Sajjan Jindal, Chairman and Managing Director, JSW Group was named the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 and will now represent India at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Award (WEOY) at Monte Carlo in June 2023.
Sajjan was selected for his exceptional entrepreneurial journey in scaling the global conglomerate with presence in steel, cement, infrastructure, energy, and paints to revenues of US$22 billion, globally employing over 40,000 people.
Earning the sobriquet of ‘Man of Steel’, he was the first representative from India to serve as the Chairman of the World Steel Association.
Other Winners :
K. P. Singh (DLF Group) : Lifetime Achievement Award
Deepak Bagla (Invest India) : Special Jury Award
Mahesh Pratapneni (MedGenome) : Start-up Award Award
V Vaidyanathan (IDFC First Bank) : Financial Services Award
Pradeep Kumar Kheruka (Borosil Group) : Manufacturing Award
Pawan Jain and Rubal Jain (Safexpress) : Services Award
Irfan Razack (Prestige Constructions) : Energy, Real Estate and Infrastructure Award
Samina Hamied (Cipla) : Life Sciences and Healthcare Award
Ravi Modi (Vedant Fashions (Manyavar)) : Consumer Products and Retail Award
Vivek Kumar Jain (Gujarat Fluorochemicals ) : Business Transformation Award.
Source : EY