Asia Awards: Special Achievement – Lewis Rutherfurd
In AVCJ's 25th year, the Special Achievement Award – which recognizes an individual who has distinguished himself or herself over a long period of time in developing the industry – went to a man who can claim more credit than most for getting the publication of the ground in the first place.
Lewis Rutherfurd set up Inter-Asia Venture Management in 1972 so the firm was already established by the time AVCJ came along in 1987. However, the industry as a whole was still in its early growth phase,...
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