 7:00 pm. ....Read
BIO:
Shan is an Oxford University Ph.D. nuclear physicist and Charter
Member of TiE-Boston with an unusual mixed high technology/software
and accounting background. .....Read
