Tata bags two prizes in a day
Mumbai: It was a day to remember for Ratan Tata, the chairman of the Tata Group.

In a span of barely seven hours he was awarded two coveted awards.

In the morning he was given the Unit Trust of India sponsored National Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance 2000, a citation and a trophy, by the Reserve Bank of India governor, Bimal Jalan. The award was for the spectacular turnaround of Tata Steel.

Later on during the day, at the crowded hall of the Indian Merchants Chamber (IMC), he was given the Outstanding Businessman of the year award at the hands of C Rangarajan, the Andhra Pradesh governor.

When asked how he felt winning two awards on the same day, he quipped "Tired."
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Bhojani joins Amarchand as partner
Mumbai: SH Bhojani, deputy managing director of ICICI and the financial institution’s legal brains, has decided to join leading law firm Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co, as its partner on his retirement from the institution on Aril 22. He will be the firm’s 15^th partner.

An expert in corporate law, Bhojani became an executive director of ICICI in April 1996, and was subsequently made the deputy managing director.

The firm has been broadbasing its partnership pattern in line with the recommendations of Boston Consulting Group (BCG) which advised on the recast of the 80-year-old firm.

The restructuring, drafted two years ago, also focusses on investment in technology, charting out the career development path for associates and introduction of a market-driven compensation structure.
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