Protiviti Consulting Private Limited, the Indian subsidiary of Protiviti Inc., leading independent internal audit firm on Saturday, 14th December 2013, hosted the “Protiviti Polo Cup”. Protiviti has been promoting polo in India for the last three years. This year Protiviti team played against Pernod Ricard team with Protiviti Team emerging as the winning team by scoring 7 points. Gary Peterson, Executive Vice President-International Operations, Protiviti Inc. was the Chief Guest on the occasion, accompanied by other dignitaries.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Gary Anderson, Country MD, Protiviti Consulting Pvt. Ltd. Said, “We are very proud to host this prestigious cup for the third consecutive year. We appreciate this opportunity to promote niche sports in India and polo is considered as one of the most loved and representative of such sports. All businesses face risk so one has to be cautious but at the same time remain focused on the goals. As such Polo personifies many of the same qualities of the services we provide our clients effectively. We are grateful to Mr. Gary Peterson, our Executive Vice President-International Operations who specifically came to attend this event, the Jaipur Polo Club, the players and last but not least all our esteemed guests for making the tournament a grand success.”
The game was followed up with a unique trick riding to enthrall the audience. The event concluded with prize distribution ceremony and drinks.
Adhiraj Singh, Prithvi Raj Singh were some of the prominent players although Bhawani Singh Kalvi was announced the ‘most valuable player’, while mare Ronak was declared the ‘best polo pony’.
The event was also supported by Coke, Pernod Ricard, Bringe.