Blue Dart sponsors NIPS Boss-Secretary Meet

-All India directory of NIPS members released on professional secretaries day-

The thirteenth annual Boss-Secretary meet was organised in the city yesterday, by National Institute of Professional Secretaries (NIPS), and co-sponsored by Blue Dart Express Limited. The interactive Boss Secretary Meet over dinner was attended by more than 100 top executives and CEOs of leading companies and their secretaries. The meet also celebrated the International Professional Secretaries Day.

Some of the well known CEOs who were present at the event along-with their secretaries included Mr Ratan Tata, Chairman - Tata Group; Mr S. M. Datta Chairman, Phillips India, Mr K Venkatachalam - Managing Director, Kelloggs India, Mr R. K. Krishna Kumar - Managing Director, Indian Hotels Ltd and Mr Ashok Advani Chairman, Blue Star Ltd. to name a few.

It was interesting to see top bosses, along with their secretaries, taking a break from their hectic routine and exchanging notes over a relaxed dinner. To add some excitement to the celebrations, a number of raffles were drawn and the winners received a variety of prizes, which included airline tickets by KLM, multimedia Pentium Computers along-with a printer and a Nokia mobile phone awarded by Blue Dart. An extensive directory listing names and contacts of all the NIPS members, called the NIPS directory, was also released on this occasion by Mr. Clyde Cooper, Managing Director, Blue Dart Express Limited.

Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Clyde Cooper said, "Blue Dart has been sponsoring the NIPS Boss Secretary meet over the years with the objective to honour individual contributions made by employees for the success of an organization. Blue Dart is perceived as a company dedicated to providing unmatched standards of service quality. Over the years, several corporates have been associated with Blue Dart and recognize Blue Dart as a quality conscious company with a strong focus on reliability and customer satisfaction."

Internationally, the third week of April is earmarked as the Professional Secretaries Week and mid-week is celebrated as Secretaries Day. Over the last few years, the Boss-Secretary meet has become a much awaited annual corporate event in India. This occasion provides an opportunity for CEOs and Senior Executives to acknowledge and appreciate the contributions of their ever-efficient secretaries.

Blue Dart, India's largest domestic express company, along with Hotel President has been sponsoring this event since its inception. Among the industry leaders mentioned above, many corporates have been associated with Blue Dart for a long period of time and recognise Blue Dart as a quality conscious company with a strong focus on reliability and customer satisfaction.

Blue Dart Express Limited is India's leading express company with a 33% domestic market share. Blue Dart today offers a comprehensive range of services and products for both international and domestic shippers. Blue Dart's continuous commitment towards understanding the needs and concerns of the customer has enabled it to provide unmatched standards of service quality with 99.92% reliability levels in the express industry. Blue Dart is one of the largest Global Service Participant of FedEx, the world's largest express transportation company.

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Dated : April 22, 1999.