MUMBAI, India--(Business Wire)--
Cheryl Perkins, Founder and President of Innovationedge and former
Chief Innovation Officer of Kimberly-Clark, has received the
"Excellence in Innovation" Award in recognition of her innovative
contribution and leadership. The ceremony honored Perkins as well as
other industry leaders at the Asia Pacific Congress, Indira India
Innovation Summit, in Mumbai, India.
The two-day extravaganza attracts more than 60 countries and 900
delegates for knowledge sharing and to help CEOs, Innovation and HR
professionals from various organizations to learn the latest trends.
The highlight of the summit is the Global Excellence Awards ceremony.
"It's an honor to receive this award that recognizes my leadership
and contributions to innovation," said Perkins. "It is especially
gratifying to receive this honor in a country that consistently
demonstrates passion and commitment for innovation."
"Cheryl's leadership and contribution to the field of human
resources is well known, and the position she occupies in the
fraternity is strategic and iconic," said Tom Hilton, Global Chairman
of the Asia Pacific Conference. "As a thinker and a doer, Cheryl is a
role model and a believer in change."
Perkins was also a featured speaker at the summit in Mumbai, and
focused her presentation on fostering and promoting a culture of
innovation to drive revenue and growth and deliver high impact,
sustained innovation that successfully capitalizes on new markets and
consumer expectations.
The first-ever Indira India Innovation Summit is presented by the
Indira College of Engineering and Management (ICEM), Pune, India. The
summit exposes academia to the world's leading-edge innovation
practices and creates a platform for intellectual exchange of ideas to
drive future innovation in Industry.
About the Indira College of Engineering and Management
With one of the finest infrastructures in the Mumbai region,
ICEM's residential campus spreads over 20 acres and comprises of
modern hi-tech laboratories in a wi-fi computing environment. The
learning philosophy of ICEM has a strong emphasis on application
oriented learning, with an attempt to inculcate innovative thinking
among the aspiring engineers of tomorrow.
About Innovationedge
Innovationedge is a strategic innovation company founded by Cheryl
Perkins to lead companies to identify and transform insights, designs,
technologies and capabilities into total solutions and
new-to-the-world innovations. The company's fearless champions of
innovation break barriers to help executives define their strategy,
develop capabilities, design a winning organizational structure and
deliver breakthrough innovations through a robust growth pipeline.
Innovationedge also gives inventors an edge by crafting winning
business propositions and creating strategic corporate partnerships
that deliver commercial success.
For the latest innovation trends and insights, be sure to check
out Perkin's "On the Edge" Blog page at www.innovationedge.com.
Innovationedge
Amy Spreeman, 920-967-0475
aspreeman@innovationedge.com
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