iGATE Corporation
14.12.2012 08:20
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FREMONT, Calif., 2012-12-14 08:20 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
iGATE has today unveiled the design of the world's largest gold trophy which
will be presented to the winner of the iGATE CEO Cup.
A photo accompanying this release is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=16287
iGATE in association with Forbes, publisher of Forbes magazine and forbes.com,
will host the first-ever two-day iGATE CEO Cup Golf tournament, awarding
$100,000 to the winners' favorite charities. CEOs of top companies based in
North America will be invited to participate in this first-class
Championship-style golf tournament, which will take place Jan. 12-13, 2013, at
the world-famous PLAYERS Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass, Florida, USA, Home of
the PLAYERS 2013.
Designed by renowned sculptor Amit Pabuwal, based in Jaipur, India, the iGATE
CEO Cup trophy will be 21 inches tall, will weigh 8.6 kilograms of gold and
will be emblazoned with diamonds and rubies. The FIFA World Cup - 14.4 inches
tall, weighing 5 kilograms of gold only -- currently is the largest gold
trophy.
Description of the trophy: The front of the trophy illustrates North American
corporate representatives rising to play golf depicted by a diamond-studded
golf ball and rubies-studded North American map in the center of the trophy.
The trophy will have two golfers embossed with an opening at the center
signifying the charitable outreach of the CEOs who will be donating their prize
money to their respective charities. The back of the trophy depicts four
golfers at play in a semi-abstract art form with their golf clubs at the
bottom.
The iGATE Corporation logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=5150
The photo is also available at Newscom, www.newscom.com, and via AP
PhotoExpress.
CONTACT: Prabhanjan Deshpande 'PD'
Corporate Communication and Media Relations
PD@iGATE.com
+91 80 4104 5006
Brener Zwikel & Associates, Inc.
Toby Zwikel/Brian Robin
tobyz@bzapr.com; brianr@bzapr.com
818-462-5599/818-462-5610
News Source: NASDAQ OMX
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