Asian Achievements Awards 2016 took place on 16th September 2016, at the prestigious Grosvenor House in London. Many notable personalities graced the red carpet, like;
- Armeena Khan- Pakistani Actress of Janaan fame
- Anushka Arora – DJ and Presenter
- Nitin Ganatra – Actor of Eastenders Fame
- Farah Storr – Editor-in-Chief for Cosmopolitan
Photography by Adnan Kundi of The London Tree (adnzafar@yahoo.co.uk for bookings)
The nominations for the 16th annual Asian Achievers Awards included stand-up comedian Romesh Ranganathan; Paralympian Ryan Raghoo; Captain Naveed Muhammad MBE British Army; the charity Khalsa Aid; Barrister Jo Sidhu QC; entrepreneur Samir Desai, Co-Founder of Funding Circle; Manjit Wolstenholme from Provident Financial PLC and international restaurateur Arjun Waney of Robata Restaurants ltd.
Mr. CB Patel, Publisher/Editor, ABPL Group said: “The mission of the Asian Achievers Awards is twofold – to both recognise and reward genuine high achievers in the Asian community. It’s humbling how the community holds our Awards in such high esteem, and this is reflected in the overwhelming number and quality of nominations we once again received this year. I certainly don’t envy the daunting task our esteemed judges have in short-listing the nominees and selecting winners.”
This year, the Chair of Judges is Nishma Robb, Head of Marketing, Google UK & Ireland. She said, “The Asian Achievers Awards are widely respected across the business, arts, and social communities, because of the robust and very fair judging process, and the calibre of the judging panel. I was very impressed with the quality of the nominations for the awards. It is an incredible accomplishment to be recognised as a finalist, and those shortlisted this year really are raising the bar of achievement again.”
The Asian Achievers Awards celebrates the outstanding work of South Asian individuals from across a spectrum of backgrounds and professions. This year’s theme is Professional Of the Year, for the outstanding achievement in Professions.
ASIAN ACHIEVERS AWARDS 2016 NOMINEES
Business Person Of The Year
Dr Nikesh Kotecha – Director at Morningside Pharmaceutical
Rakesh Sharma – Chief Executive, Ultra Electronics
Harish Sodha – Executive Chairman, Diversity Travel
Arjun Waney – Chairman, Robata Restaurants ltd
Entrepreneur Of The Year
Reshma Sohoni – Partner & Co-Founder, Seedcamp
Samir Desai CBE – Co-Founder and Director at Funding Circle
Harnoop Singh Atkar – CEO at Oakland Primecare
Selva Pankaj – CEO, Regent Group
Sports Personality Of The Year
Harleen Kaur – Martial Arts
Daanyal Spalding – Golfer
Ryan Raghoo – Paralympic long-jumper
Myra Nasim – National Karate Champion
Uniformed And Civil Services
Mabs Hussain – Chief Superintendent District Commander, West Yorkshire Police
PC Karmjit Rekhi MBE – Faith Officer, Metropolitan Police Service
Captain Naveed Muhammad MBE – Chair of Armed Forces Muslim Association (AFMA)
Lt Col Bilal Muhammad Siddique – Adjutant General’s Corps
Media, Arts And Culture
Janan Ganesh – Political Columnist, The Financial Times
Romesh Ranganathan – Stand-up Comedian
Irvine Iqbal – Actor
The Singh Twins – Rabindra & Amrit Kaur Singh
Woman Of The Year
Joysy John – Ada, National College for Digital Skills
Manjit K Gill – Binti International
Rupal Kantaria – Oliver Wyman
Manjit Wolstenholme – Provident Financial PLC
Achievement In Community Service
Professor Meena Upadhyaya OBE – Medical geneticist at Cardiff University
Khalsa Aid – An international relief work organisation to assist victims in disaster situations
Zlakha Ahmed MBE – Founder and Manager of Apna Haq
Prem Goyal OBE – CEO, Global Marketing Consultants
Professional Of The Year
Chitra Bharucha MBE – Director, Fit Biotech
Leena Nair – Chief HR Officer of Unilever
Nina Bhatia – Managing Director, British Gas Connected Homes
Jo Sidhu QC – Barrister, President Society of Asian Lawyers, Bencher of Lincolns Inn
FULL WINNERS LIST AT ASIAN ACHIEVERS AWARDS 2016
Businessperson of the Year
Mr. Nik Kotecha
CEO Morningside Pharmaceuticals
Entrepreneur of the Year
Mr. Selva Pankaj
CEO Regent Group
Sports Personality of the Year
Mr. Ryan Raghoo
Paralympian
Uniformed and Civil Services
PC Karmi Rekhi (Ms.)
Met Police
Lifetime Achievement Award
Lord Naren Patel KT
Media, Arts and Culture
The Singh Twins
Award winning painters
Woman of the Year
Ms. Manjit Gill
CEO & Founder Binti, a Womens’ Charity
Achievement in Community Service
Ms. Zlakha Ahmed
CEO & Founder Apna Haq, a Women’s Charity
Professional of the Year
Jo Sidhu QC
Barrister
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