Riten Choudhury, MD, Tata BlueScope Steel, gets business leader of the year award

08 Apr 2021 Editorial Team

Tata BlueScope Steel’s Managing Director Riten Choudhury was recently honoured with the title 'Business Leader of the Year' under award category CEO of the Year 2021 at the 19th Global Edition of World Leadership Congress.

The award identifies effective leadership within organisations driving successful businesses, and recognises Choudhury as instrumental in steering the company’s performance with agility and resilience for profitable growth and achievements in the market and financial performance as well as in delivering value to customers, shareholders and community.

“I accept this award with great humility on behalf of the entire Tata BlueScope Steel family,” Choudhury said upon receiving the award. “In these challenging and transformational times, our team has demonstrated exemplary passion and dedication. Such a recognition is a tribute to their ingenuity, teamwork and commitment for excellence.”

Tata BlueScope Steel delivers advanced technologies in colour-coated steel through sustainable, world-class products and solutions for the construction industry with a presence in related industries of infrastructure and manufacturing, both in commercial and residential spaces across the SAARC region. The company is an equal joint venture between Tata Steel and BlueScope Steel and is certified by Underwriters Laboratory Inc for ISO 9001: 2008 as well as by UL MSS India for the ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001 certifications.

Written from a news release.

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