Tura engineer to receive Global Corporate Award

TURA: Avishek Jaiswal, a resident of Tura, was named the recipient of the Outstanding Corporate Award for Management Consulting – 2021 for the upcoming MTC Global Awards ceremony.

He is an Associate Project Manager for Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) Engineering and Construction India Pvt Ltd, Pune and, will be handed the award next year in Bengaluru where the MTC Global Headquarters is situated.

MTC Global is a non-profit global think tank in higher education with a presence in over 30 countries. MTC Global confers an award to recognize excellence, contributions and impacts made by individuals and organizations in academia and corporates.

Addressing media persons, Jaiswal dedicated the award to his parents and the people of Garo Hills.

"I accept this honour with a deep sense of gratitude and dedicate this to my people who have been the biggest support all these years. It will motivate me further to keep on working," he said.

"Thirteen years ago, I made a promise to myself that I will live and work in India only. In all these years, I can say that God has been kind to give me the privilege to contribute in the safe and successful commissioning of two of India's largest refinery projects-Essar Oil Jamnagar Refinery in Gujarat and HPCL Mittal Bathinda Refinery in Punjab and also work with different other refineries, both in India and abroad in addressing their concerns," he added.

Jaiswal also stated that he looks forward to the day when he will have time to work and contribute to the development of Meghalaya and its people.

Avishek is the eldest son of (L) Parmanand Jaiswal and (L) Puspa Jaiswal of Anandamath locality in Tura.

An alumnus of Sherwood School Tura and Don Bosco College, Tura, Avishek completed his B. Tech in Chemical Engineering from Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, Nagpur in 2007 and Executive Management Programme from IIT Bombay.

He also worked for several top-notch multi-national companies in oil and gas, speciality chemicals and technology licensors like Essar Oil (Nayara Energy), HPCL Mittal Energy Limited, Arkema and Haldor Topsoe India Pvt. Ltd.

Avishek handles the global catalyst business portfolio for KBR. He engages with clientele from the refining and syngas sectors in APAC, Middle East, Africa and European region including major Indian refineries like Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.

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