PRCI presents Young Visionary Award to Mr. Thiagarajan, MD Paramount Airways

Mr. Thiagarajan, Managing Director, Paramount Airways was today presented the Young Visionary Award by Shri Deve Gowda. The award ceremony was inaugurated by Shri. HD Kumaraswamy, Honourble Chief Minister of Karnataka.

Mr. M. Thiagarajan’s passion for aviation led to his qualifying himself as a full-fledged pilot and to the establishing of a commercial aviation company. Paramount Airways, has the distinction of being headed by the youngest Managing Director in the world, and is currently South India's most preferred choice.

Paramount Airways is the first premium service, all business class airlines, a unique business model and the first of its kind worldwide. Dispensing with Economy class and cramped middle seats, the airline welcomes its passengers aboard a world of difference—with state-of-the-art Embraer aircrafts; luxurious recline window or aisle seating, airport valet service, round-the-clock lounge access, gourmet meals and personalized in-flight attention.

Commenting on the achievement and thanking the organizers, Mr. Thiagarajan said, “I am delighted to receive this award and this is in recognition of our commitment and service to our travelers. This is also to thank the team that has consistently kept the promise of the brand and delivered beyond the expectation of the traveler. I have the pleasure of dedicating this award to all Paramount Airways employees.

Mr. Thiagarajan added, “Paramount has seen a incredible growth within a span of one year and has become the leaders in the South. Paramount has taken the travelers to new heights and is the only High value carrier in the country. The value for money is absolute and appreciated by the traveler. We intend to continue to offer pampering services to our travelers and become the preferred airline in the country”.
Other awardees include eminent personalities from various walks of lives across industries including Cholamandalam, Shell India, Coca Cola, ING Vysya.

About Mr. Thiagarajan
Sri M. Thiagarajan hails from the illustrious family of Karumuttu and is the grandson of Sri Karumuttu Thiagarajan who was a pioneer in the field of textiles and the founder of the bank of Madura, an insurance company and several educational and charitable institutions. A business management graduate, Thiagarajan distinguished himself with a brilliant academic career with many state and university ranks to his credit. He entered the family business of textiles as a third generation entrepreneur and established his own textile mill, Paramount Mills (P) Ltd. which received the nation-wide award for the highest export of cotton products from the Cotton Textile Export Promotion Council of India (TEXPROCIL)

About PRCI
Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) is a Registered National body of PR and Communication professionals. PRCI is globally known and has connectivity to several International PR federations including the Global Alliance. The mission is to enrich professional development and networking opportunities for higher standard of PR practices. PRCI is involved with online PR education and has pioneered for the first time in India and accreditation fro PR professionals and agencies based on high standards of performance both at individual and community level. The council has chapters across the country.

About Paramount
Paramount Airways – Paramount Airways, the leading Premium Airlines of the South today connects 8 destinations through 52 Daily flights. It has day return flights connecting Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Vizag, Kochi and Trivandrum. It has created a benchmark in world aviation circles and was recently awarded the prestigious "International Arch of Europe award" for business innovation and quality.The Award was given to Paramount Airways at the International B.I.D.Quality convention Frankfurt 2007

Embraer (Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. – NYSE:ERJ; Bovespa:EMBR3 and EMBR4) is the world’s leading manufacturer of commercial jets up to 110 seats with over 35 years of experience in designing, developing, manufacturing, selling and providing after sales support to aircraft for the global airline, defense and corporate markets. With headquarters in Sao Jose dos Compos, state of Sao Paulo, the company has offices, facilities and customer service bases in China, France, Portugal, Singapore and the United States. Embraer is among Brazil’s leading exporting companies.