IACC GreenTee 2010 - An Invitational Golf Tournament organized by the Indo-American Chambers of Commerce (South India Council)
A platform for the who's who of Bangalore's Corporate world to get together to showcase their game and network
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Deborah Nadell - President - Nadellsell Inc at IACC Green Tee 2010
-- Corporate action had moved from the board rooms to the soothing greens of the Bangalore Golf Club this weekend as the who's who of Bangalore's corporate circles got together to shake hands, showcase their game and close a business deal or two. The occasion was IACC's GreenTee 2010 - the Invitational Networking Golf tournament - organized by the Indo-American Chambers of Commerce (South India Council).
The event saw corporate rivalry take a backseat to corporate bonhomie as CEOs, CXOs, CMOs, MDs and VPs of leading corporates from Bangalore came together to enjoy a game of golf. The IACC Green Tee 2010 not only provided them a platform to network and close a deal or two but also gave them an opportunity to win the title.
In the movie Caddy Shack, golfer Ty Webb played by Chevy Chase tells us, "There's a force in the universe that makes things happen. All you have to do is get in touch with it, stop thinking, let things happen and be the ball." That same force was working in the favour of Mr. Keshav Murthy - MD - Array Med who won in handicap event 00 to 10 with 41 points; the runner up in the event was BGC Captain Mr. C S Subramanian (37 points). In handicap event 11 to 18 - Mr. Neranjen R - Director LSI Logic (41 points) was the winner & Mr. Upinder Zutshi - MD & CEO - Infinite Computer Solutions India was the runner - up; In handicap event 19 - 24 - Mr. R S Sharma - IGP, Karnataka was the winner (38 points), while the runner up was Mr. Gajanan Nabar (37 POINTS) - MD - Praxair India Pvt. Ltd
The top Management of companies like Cognizant, Toyota Kirloskar, Titan, Accenture, Oracle, Nike, IBM, Dell, Cisco, UB among others participated in the IACC Green Tee 2010 tournament. Some of the leading names in Bangalore's corporate circle seen teeing off at the IACC GreenTee 2010.
Speaking on the IACC GreenTee 2010, Mr. C P Sebastian - Regional President, IACC South India Council said, "IACC promotes bilateral trade, investment and technology transfer and also facilitates business collaborations, joint ventures, marketing tie-ups and strategic alliances through a set of proactive business-oriented initiatives. "'Business golf' is slowly becoming a part of the corporate lexicon in India and carving a place for itself in the lifestyle of the corporate world.
Elaborating on the IACC GreenTee 2010, Mr. Vasanth Kini - Senior Regional Vice President, IACC South India Council said, "The key driver for golf attaining popularity in corporate India is the opportunity it provides for networking. With the ever increasing tribe of business leaders joining the golfing fraternity, Corporate Golf tournaments have become a part of business and brands. The IACC Green Tee 2010 networking Golf tournament helps IACC members and partners blend business with pleasure by networking with CEOs, CXOs, CMOs, MDs and Presidents of top notch companies on the soothing greens of the course."
Mr. Raj Rajkumar - Chairman, IACC Karnataka said, "The IACC Green Tee 2010 is an initiative that provides a perfect platform for the business community of Bangalore to strike a connection with the who's who of the corporate world. It is indeed a pleasure to witness Bangalore's business leaders play together at the IACC Green Tee 2010".
Notes to Editor
About Indo - American Chambers of Commerce (IACC)
Established in 1968, the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) is a non-government, industry led and industry-managed organization, playing a proactive role in India's development process and serves as a much needed link between the business communities of India and the United States of America. IACC is the only bi-lateral Chamber of Commerce in India, which is committed to development of Indo-US business, trade and economic relations.
IACC has over 2,600 members who together represent a wide spectrum of business and economic segments: manufacturing, exports, services et al. IACC member companies are involved in a cross-section of business domains such as manufacturing, engineering, construction, consumer goods, electronics, IT, pharmaceuticals, consulting, travel and tourism, etc.
Companies like Cisco, IBM, Honeywell, Bank of America, Wipro, Infosys, Cognizant, Levi Strauss, Mindtree HCL, Goodrich Aerospace, Tata Tea, HP, ITC, Thomson, Tishman Speyer, Tyco are some of our prominent members.
The geographical spread of IACC is unique as it operates through 11 offices located throughout the country. These are in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune and Varanasi.
