GM Rao, Chairman of GMR Group, has received the TV5 Life Time Achievement Award for his contributions towards nation-building and philanthropic activities. The award was presented at the TV5 Business Leader Awards 2015, organised by Channel TV5 here.
Rao bagged this for setting benchmarks, creating and operating national and international assets of global scale and quality. A go-getter and a serial entrepreneur, Rao started his entrepreneurial journey from a small jute mill in a remote village and went on to create an infrastructure conglomerate.
GM Rao said: “The biggest turning points in my entrepreneurial journey came when I successfully turned around Vysya Bank and won the Delhi airport and made it the world’s number 1 airport.”
An institution builder, Rao is a committed philanthropist having dedicated his personal wealth to the GMR Varalakshmi Foundation, which funds charitable activities and institutions in the areas of education, healthcare, livelihood and community development.
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