Archive · 26 Aug 2026
FE Leadership Awards 2026 Begin Search for India Inc’s Best
The FE Leadership Awards 2026 will recognise companies and business leaders in India.
A group of experienced experts will meet in Mumbai on Wednesday to choose the winners.
Kumar Mangalam Birla will lead the jury.
The awards will look at achievements such as strong leadership, new ideas, sustainability and business growth.
They will also honour start-ups, young entrepreneurs and smaller companies.
One award will go to the leading CEO of 2025-26.
Another will recognise a business leader who built an important institution over many years.
The jury will use company data but will also rely on its own experience and judgment.
A jury led by Kumar Mangalam Birla will select winners for the inaugural FE Leadership Awards 2026 in Mumbai on Wednesday.
The awards recognise business leadership, corporate reinvention, innovation, sustainability, financial stewardship and high-impact smaller enterprises.
The awards cover 11 categories, including CEO, Company, Start-up, CFO, MNC, Innovation, Sustainability, Lifetime Achievement and MSME of the Year.
EY will provide data from company annual reports, the Registrar of Companies and ratings agencies to support the jury’s deliberations.
The jury will combine data with its assessment of performance, leadership, innovation and impact before choosing the winners.
- Who
- A jury led by Kumar Mangalam Birla, joined by experts from banking, law, private equity and professional services, will select the winners.
- What
- The inaugural FE Leadership Awards 2026 will recognise outstanding business leaders, companies, entrepreneurs, innovations and financial stewards.
- When
- The jury will meet on Wednesday; the awards assess performance during 2025-26, including the CEO of the Year award.
- Where
- The jury’s selection meeting will take place in Mumbai.
- Why
- The awards aim to recognise contributions to India’s growth, corporate reinvention, innovation, sustainability and business resilience.
- Event
- Inaugural FE Leadership Awards 2026
- Jury chair
- Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of the Aditya Birla Group
- Jury members
- Arundhati Bhattacharya, Cyril Shroff, Sanjay Nayar, Amit Chandra, Rajiv Memani and Manish Kejriwal
- Number of categories
- 11
- Data provider
- EY
- Data sources
- Company annual reports, the Registrar of Companies and ratings agencies
- Location
- Mumbai