Thiruvananthapuram : Atul Dinkar Rane, CEO of BrahMos Aerospace (Retd.) and Director General at DRDO (Retd.), received LOBA’s (Loyola Old Batches Association) Global Leadership Award 2025, and the Young Achiever Award was presented to Binoy Stephen, Co-founder of Y-Ultimate. Balagopal Chandrasekhar, Chairman of KSIDC and Founder & Managing Director of Peninsula Polymers Ltd., has been awarded the LOBA Award for Excellence (Public Award).
The LOBA-instituted Global Leadership Awards (GLA), organized by the Loyola Old Batches Association, were presented yesterday at 5:30 PM at Subrahmanyam Hall, Trivandrum Club. Fr. Salvin Augustine SJ, Loyola School Director & Principal; Jacob Mathan, LOBA President; Alex Philip, Secretary; and Ram Mohan, Vice-President, addressed the ceremony. Dr. Sanjay Behari, Director of Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences, was the chief guest of the event.
“Loyola is our second home. It is here that we learned the values we hold close in life. The leadership qualities, compassion, and empathy that Loyola instilled helped me reach where I am today. I will always remain grateful. This award is also a reminder to keep moving forward,” said Atul Dinkar Rane, recipient of the Global Leadership Award.
“From the time I graduated and began working toward my goals, right from starting my company, LOBA supported me in many ways, financially and otherwise. So, this award doesn’t belong to just me; it belongs to all Loyola alumni,” said Binoy Stephen, recipient of the Young Achiever Award.
“Formed in 1975, LOBA is celebrating its 50th year. Loyola alumni hold distinguished positions across the world. We instituted the Leadership and Excellence Awards to honour these achievers from different fields and to inspire many others,” said Jacob Mathan, LOBA President.
Photo Caption: Atul Dinkar Rane, CEO of BrahMos Aerospace (Retd.) and Director General at DRDO (Retd.), receives the LOBA’s (Loyola Old Batches Association) Global Leadership Award 2025 from Dr. Sanjay Behari, Director of Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences.
