Entering the European Business Awards sponsored by HSBC is an opportunity for recognition, reward and the chance to stand out from your competitors. Recipients of the Ruban d’Honneur join an elite group of businesses holding this respected and coveted accolade. Recognition and success in the competition bring high levels of exposure and acclaim for your organisation and offers extensive networking, interaction and learning with Europe’s most successful businesses.

Success in the European Business Awards also attracts media exposure and acclaim for your organisation and offers extensive networking, interaction and learning opportunities with Europe’s most successful business and political leaders, academia and media.

“The European Business Awards recognises what we are all trying to achieve – which is to be successful, innovative and different.”
Joe Kelly, BT (Ruban d’Honneur Winner in the 2008 Business Innovation of the Year Award)

Enter European Business Awards…

• Show pride in your achievements and be selected as a Country Representative
• Benchmark your company against the best businesses in Europe
• As a Ruban d’Honneur recipient gain the highest level endorsement of your company’s capabilities and achievements
• Ruban d’Honneur recipients generate extensive media and industry coverage
• Gain valuable insight into your business practices and discover new ways to excel your business
• Meet high level representatives from all industry sectors, in every EU member state, bringing unbeatable networking opportunities.
• Boost the morale of your stakeholders and staff
• Learn the valuable secrets of success from our expert judging panels and other winners
• Becoming a Ruban d’Honneur recipient is a powerful business tool to help demonstrate to clients and investors just how good your business is!

To register your business for the European Business Awards 2010 please contact us on +44 (0) 207 234 3535 or email: info@businessawardseurope.com

Category: The Business Innovation of the Year Award

2009 Ruban d’Honneur Recipients
Front (L to R): Kristoffer Lassen – Imooty Ltd. & Co. KG; Karel Huijser – Tennant Company; Alan Scroope – FreeFlow; Vincent Van Cauteren – Dexxon Groupe Holding.

Back (L to R): Jon Moore – Intelligent Energy; Nick Milestone – B & K Timber Structures; Adrienne Lawler (MC); Former President of Romania Emil Constantinescu (Guest Presenter); Paul Coughlan – FreeFlow; Kristin Steffen – SES Astra; Adrian Tripp – European Business Awards. 

Back (L to R): Adrienne Lawler (MC); Isidoro Unda (Guest Presenter); Abdelhamid Guedreoudj – Petroleum Experts Ltd; Gordon Watson – Bright Grey; Harald Swinkels – De Nederlandse Energie Maatschappij B.V.; Bruno Bouygues – GYS; Adrian Tripp – European Business Awards.

Back (L to R): Phil Forrest (Guest Presenter); Adrienne Lawler (MC); Irene Power – Dell (Ireland); Titus Johnson – Air Berlin Plc; Alexander Goetz – Goetz Gebaudemanagement RSL GmbH & Co KG; Frtiz Audebert – ICUnet.AG; Gary Dixon – Manchester Rusk Company; Adrian Tripp – European Business Awards.

2009 Ruban d’Honneur Recipients
Centre Front: Duncan Goose – Global Ethics Ltd.

Front (L to R): Alexander Cimbalak – ACE Enterprise Slovakia; Errol Damelin – Wonga.com; Michael Tobin – TelecityGroup.

Back (L to R): Warren Vick – Europa Technologies Limited; Adrienne Lawler (MC); Jean Stephens (Guest Presenter); Elisa Gonzalez de Chaves Fernandez – Mendez Chain SL: Nightbra; Adrian Tripp – European Business Awards.

Back (L to R): Gilbert Lenssen (Guest Presenter); Fulvio Rossi – Terna SPA; Adrienne Lawler (MC); Juan Ramon Silva Ferrada – Acciona S.A.; Ray Baker – Kingfisher Plc; Adrian Tripp – European Business Awards.

2009 Ruban d’Honneur Recipients
Front (L to R): Paul Coughlan – FreeFlow; Alan Scroope – FreeFlow; Vincent Van Cauteren – Dexxon Groupe Holdin.

Back (L to R): Simon Hawkes – LMG; Adrienne Lawler (MC); Fiorella Ellul Sullivan – Microsoft Malta Limited; Nils Holger Henning – Bigpoint GmbH; BG Srinivas (Guest Presenter); Marina Sukareva – Bigpoint GmbH; Garth Ralston – LMG; Gordon Watson – Bright Grey; Adrian Tripp – European Business Awards.

2009 Ruban d’Honneur Recipients
Front (L to R): Kirk Bryans – HSBC Invoice Finance (UK) Ltd; Stefan Dietrich – Q-Cells SE.

Back (L to R): John Devlin – beCogent Limited; Sara Mertens – FedEx Express; Irene Power – Dell (Ireland); Adrienne Lawler (MC); Arkadiusz Mierzwa – Bank Pekao SA; Leonardo Simonelli Santi (Guest Presenter); Lars Brammeyer – Deutsche Telekom Kundenservice GmbH; Adrian Tripp - European Business Awards.

2009 Ruban d’Honneur Recipients

Front (L to R): Dieter Moor – Ertl Glas AG / ertex solar GmbH; John Strachan – Maximillion; Guiseppe Montesano – Enel SPA.

Back (L to R): Ray Baker – Kingfisher Plc; Brigitte Schuessler – Telekom Austria TA AG; Adrienne Lawler (MC); Leonie Parkin – East Midlands International Airport; Jorgo Chatzimarkakis (Guest Presenter); David Wheeler – Manchester Rusk Company; Simon Sasaki – Ricoh Europe; Adrian Tripp – European Business Awards.

Category: The bigmouthmedia Marketing Strategy of the Year Award

2009 Ruban d’Honneur Recipients

Front (L to R): Arkadiusz Mierzwa – Bank Pekao S.A.; Andrew Rhodes – DVLA.

Back (L to R): Peter Gleason – LMG; Adrienne Lawler (MC); Paul Richards (Guest Presenter); Kerrin Nausch – UNICEF Arbeitsgruppe Frankfut am Main; Clara Grigore – Societe Generale; Adrian Tripp – European Business Awards.

Category: The Business of the Year Award
2009 Ruban d’Honneur Recipients

Front (L to R): Martin Moravek – Asseco Slovakia A.S.; John Quinn – Hall Marine Subsea International Plc; Joaquin Terrecilla – AT4 Wireless S.A.

Back (L to R): Michael Tobin – TelecityGroup; Colin Tenwick – StepStone; John Devlin – beCogent Limited; Alexander Kraft – Sotheby’s International Realty France; Adrienne Lawler (MC); Stefan Dietrich – Q-Cells SE; Arkadiusz Mierzwa – Bank Pekao S.A.; Adrian Tripp – European Business Awards.

Pictured from left to right:
Adrienne Lawler (MC); Karel Huijser – Tennant Company; Emil Constantinescu – Former President of Romania.

Pictured from left to right:
Adrienne Lawler (MC); Simon Biltcliffe – Webmart Ltd; Isidoro Unda – Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, Atradius.

Pictured from left to right:
Marco Fontana – Air Berlin Plc; Adrienne Lawler (MC); Thorsten Scherzer – Air Berlin Plc; Titus Johnson – Air Berlin Plc; Phil Forrest – FCIM, FICSI, ACII, Chartered Marketer and 2009 EBA Chairman of Judges.

Pictured from left to right:
Adrienne Lawler (MC); Duncan Goose – Global Ethics Ltd; Jean Stephens – CEO, RSM International.

Pictured from left to right:
Adrienne Lawler (MC); Juan Ramon Silva Ferrada – Acciona S.A.; Gilbert Lenssen – President, European Academy of Business in Society.

Pictured from left to right:

Adrienne Lawler (MC); Paul Coughlan – FreeFlow; BG Srinivas – SVP and Member of Executive Council, Infosys; Alan Scroope – FreeFlow.

Pictured from left to right:

Adrienne Lawler (MC); Sara Mertens – FedEx Express; Leonardo Simonelli Santi – President, Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the United Kingdom.

Pictured from left to right:

Jorgo Chatzimarkakis – Member of the European Parliament; David Wheeler – Manchester Rusk Company; Adrienne Lawler (MC).

Pictured from left to right:

Adrienne Lawler (MC); Derek Hobbs – DVLA; Rob Taylor – DVLA; Andrew Rhodes – DVLA; Paul Richards – Managing Director, European Business Awards.

Pictured from left to right:

Adrian Tripp – CEO, European Business Awards; Adrienne Lawler (MC); Stefan Dietrich – Q-Cells SE.

European Business Awards 2009 Winners

Pictured from left to right:

Front: Karel Huijser – Tennant Company; Simon Biltcliffe – Webmart; Andrew Rhodes – DVLA; Duncan Goose – Global Ethics.

Back: Gary Dixon – Manchester Rusk Company; David Wheeler – Manchester Rusk Company; Adrienne Lawler (MC); David Bartlett – RSM International (Guest Speaker); Titus Johnson – Air Berlin; Stefan Dietrich – Q-Cells; Sara Mertens – FedEx Express; Paul Coughlan – FreeFlow; Juan Ramon Silva Ferrada – Acciona.

2008 Winner:
Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, CEO Nokia

Why he won:
Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo followed in the footsteps of an exceptional CEO, and took over a company already the market leader. This is always tough, but particularly hard when major new global entrants Google and Apple are entering your converging market and changing the landscape. However he has stepped into the boots of his predecessor admirably, pushing the organisation to be even bolder and more innovative, instilling confidence in his employees, customers and investors through his leadership style and continuing to deliver exceptional financial results. Last year adding more than 10 billion Euros in turnover to the organization and growing net profits by more than 67%.

Find out more about Nokia visit www.nokia.com

The Business Innovation of the Year Award

2008 Winner:
Intamac Systems Ltd

Why they won:
Intamac Systems was selected for the ability of the product to significantly change an industry and for the breadth of the application of the technology.

Unbridled by preconceived ideas, and with the vision to see how widespread broadband adoption would create a platform for a range of new products and solutions, Intamac Systems embarked on creating new solutions for home owners to address physical home security and assisted living challenges.

The technology solution they have created which enables any household with a broadband connection to install a state of the art alarm system, with the ability to see what is going on in your home, in real time when the alarm is activated at a fraction of the cost of existing security industry solutions is a breakthrough and would be deserving of the Award in itself.

However what is even more innovative is the route to market that Intamac Systems has chosen. They have steered completely away from the existing major players in the home security market and gone to global businesses in the telecommunications, insurance and utility business, who have large numbers of home owners as customers and an interest in adding new revenue streams to their core business. This approach is inspired, and can be seen by the exponential growth the company is experiencing.

Find out more about Intamac Systems visit www.intamac.com

The Atradius Growth Strategy of the Year Award

2008 Winner:
Petrotechnics Limited

Why they won:
Petrotechnics was selected by the judging panel for the robustness of their growth strategy.

Initially identifying a significant untapped market across major global industries, Petrotechnics set about collating as much knowledge, data and expertise as possible in this field. In the process turning themselves into the worldwide experts in the subject and using that knowledge to create well designed technology solutions.

With this knowledge and technology they have been able to build an impressive customer base which just keeps growing as client after client extol the virtues and the excellent return on investment levels generated from their solutions.

Due to the vast knowledge base and the flexibility of the solutions Petrotechnics have been able to create, they are following multiple strategies for growth. These include expanding globally throughout the operations of their multinational clients; moving up and down through the supply chain of the industries in which they work; as well as moving into completely new industries.

This combination of exceptional products and solutions, well thought out and delivered strategy and first mover advantage, has created a business that is delivering extraordinary turnover and profit growth that looks likely to accelerate in the years to come.

Find out more about Petrotechnics Limited visit www.petrotechnics.com

The Société Générale Award for Customer Focus

2008 Winner:
Isuzu Truck (UK) Limited

Why they won:
Isuzu Truck (UK) Limited faced some tough competition in this category with all of the Ruban d’Honneur recipients demonstrating great commitment and innovative approaches to managing and anticipating their customers’ needs. The judges were however unanimous about selecting Isuzu Truck (UK) Limited as the Award winner. Isuzu Truck (UK) Limited demonstrates a real and passionate commitment to service quality. The customer is absolutely and totally at the heart of the business. Without exception every employee realises the importance of the customer and customer focus is their number one priority. This commitment is illustrated in the fact that every client that buys a new product from this business receives the Managing Directors home telephone number! As a result of this approach the organisation has grown its market share by over 10% a year since 1996, has a repeat buy ratio of 100% with major customers and a market leading profit ratio.

Find out more about Isuzu Truck (UK) Limited visit www.isuzutruck.co.uk

The RSM International Entrepreneur of the Year Award

2008 Winner:
Steve Leach, Bigmouthmedia

Why he won:
In this category the judges heard people with brilliant ideas and strategies bring their conviction and talent together to create fascinating and ground breaking businesses.

Steve Leach started his first business in his early 20s, went on to become a fireman and pilot, returning to commerce to start a pioneering new business in a fledgling industry. Steve’s drive, vision and determination saw the business through the very tough early years gradually to emerge as the market leader initially in their home market but now across Europe.

If building a business from scratch to a market valuation in the 100’s of millions of Euros was not enough, during this time this serial entrepreneur has also developed and sold a software company and established a significant property company.

Steve Leach embodies all of the characteristics of an exceptional entrepreneur; strong vision and strategic thinking to see market opportunity and need, the ability to focus on his strengths and to find and build a strong team of people around him to deliver the vision for his business, boundless enthusiasm and determination that is infectious to all around him, and an insatiable demand to change the status quo.

Having won the Scottish and UK accolades already, Steve Leach was a deserving winner of The RSM International Entrepreneur of the Year.

Find out more about Bigmouthmedia visit www.bigmouthmedia.com

The Award for Corporate Sustainability

2008 Winner:
Procter & Gamble

Why they won:
With so many market leaders as Ruban d’Honneur recipients in this category, the task of selecting a winner was a challenge for the panel of judges. With a split decision recorded from the judges Procter & Gamble was judged to have best met the criteria of the Award.

The sustainability strategy of Procter & Gamble was exceptionally well thought out, clear and elegantly integrated into the purpose, values and principles of the company. This along with clearly articulated and communicated sustainability goals in areas of the business from products to people, made it very easy for business units, departments and teams to focus on finding solutions and continuing to build and grow the business in a more sustainable way.

In a company that has been driven by purpose throughout its 170 years, applying such an approach has been a sure fire way to improve the sustainability of the business and the products it sells to deliver on its promise of ‘improving consumers lives now and for generations to come’ .

If you were looking for a text book example of how to design, implement and embed a sustainability strategy into a huge corporate of more 52,000 people, then this would be the one.

Find out more about Procter & Gamble visit www.pg.com

Category: The Atradius Growth Strategy of the Year Award
2008 Ruban d’Honneur Recipients
Pictured from left to right:
Lucy Alexander (MC); Zsolt Lakatos – PHOTEL; Stephen Halliday – Wood MacKenzie; Rajeev Suri – Infosys; Bertrand Lartisien – Atraidus (Guest presenter); Stefan Dietrich – Q-cells; Yiannis Kypri – Bank of Cyprus; Peter Beckers – VION NV; Phil Murray – Petrotechnics; Adrian Tripp – European Business Awards

Category: The Award for Corporate Sustainability
2008 Ruban d’Honneur Recipients
Pictured from left to right:
Lucy Alexander (MC); Mike Patrick – TNT Express; Lutz Cleemann – Allianz SE; Else Krueck – McDonald’s Europe; Marc Rizzotto – Dexia; Emil Constantinescu – former President of Romania (Guest presenter); Dr Peter White – Procter & Gamble; Veronique Discours-Buhot – Carrefour Group; Rupert Farquharson – Adnams Brewer & Leisure Retailer; Pierluigi Orati – Enel Spa; Adrian Tripp – European Business Awards

Category: The Business Innovation of the Year Award
2008 Ruban d’Honneur Recipients
Pictured from left to right:
Adrian Tripp – European Business Awards; Kevin Meagher – Intamac; Christopher Rogers – Sykes Global Services; Martin Wegner – Deutsche Post World Net; Kestutis Serpytis – Lietuvos Draudimas; Tony Jalinier – Amadeus; Phil Forrest (Chairman of Judges); Verena Frank – Beluga Shipping; Paul Excel – BT; Cyril Dolan – Openet; Miloslav Korenko – Grisoft SRO; Lucy Alexander (MC)

Category: The CMS Business of the Year Award
2008 Ruban d’Honneur Recipients
Pictured from left to right:
Lucy Alexander (MC); Markus Payer – SES Astra; Ad van Wijk – Econcern; Gordon Stirling – Wood Group; Robert Derry-Evans – CMS (guest presenter); Siobhan Mahon – CPL Resources; Verena Frank – Beluga Shipping; Jon Dale – Whessoe Oil & Gas; Stephen Halliday – Wood Mackenzie; Robert Moren – Bank Pekao; Adrian Tripp – European Business Awards

Category: The RSM International Entrepreneur of the Year Award
2008 Ruban d’Honneur Recipients
Pictured from left to right:
Lucy Alexander (MC); Laurent Girard-Claudon – Approach People Recruitment; John Murat – Approach People Recruitment; Wojciech Pasieka – WP Investments Ltd; Bruno Carvalho – Active Space Technologies; Yannick Levy – DiBcom; Aliza Jabes – Laboratoire NUXE; Jean Stephens, CEO – RSM International (guest presenter);
Kevin Meagher – Intamac Systems; Daan van Doorn, VION NV; Fanis Papakostas – Mellon Group (on behalf of Nicos Petracopoulos); Alexander Cimbalak – ACE Enterprise; Michael Pean – Bigmouthmedia (on behalf of Steve Leach); Adrian Tripp – European Business Awards

2008 Ruban d’Honneur Recipients
Pictured from left to right:
Lucy Alexander (MC); Josh Llewellyn – Genset;
Annette Hartvig Larsen – Aarstiderne AS; Thomas Berlemann – Deutsche Telekom Kundenservice GmbH; Titus Johnson – Air Berlin; Eduardas Jasas – Consulting Company SDG; Elena Kazlauskiene – Consulting Company SDG; Christian Celin – Société Générale (guest presenter); Charles Quinn – Dell Corporation; Lisa Smith – Izusu Truck; Julie Walker – Izusu Truck; Paula Duffy – Easynet; Alexander Goetz – Goetz; Adrian Tripp – European Business Awards

2008 Ruban d’Honneur Recipients
Pictured from left to right:
Lucy Alexander (MC); Gilbert Ghostine – Diageo Continental Europe (representing Paul Walsh); Barbara Beck – ManPower EMEA; Hans Ollongren – SAS Group (representing Mats Jansson); Jose Maria Aznar – former Prime Minister of Spain (guest presenter); Jean-Philippe Thierry – AGF; Arja Suominen – Nokia (representing Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo); Matthias Oppermann – SGS Institut Fresenius GmbH; Adrian Tripp – European Business Awards

Category Award Winner 2009: The Atradius Growth Strategy of the Year Award
Pictured from left to right:
Bertrand Lartisien, Southern Europe Director – Atradius; and Phil Murray – Petrotechnics

Category Award Winner 2009: The Award for Corporate Sustainability
Pictured from left to right:
Dr Peter White – Procter & Gamble; and Emil Constantinescu – former President of Romania

Category Award Winner 2009: The Business Innovation of the Year Award
Pictured from left to right:
Phil Forrest – Chairman of Judges; and Kevin Meagher – Intamac

Category Award Winner 2009: The Business Leader of the Year Award
Pictured from left to right:
Arja Suominen – Nokia; and Jose Maria Aznar – former Prime Minister of Spain

Category Award Winner 2009: The RSM International Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Pictured from left to right:
Jean Stephens, CEO RSM International; and Steve Leach – Bigmouthmedia

Category Award Winner 2009: The Societe General Award for Customer Focus
Pictured from left to right:
Julie Walker – Izusu Truck; Bruno Bassac, Deputy Head of European Coverage – Société Générale; and Lisa Smith – Izusu Truck

2008 Award winners
Pictured from left to right:
Ad van Wijk – Econcern; Dr Peter White – Procter & Gamble;
Steve Leach – Bigmouthmedia; Phil Murray – Petrotechnics; Arja Suominen – Nokia; Julie Walker – Isuzu Truck; and Kevin Meagher – Intamac

EBA 2008 stage set

EBA 2008 table setting 1

The AXA Award for Corporate Sustainability
2007 Winner: HP Corporation EMEA
Pictured from left to right:
Claude Brunet, AXA Group and Francesco Serafini, Senior VIP and Managing Director from Award winner HP Corporation EMEA

The Business Leader of the Year Award
2007 Winner: Jean-Paul Votron, CEO, Fortis
Pictured from left to right:
Ged Davis, Managing Director & Head of Centre for Strategic Insight World Economic Forum, and Jean-Paul Votron

The CMS Business of the Year
2007 Winner: ARM Holdings
Pictured from left to right:
Robert-Derry Evans, Executive Partner CMS, and Bill Parsons, Executive Vice President, Human Resources ARM Holdings

The Entrepreneur of the Year Award
2007 Winner: Hans-Martin Rueter, CEO Conergy AG
Pictured from left to right:
Hans Martin Rueter, and Jon Housman, Managing Director, The Wall Street Journal Europe

The Société Générale Award for Customer Focus
2007 Winner: TNT Express
Pictured from left to right:
Christian Behaghel, Société Générale and Chriss Goossens, Managing Director Customer Experience TNT Express

The Grey EMEA Growth Strategy of the Year
2007 Winner: innocent drinks
Pictured from left to right:
Marijntje Stuurman, innocent drinks, and Carolyn Carter, President and CEO Grey EMEA

The Siemens Business Innovation of the Year
2007 Winner: CoreMedia AG
Pictured from left to right:
Dr Ralph Gündling, Senior Vice President, Siemens, and Klemens Kleiminger, Chief Financial Officer CoreMedia AG

The Business Leader of the Year Award

2008 Winner:
Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Nokia

Ruban d’Honneur Recipients:
Barbara J. Beck, President EMEA Operations, Manpower
Mats Jansson, President and CEO, SAS Group
Sir Terry Leahy, Chief Executive, Tesco Plc
Matthias Oppermann, Managing Director, SGS Société Générale de Surveillance Holding (Deutschland)
Jean-Philippe Thierry, Chairman and CEO, AGF
Paul Walsh, CEO, Diageo

The Business Innovation of the Year Award

2008 Winner:
Intamac Systems Ltd

Ruban d’Honneur Recipients:
Beluga Shipping GmbH
Lietuvos Draudimas
Sykes Global Services EMEA
Openet Ltd
Daimler AG
Grisoft S.R.O
BT
Deutsche Post Worldnet, DHL Technology and Innovation Management
Amadeus

The Atradius Growth Strategy of the Year Award

2008 Winner:
Petrotechnics Limited

Ruban d’Honneur Recipients:
PHOTEL Zrt (Teleperformance Hungary)
Bank of Cyprus Public Company Limited
Q-Cells AG
Kenmore Property Group
Vion NV
Infosys
Cpl Resources Limited
Wood Mackenzie Group Limited
Loyalty Partner GmbH

The Société Générale Award for Customer Focus

2008 Winner:
Isuzu Truck (UK) Limited

Ruban d’Honneur Recipients:
Loyalty Partner GmbH
Dell Corporation Inc
GenSet plc
Aarstiderne A/S
Goetz – Gebaelidemanagement RSL GmbH & Co KG
Air Berlin Plc
Easynet Limited
Joint Stock Company SDG
Deutsche Telekom Kundenservice GmbH

The RSM International Entrepreneur of the Year Award

2008 Winner:
Steve Leach, Bigmouthmedia

Ruban d’Honneur Recipients:
Bruno Carvalho, Active Space Technologies
Yannick Levy, DiBcom
Aliza Jabes, Laboratoire Nuxe
Nicos Petrakopoulos, Mellon Group of Companies
Kevin Meagher, Intamac Systems Ltd
Wojciech Pasieka, WP Investments Limited
Daan Van Doom, Peter Beckers Vion NV
Alexander Cimbalak, ACE Enterprise Slovakia Limited
Laurent Girard-Claudon and Jean-Christophe Murat, Approach People Recruitment Limited

The Award for Corporate Sustainability

2008 Winner:
Procter & Gamble

Ruban d’Honneur Recipients:
Acciona S.A
Enel Spa
Adnams Brewer and Leisure Retailer
Mcdonald’s Europe Limited
Allianz
Dexia SA
Carrefour Group
TNT Express
SCC – Sociedade Central de Cervejas e Bebidas, S.A.

The CMS Business of the Year Award

2008 Winner:
Econcern

Ruban d’Honneur Recipients:
Bank Pekao S.A
Wood Mackenzie Group Limited
Kenmore Property Group
SES Astra, S.A
Cpl Resources Limited
John Wood Group Plc
Whessoe Oil & Gas Limited
Beluga Shipping GmbH

2007 Winner:
HP Corporation EMEA

Ruban d’Honneur Recipients:
ABN AMRO
Akzo Nobel NV
Conergy AG
Diageo Ireland
Henkel KGaA
Kingfisher Plc
Shepherd Neame
SODEXHO ALLIANCE
Volvo Car Corporation

The CMS Business of the Year Award

2007 Winner:
ARM Holdings

Ruban d’Honneur Recipients:
AEGON NV
ALUMIL MILONAS SA
AS Baltika
Banca Intesa SPA
Commerzbank AG
Elcoteq SE
NedRailways BV
New Wave Group AB
ResMed

The Entrepreneur of the Year Award

2007 Winner:
Hans-Martin Rueter, Conergy AG

Ruban d’Honneur Recipients:
George Milonas, ALUMIL MILONAS SA
Pieter Zwart, Coolblue BV
Martin Holecko, ET NETERA
Helen Elizabeth Colley, Farmhouse Fare
Janet Kelly, Free Features
Kristin Syltevik, Hotwire
Andrew Ainge, MetalFX® Technology Limited
Torsten Jannsson, New Wave Group AB
Karl-Heinz Land, VoiceObjects AG

The Grey EMEA Growth Strategy of the Year Award

2007 Winner:
innocent drink

Ruban d’Honneur Recipients:
AS Baltika
Bigmouthmedia
EDF Energy
Elcoteq SE
ET NETERA
Loyalty Partner GmbH
New Wave Group AB
O2
Q-Cells AG

The Siemens Business Innovation of the Year Award

2007 Winner:
CoreMedia AG

Ruban d’Honneur Recipients:
Airbus SAS
Akzo Nobel NV
Atlas Copco Surface Drilling Equipment
BP plc
DaimlerChrysler AG
DeLaval International AB
Honeywell-CentraLine
HP Corporation EMEA
innocent drinks

The Société Générale Award for Customer Focus

2007 Winner:
TNT Express

Ruban d’Honneur Recipients:
Amadeus
Avis Europe Plc
Banca Intesa SPA
NS Netherlands Railways
Overbury
Regus
The Rezidor Hotel Group
T-Mobile Deutschland GmbH
UniCredit Banca SPA