Ernst & Young celebrates the spirit of entrepreneurship in Malaysian

During an impressive Awards Ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur on 19 January 2004, a prestigious jury, named Y. Bhg. Dato’ Mohd Nadzmi Mohd Salleh as Malaysia’s Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2003, chosen from a selection of 14 outstanding entrepreneurs, each and everyone of them, leading captains of industry in their own right.

Dato’ Mohd Nadzmi received his Award from YB Dato’ Seri Rafidah bt Aziz, Minister of International Trade & Industry. In addition to receiving the country Award, Dato’ Mohd Nadzmi was also named as the recipient of the Master Entrepreneur of the Year® award.

Three other awards were presented on the same night:
Tony Fernandes of AirAsia Sdn Bhd was named the Emerging Entrepreneur Of The Year.
Alan Tan, founder of TimeCom Holdings Sdn Bhd Group was named the Information Communications & Technology Entrepreneur Of The Year.
Theresa Fong, Managing Director of Caely Holdings Bhd, was named the Woman Entrepreneur Of The Year.

The awards were a culmination of several months of interviews and judging sessions by an independent panel of judges. “We take great pride in the role we have played, and will continue to play in celebrating the story of how so many hard-won dreams have come true. It was indeed a challenge for the judges to select one single award recipient, as each top nominee is a winner in his or her own right,” said Mr See Huey Beng, Country Managing Partner, Ernst & Young.