The Dhanam Business Summit & Award Nite is once again putting the spotlight on women who have been making a remarkable impact in the world of business.
The Dhanam Woman Entrepreneur of the Year winner is Danesa Raghulal, executive director of Elite Group. Her name now joins a growing list of businesswomen who’ve been recognised since the award’s inception in 2011
Back in 2011, it was Sheela Kochouseph of V-Star Creations who became the first recipient of the award. The following year, the recognition went to P V Mini, executive director of PVS Hospital.
In 2013 the winner was Parveen Hafeez of Sunrise Hospital and in 2014 the recognition went Beena Kannan of Seematti—one of Kerala’s most recognisable names in retail sarees.
The award has since spotlighted a wide mix of entrepreneurs. Lekha Balachandran of ResiTech Electricals took the award in 2015. That was followed by Sherly Regimon of Milan Design, K P Beena of Sumix Kidswear, and Asha Sebastian Mattathil—known for her custom jewellery label MOD Signature.
The list also includes M R Jyothy of Jyothy Labs and Binu Philipose of Sevana Medineeds. The previous edition saw the award go to Nazneen Jehangir, the CEO of NeST Digital.
The award winners were selected by an expert jury consisting of renowned personalities like Venugopal C Govind, noted financial expert, C J George, MD, Geojit Finacial Services, Navas Meeran, chairman, Group Meeran’s and M.K Das, former editor, The Indian Express.
The 2025 Businessman of the Year award winner is Joy Alukkas, who heads one of the country’s largest jewellery retail networks. Venkittaraman Ramachandran, whole-time director and chief operating officer at V-Guard Industries Ltd, has been named Business Professional of the Year.
Also on the honours list is CloudSEK, a rising player in the cybersecurity space. Its founder and CEO, Rahul Sasi, will receive the Dhanam Startup Award.
The award ceremony will be held at the Le Meridien Convention Centre, Kochi, on June 25th.
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