Asian Business Leader award for Shell chairman

Vikram Singh Mehta, chairman of Shell Companies in India has been conferred the first Asian Business Leader award by 'Asia House', a leading pan-Asian organisation in Europe.

The award will be presented to Singh at a function in London on October 14, the company said in a press statement here.

The recipients of other awards include HSBC Chairman and Minister of Trade in the UK government Stephen Green and Alibaba Group Chairman and CEO Jack Ma.

"It is humbling to be recognised along with people who have led major global corporation and have made a significant contribution to world economics by a strong focus on the triple bottom line," the statement quoted Singh as saying.

Mehta has led Royal Dutch Shell in India since its return to the country in 1993.