The CMS Business of the Year Award

Winner: ARM Holdings
Cambridge - UNITED KINGDOM

Mr Bill Parsons (left) with Robert Derry-Evans of sponsor CMS Legal Services, EEIG

 

ARM designs and sells by licence the technology at the heart of advanced digital products - microprocessors, data engines, 3D processors and digital libraries. It holds a staggering 25 per cent of the global market – as much as its next three competitors combined. www.arm.com

 

The Finalists:

AEGON N.V.
The Hague - THE NETHERLANDS

AEGON is one of the world’s largest life insurance and pension companies serving more than 30 million customers across 20 countries and has €360billion under management. www.aegon.com

 

ALUMIL MILONAS S.A.
Kilkis - GREECE

Alumil Milonas, one of Europe’s largest private aluminium extrusion and profiles production groups, has successfully penetrated 45 markets around the globe. www.alumil.com

 

AS Baltika
Tallinn - ESTONIA

Baltika Group is a fashion retailer currently operating 100 stores in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine and Russia. www.baltika.ee

 

Commerzbank AG
Frankfurt - GERMANY

Commerzbank , Germany’s second largest bank, leads Europe in commercial real-estate financing and public sector financing. www.commerzbank.com

 

Elcoteq SE
Espoo - FINLAND

Elcoteq, a leading electronics manufacturing services company focusing on communications technology, is by net sales the world’s sixth EMS company and the fourth in communications. www.elcoteq.com

 

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.
Milan - ITALY

Gruppo Intesa, a leading banking group with 7.5 million customers in Italy and 5.8 million customers abroad. Its extensive network operates in 20 countries.
www.bancaintesa.it

 

NedRailways BV
Utrecht – THE NETHERLANDS

NedRailways is an investment-led service company seeing remarkable success acquiring and operating independent rail concessions outside The Netherlands. www.nedrailways.com

 

New Wave Group AB
Kungälv - SWEDEN

New Wave creates, acquires and develops branded merchandise for corporate profiling and consumer markets, mainly within the clothing, accessory and gifts sectors. www.nwg.se

 

ResMed
St Priest – FRANCE

The global leader in Sleep Disorder Breathing screening, treatment and management, and other breathing disorders, ResMed is committed to raising awareness and improving the quality of life of people living with the disorder. www.resmed.com