Dr. Shahzad Nasim wins Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 - Engineering

Dr. S. Nasim, Global CEO of Meinhardt Group International has won the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) 2012 award in the engineering category. He was one of the Five Singapore businessmen to beat 65 other nominees. Meinhardt Group is a global multidisciplinary engineering consultancy. Today Meinhardt Group boasts over 3500 professional spread across 30 offices worldwide, provides specializing in engineering consulting capabilities in Infrastructure and Environment; Planning and Urban Development.

At Meinhardt Group International Ltd, Dr. Nasim encourages his engineering staff to embrace a commercial perspective. Teams are inculcated with the mentality to design award-winning projects, which in turns challenges them to find ways to innovate. The projects led by Dr. Nasim include some of the landmark commercial offices, residential and retail and entertainment complexes such as The Dubai Mall (Dubai, U.A.E), The Marina Bay Financial Centre (Singapore), The Sail @ Marina Bay (Singapore), One Raffles Quay (Singapore), OUB Centre (Singapore), The River (Bangkok) and Bank of China (Hong Kong).

"In 2011, we set up a Group Design Division whose role is to promote design innovations, and encourage the customization of engineering solutions and set standards across the Group," Dr. Nasim says.

The five winners were selected by an independent judging panel which included Dr. Robert Yap, Chairman and CEO, YCH Group, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2007 Singapore; Olivia Lum, Group President and CEO, Hyflux Ltd, Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2011, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2010 Singapore; Tay Liam Wee, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2004 Singapore; Kenneth Cheong, Managing Director, Baring Private Equity Pte Ltd; Patrick Turner, Affiliate Professor of Entrepreneurship, INSEAD; Jennie Chua, Immediate Past Chairman, Singapore International Chamber of Commerce and Png Cheong Boon, Chief Executive, SPRING Singapore.

"This year's nominees come from diverse backgrounds and fields such as engineering, hospitality, consumer beauty and financial services," said Max Loh, country managing partner of Ernst and Young. "Among them, these five winners embody the business tenacity, financial credentials, courage and innovation that define an exceptional entrepreneur."

The winners will receive their awards at the Ernst and Young EOY Awards Gala on November 27, 2012 at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore.

Source : Equity Bulls

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