iGATE CEO Cup has announced that the trophy for the inaugural tournament in January 12-13, 2013, will be one of the world’s largest gold sports trophy.
Designed by renowned sculptor Amit Pabuwal, 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. Â The FIFA World Cup is 14.4 inches tall, weighing 5 kilograms of gold only.Â
The iGATE CEO Cup will be on display at the inaugural iGATE CEO Cup. The first iGATE CEO Cup is being held in association with Forbes, publisher of Forbes magazine and forbes.com, and is co-sponsored by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
“We are pleased to be working with Amit Pabuwal to create this classic trophy,” said Phaneesh Murthy, CEO, iGATE. “The iGATE CEO Cup is a premier event and we should have a trophy that a CEO will be proud to lift,” he added.
Pabuwal is known for his work creating one-of-a-kind trophies for other sporting events. He holds the world’s credentials in trophy making while crafting several world cups, acclaimed for their design and workmanship.
