Because under his stewardship Apollo Hospitals has grown to become the largest healthcare provider in Asia with a leadership position in every sphere of the value chain, from pharmacies to diagnostic clinics, medical transcription services to telemedicine. Because the hospital group, with a turnover of nearly Rs 1,000 crore, is now the world’s third largest private healthcare provider with 10,400 beds. Because he was instrumental in the amendment of various legislations including a change of the law for cadaver transplants in India.