WMG Chairman and Founder, Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya, has been recognised in the Coventry Telegraph Business Awards with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

The award was presented at the Coventry Telegraph Business Awards ceremony on Friday (19 June) at the Ricoh Arena.

The Lifetime Achievement Award recognises Professor Lord Bhattacharyya’s contribution and the key role he has played in enhancing the region’s long-standing reputation for research and innovation in the automotive sector. The establishment of WMG and now the National Automotive Innovation Centre keeps the region at the forefront of the development of new technologies, all in collaboration with the motor industry. He also played a major role in securing thousands of jobs by helping to broker Tata Motor’s purchase of Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford. Now Jaguar Land Rover is stronger than ever, providing thousands of jobs for people in Coventry and Warwickshire and investing billions in research and development.

Professor Lord Bhattacharyya said

I am delighted to have received this Lifetime Achievement award from the Coventry Telegraph. Coventry has been the home of WMG at the University of Warwick since I founded it in 1980 and in the past 34 years we have worked with the City of Coventry as well as many local companies on innovative research and education.”

In their 21st year the Coventry Telegraph Business Awards are a celebration of the companies in the region who have achieved success for themselves, their staff and their customers. For more information visit www.ctbusinessawards.co.uk