The   Institute of Directors (IOD) on Saturday presented the prestigious ''Distinguished Fellow' award to Manoranjan Mohapatra,  Chief Executive Officer of  Comviva  Technologies Limited.  The award recognizes Mr. Mohapatra’s effort  in spearheadingComviva ’s growth into the current leadership position in the VAS industry, across continents.

Under his leadership, Comviva has increased its footprintacross Africa, Middle East and North  A frica , Asia, Latin America and Europe.  Comviva is now present in 15 countries with solutions deployed by service providers in over 85 countries and powers services to more than 850 million mobile subscribers globally.

The Distinguished Fellow is an annual award, which honours members  who have sustained a prominent and distinguished career or who have offered outstanding participation and services to the organization   along with making special  contributions to the community or business.

Expressing his delight at receiving the award   Manoranjan Mohapatra, CEO, Comviva  said “ IOD  represents the Indian corporate world’s passion for contributing the besttowards the nation’s development and I am truly humbled at receiving this recognition .  I have immense respect for the work being done by IOD in India and the award is an incentive for me to keep at the fine work that my organization has been delivering. I am proud at being a part of the success story of  Comviva and as I receive the award I can’t help but acknowledge the quantum of   hard work  that has been put in by my colleagues in its  s uccess which has resulted in making this award a reality.”