‘Outstanding Young Person’ award
Ashok Bakthavathsalam (second right) receiving the ‘Outstanding Young Person’ award from R. Raja Govindasamy, Past National President of JCI (second left), in Coimbatore recently. J. C. Mahadevan, Zone 17 President, JCI (left), and S. Ishwarya, Zone President, JCI (right), are in the picture.The Junior Chamber International Coimbatore Cosmo has conferred the “Outstanding Young Person” award on Ashok Bakthavathsalam, Managing Director, K.G. Information Systems Private Limited, recently.K.G. Financial Software Limited (KGISL) – a software solutions company, a venture of Mr. Ashok, has trained more than 3,000 candidates. The voice-based BPO service has benefited more than 600 people; its education services division has catered to 12,000 Japanese schools, and is the only Tier-1 vendor to Siemens Postal Automation.The medical transcription division of KGISL joined hands with the National Institute for the Visually Handicapped (NIVH) to train the visually-impaired in medical transcription.In August, 2005, a joint venture with Hirotec America saw the birth of K.G. Hirotec Engineering Services (P) Limited, which offers CAD/CAM/CAE services. Mr. Ashok is also the Chief Executive Officer of K.G. Hospital.He received the award at a function held in the city.
