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OYO Founder & CEO Ritesh Agarwal felicitated for 'pioneering work' in India's hospitality sector

| | Jan 20, 2017, at 03:42 am
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IBNS): Ritesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO of OYO, a hotel-network, was recently honored with two prestigious awards-Gaurav Samman at Pravasi Haryana Divas and New-age Entrepreneur Award by Asian Centre For Corporate Governance & Sustainability.

The award comes in recognition of his contribution towards transforming India’s budget hospitality sector.

Ritesh Agarwal said, “While I am honoured to receive this recognition, I credit OYO’s success to our passionate and tremendously hard-working team. We feel humbled and grateful that our efforts and impact on the hospitality and travel industry have been acknowledged. These awards serve as inspiration, motivating us to work harder, think creatively, and keep innovating.”

Ritesh was recognized for Haryana Gaurav Samman at the first Pravasi Haryana Divas, held in Gurgaon. Haryana Gaurav Samman has been instituted by the Haryana government to honour successful artistes, individuals and business leaders whose families are originally from Haryana. The award was presented by Chief Minister Manohar Lal, Union Minister of State for External Affairs Gen V K Singh (Retd) and Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Krishan Pal.

 

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