11th September 2013
Chief Executive of the Lenlyn Group’s contribution to British business recognised by Asian Achievers Awards 2013
Firoz Tejani, Chief Executive of the Lenlyn Group, parent company to Liberty Investment Bank and ICE – International Currency Exchange, has been awarded Business Person of the Year at the Asian Achievers Awards 2013.
Now in its 13th year, the AAA was created by the Asian Business Publications (ABPL) titles Asian Voice (English) and Gujarat Samachar (Gujarati), the premier news weeklies for British Asians in the jurisdictions and beyond for over 41 years. These prestigious awards celebrate the various outstanding roles played by Britain’s Asian community. The categories cover arts and culture, sport, business, the community and uniformed and civil services.
Koko Sarkari, Global Operations Director for the Lenlyn Group, commented “We are delighted to congratulate Firoz Tejani on winning the Business Person of the Year at this year’s AAA. This is an excellent result and recognises Mr Firoz’s substantial contributions to the banking and currency arenas. Thanks to his influence, competitive currency rates are accessible to consumers across the world from a reliable, trustworthy and compliant provider and both Liberty Investment Bank and ICE continue to expand, as thriving subsidiaries of Lenlyn Group.
“The AAA is a prestigious accolade and every year it recognises an impressive array of high net worth individuals, industry captains, parliamentarians, community leaders and senior professionals. This award places Mr Firoz among the best of Britain’s Asian community, influencing LIB's’s business landscape, as a whole.”
Lenlyn Holdings PLC is a privately owned UK Group of companies with interests in retail and online foreign currency exchange services, high interest deposit accounts and bonds, ATMs, pre-paid card services and consumer finance, through its subsidiaries; ICE (International Currency Exchange PLC), Liberty Investment Bank and PCT (Payment Card Technologies). ICE operates over 300 Bureau de Change branches in 20 countries and the Group employs 1,650 people worldwide