Chairman and Managing Director (MD) of Rapport Bangladesh Ltd M Mosharraf has been awarded the Human Resources (HR) Leadership Award for his outstanding contribution to furthering the cause of development of human resource management practices in Bangladesh by India’s leading International Leader Employee Benefits and Loyalty Solutions company called Accor Services at the Global HR excellence Award 2008 Ceremony of the Asia Pacific HR Congress held in Mumbai recently.

The programme was sponsored by Airtel, a leading cell-phone company in India.

Dr. Roger Kaufman, Professor Emeritus, College of Education, Florida State University, presented the valedictory speech and handed over the citation and plug to the awardees in a colourful and impressive function attended by 400 dignitaries of 60 countries from all over the world.

The award was given to 30 outstanding HR leaders and professionals from 25 countries of the world, including the USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, Morocco, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Mauritius, Republic of South Africa and the United Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Among the award recipients were chief executive officers (CEOs) of City Bank., Mahindra and Mahindra, HDFC Bank and such other renowned companies in India. World famous HR guru Curt Coffman of the USA also received the award and presented the keynote address in the congress.