Raj Dhanda, Co-Head of Global Capital Markets of Morgan Stanley, and Dr. Mehmood Khan, Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, Global Research and Development of PepsiCo Inc are recipients of the top award at the 12th annual Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Awards Dinner Gala which will be held on June 19 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. The presenters of the awards will be Ambassador Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay, the Consul General of India and Indra Nooyi, Pepsico’s Chairman and CEO. A special Asian Business Excellence Award will be presented to Thuy Trinh, Chief Operating Officer of Resorts World Casino New York City.

This annual event which is organized by the Asian American Business Development Center marks the 12th anniversary of the Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award. It honors a wide array of Asian ethnicities, including Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, and Sri Lanka and Thailand. The honorees represent a microcosm of elite Asian American business owners, professionals and corporate executives. The award committee identifies and selects outstanding leaders who have built a successful business or who have distinguished themselves in their community. The Pinnacle Award recipients have reached the acme of their professional career and are widely acknowledged as leaders in their industry. The Asian Business Excellence Award recognizes a successful senior executive from an Asian company that has operations in the U.S. The executive will have has demonstrated vision, innovation, and management excellence in building the business to the top of its industry.

This year, this award gala will cumulatively have honored over 500 successful Asian Americans representing over 50 industries and professions. According to John Wang, president of AABDC, “The award honors individuals and serves to encourage the development of talent and leadership of Asian Americans.”

Aetna, Colgate-Palmolive, Con Edison, JP Morgan, Macy’s, Morgan Stanley, PepsiCo, Pfizer, Resorts World Casino New York City and Verizon are among the event’s sponsors.

You can purchase your gala ticket by check at www.outstanding50award.com ‘)}