March 14, 2014 Le Meridien, Bengaluru
Tuesday, May 27, 2014: The EFY Group, a premier publishing group for the electronics industry, presented the tenth edition of the EFY Awards on March 14, 2014 at a ceremony held in the Le Meridien Hotel, Bengaluru. The award, Electronics Leader of the Year, has been won by Vinod Sharma, managing director, Deki Electronics. Receiving the award, Vinod Sharma said, “It is good to know that the industry likes and values the efforts I have put in during the past few years to boost electronics manufacturing in India.”
A special jury award was given to the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Government of India, for its exemplary policy initiatives.
EFY Awards aim to recognise brands, organisations and individuals who are leaders in their respective segments within the Indian electronics industry. The awards were presented across 26 product categories to brands voted by the readers of the Electronics For You and Electronics Bazaar magazines. Awards are also given in six special categories, where the winners were selected by a jury of six members.
Welcoming the guests, Rahul Chopra, managing director of the EFY Group, said, “EFY Awards are an attempt to give recognition to the leading enterprises and individuals in the Indian electronics industry. Being the leading publication (EFY) in the electronics industry, we have taken the initiative to identify the frontrunners amongst the companies and individuals in the industry.”
Receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award, T. Vasu, director, Tandon Group, said, “I’m privileged to receive this award from EFY, the leading promoter of the electronics industry in the country, second to only DeitY. EFY Awards are certainly an encouraging catalyst.”
Rajan Shringarpure, managing director, and director, operations, Vishay Components, winner of two awards in the categories ‘Resistors’ and ‘Diodes and Transistors,’ said, “We are, of course, delighted to receive two awards. To be voted the best in India in the two major products of our portfolio, by people in the industry, is a feeling that is very fulfilling.”
Accepting the award in the category of ‘Oscilloscopes,’ Kapil Sood, managing director, Tektronix, said, “It’s a fantastic feeling as we have been winning this award for the last 10 years in a row.”
For details, visit www.efyawards.com
JURY AWARDS
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Leader of the Year
Vinod Sharma, managing director, Deki Electronics -
Organisation of the Year
NTL Electronics India Ltd -
Certification of Excellence for Innovation in Electronics Manufacturing
SGS Tekniks Manufacturing Pvt Ltd -
Lifetime Achievement
Ravinder Zutshi, deputy managing director, Samsung -
Lifetime Achievement
T. Vasu, director, Tandon Group -
Special Jury Award for Exemplary Policy Initiatives
Department of Electronics and IT, Government of India
EFY READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS
Resistors: Vishay Components
Capacitors: Keltron
Diodes and Transistors: Vishay Components
Switches and Relays: Omron
Educational Kits and Trainers: Vegakit
EDA Tools: Cadence
Solar Cells: Moser Baer
Sensors, Transducers and Actuators: Honeywell
Soldering and Desoldering Stations: Weller
Multimeters: Fluke
Oscilloscopes: Tektronix
Inverters: Microtek
SMF Batteries: Exide
Microcontrollers: Atmel
UPS Systems: APC
EPABX and Key Telephones: Panasonic
Solar Panels: Tata Power Solar Systems
Connectors: Molex
CCTV Cameras: Bosch
ICs for LED Drivers: Texas Instruments
Pick and Place Machines: Juki
Programmable Logic Controllers: Siemens
LEDs: Osram
Training Institutions: C-DAC
EMS Organisations: Flextronics
PCB: Shogini
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