The European Business Awards

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The European Business Awards is a business award programme which aims to obtain positive publicity for organisations from the European Union.

The first series of awards were held in the Conrad in Brussels on 31 January 2007.

1 History
2 THE EUROPEAN BUSINESS AWARDS WINNERS
3 2007/08 Panelists
4 External links

[edit] History

The European Business Awards is based upon the UK National Business Awards, a programme which was started in 2001. The UK National Business Awards and The European Business Awards encompass businesses from all sectors irrespective of size, age or turnover.

The second European Business Awards 2008 was held 11 March 2008 in the InterContinental Le Grand Paris in Paris.

[edit] THE EUROPEAN BUSINESS AWARDS WINNERS

2007

The CMS Business of the Year Award - ARM Holdings plc

The AXA Award for Corporate Sustainability - HP Corporation EMEA

The Entrepreneur of the Year Award - Hans-Martin Rueter of Conergy AG

The Grey EMEA Growth Strategy of the Year Award - innocent drinks

The Siemens Business Innovation of the Year Award - CoreMedia AG

The Société Générale Award for Customer Focus - TNT Express

The Business Leader of the Year Award - Jean-Paul Votron, CEO Fortis

2008

The RSM International Entrepreneur of the Year Award - Steve Leach, Group CEO of Bigmouthmedia

The Award for Corporate Sustainability - Procter & Gamble

The Société Générale Award for Customer Focus - Isuzu Truck (UK) Limited

The Business Innovation of the Year Award - Intamac Systems Ltd

The CMS Business of the Year Award - Econcern

The Atradius Growth Strategy of the Year Award - Petrotechnics Limited

The Business Leader of the Year Award - Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, President and CEO of Nokia

[edit] 2007/08 Panelists

These include:

José María Aznar, former Prime Minister of Spain
Wim Kok, former Prime Minister of The Netherlands
Ged Davis - Former Managing Director, the World Economic Forum
Jean-Paul Votron - CEO of Fortis
Jon Housman, former Managing Director The Wall Street Journal Europe
Viscount Etienne Davignon, Chairman of Societe Generale - Belgique
Professor Ulrich Steger, Deputy Dean of IMD
Jose Luis Rodriguez from Foro de la Nueva Economia
Lykke Friis, Former head of the Danish DTI
Professor David Migley, from INSEAD
Claire Dorland-Clauzel, Senior Executive Vice-President Communications, Brand and Sustainable Development AXA Group
Professor Niels Bjørn-Andersen, Chair of Information Services and Director of Enterprise Management at Copenhagen Business School
Fientje Moerman, Vice Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Economy, Enterprise, Science, Innovation and Foreign Trade.