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Ajay Piramal receives honorary British award from Queen Elizabeth

Category : Awards
Published on: May 20 2022 Share on facebook

  • Ajay Piramal, Chairman of the Piramal Group, has received an honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) award from Queen Elizabeth II.
  • He received the award for his services to the UK-India trade relationship as the Indian Co-Chair of the UK-India CEO Forum.
  • Piramal had contributed to the Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) meeting in London in 2019, the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in 2018, and the visit of the UK Prime Minister to India in 2016.
  • The Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) is awarded for having a prominent role at national level.
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