BWI: McLeod Russel India and Barclays Wealth, Emerge Winners of the Kolkata Leg of TAKE Solutions World Corporate Golf Challenge ’11 – 12

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: TAKE Solutions
Monday, December 19, 2011 03:33 PM IST (10:03 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Sports; Business: Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment, Sports; Technology
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McLeod Russel India and Barclays Wealth, Emerge Winners of the Kolkata Leg of TAKE Solutions World Corporate Golf Challenge '11 - 12


Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Monday, December 19, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- Winning the Kolkata leg amidst tough competition, four teams made their way to the National Final of the TAKE Solutions World Corporate Golf Challenge. The Kolkata leg of the annual event concluded, at Tollygunge Golf Club on Saturday (December 17, 2011). The winners of the Kolkata qualifiers will be joined by other winning teams from various regional qualifiers yet to be held in Bangalore and Kodaikanal followed by the National Final at Thailand.

McLeod Russel India represented by Asian Games Gold Medalist and Arjuna Awardee Lakshman Singh and Aditya Khaitan took top honors with a team score of 68 points. They were joined by Barclays Wealth comprising of Harmeet Sahney & Mukesh Kapur who scored 66 points for a spot in the National Finals.

Among the other participating corporate teams were Fortune Investors & Traders, Exide Industries, UTI Asset Management, Tata Steel, ITC Limited, Tropicana Exotics, Swiss Re India, Tata Global Beverages, Andrew Yule & Co, HSBC Bank, Phillips Carbon Black Ltd, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Frontline Corporation Ltd, Merino Industries, Bharat Petroleum, DBS Bank, IndusInd Bank and many more.

Mr. Srinivasan HR, Vice Chairman and Vision Holder, TAKE Solutions said, "After receiving the tremendous response for the TAKE Solutions World Corporate Golf Challenge - Delhi qualifiers, Kolkata has added up one more shining stone in the crown. I congratulate the teams and wish them luck for the finals."

The other finalists for the National Final in April 2012 will emerge from the southern qualifiers at Kodaikanal Golf Club scheduled on December 29th 2011 followed by the Bangalore qualifiers at Eagleton Golf Resort on January 20th - 21st 2012. The finalists from India along with finalists from other countries will then participate in the World Corporate Golf Challenge to be held in Cape Town, South Africa in May 2012.

About TAKE Solutions World Corporate Golf Challenge

The TAKE Solutions World Corporate Golf Challenge gives Indian corporate teams a unique opportunity to represent their country in the only annual World Golf Championship. The World Finals have been held annually since 1994 at the exclusive La Manga Club in Spain apart from one edition each in Jamaica, Mauritius, Kuala Lumpur and two editions in South Africa. India started participating in it since 1999 and TAKE Solutions has been the proud sponsor of this prestigious event since 2005. Besides being Runners up in 2011 & 2010, the team from Credit Suisse became the first and only Indian team in 2008 to emerge victorious at the World Finals held at the famed La Manga Club in Spain. Other teams that have represented India in the past at the World Finals are BPCL, Parle Foods, Standard Chartered Bank, Deutsche Bank, Indian Airlines, Hero Motors, GE, and Golden Peacock & McCann Ericson. For more details, please visit: www.takesolutionswcgc.com

About TAKE Solutions

TAKE Solutions, Ltd. [BSE: 532890 | NSE: TAKE] is a leading global business technology company with domain expertise in Life Sciences (LS) and Supply Chain Management (SCM). TAKE provides cost-effective and comprehensive solutions for enterprises across diverse sectors including pharmaceuticals, high technology, consumer packaged goods, oil/gas, and automotive. TAKE's SCM product suite includes distinct technology with embedded IP that spans enterprise mobility, trading partner collaboration, and material tracking. In the LS domain, TAKE offers IP-based software and extensive knowledge-based solutions to enable efficient clinical, regulatory, safety and commercialization processes. TAKE has been recognized as a leader by IDC's MarketScape Worldwide Life Sciences R&D IT Outsourcing for 2011. TAKE's global headquarters is in Chennai, India; its U.S. headquarters is located in Princeton, New Jersey. TAKE has a proven track record as a trusted partner in delivering world-class solutions to more than 400 customers worldwide. For more information, please visit www.takesolutions.com.


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