Chennai : Sify Technologies Limited, a leader in Managed Enterprise, Network, IT and Software services in India with global delivery capabilities, has been awarded the prestigious Golden Peacock Award for the year 2014. The award was presented this evening in Chennai.

The Golden Peacock Awards are held annually to recognize and encourage best management practices that accelerate an organization’s improvement. The applications for Golden Peacock Awards are assessed at 3 three levels by independent assessors and finally by a Grand Jury. This year, the awards jury was headed by Justice (Dr.) Arijit Pasayat, former Judge, Supreme Court of India.

Golden Peacock Awards Secretariat receives over 1,000 entries per year across 15 categories. The Awards Secretariat comprises an Expert Evaluation Committee of members from various sectors and the applications are assessed on an exhaustive set of parameters that covered Corporate Governance, Business Excellence, Human Resource practices, Compliance norms and Reporting standards.

On receiving the award, Mr. Raju Vegesna, Chairman and Managing Director, Sify Technologies, said, “When a respected body like the Institute of Directors recognizes and awards us, it is among the finest validation of our management practices. Corporate Governance, Business Excellence and Industry best practices have been key focus areas for the leadership team at Sify. This award comes at a juncture when we are on a promising growth path and it endorses our transformation into a leading IT Solutions and Services company.”