SA in Stevie Awards honourees

Companies from South Africa won in the below categories...
1. Management

• Executive of the year in Chemicals went to Sasol Limited CEO Lawrence (Pat) Patrick Adrian Davies.
  
• Executive of the year in Conglomerates went to Supergroup CEO Peter Mountford as a Distinguished Honouree.
  
• Executive of the year in Diversified Services went to Shaun Battleman, CEO of African Access Holdings.

2. Company/Organisation Awards

• AFRICAN Rainbow Mineral received Distinguished Honouree for Company of the year in Metals and Minerals.
  
• MTN Group won Company of the year in Telecommunications.

3. Corporate Communications, Investor Relations and Public Relations Awards

• Inzalo Communication walked away with the Communications or PR Campaign of the year in Low Budget Award.
  
• Re-Branding a Nation took the Communications or PR of the year in Public Affairs Award.

Nicknamed the Stevies from the Greek word "crowned," the awards will be presented at a gala event on Tuesday, 11 October at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Tickets for the event are on sale now at www.stevieawards.com/iba.

Winning 42 Stevie Awards this year, organisations and individuals in the United States made the best showing. South Korea came in second place with 29 awards, while the host nation United Arab Emirates earned an impressive 24 Stevies. The United Kingdom earned 22 awards followed by Turkey with 11 and Germany with 10 Stevies.

Some notable winners...

• Company of the Year (Conglomerates): Siemens AG (Germany)
  
• Executive of the Year (Electronics): Yun Jong-Yong, CEO, Samsung Electronics (South Korea)
  
• Most Innovative Company of the Year (Middle East and Africa): Etisalat Group (UAE)
  
• Fastest Growing Company of the Year and Best New Company of the Year: Everonn Education Limited (India)
  
• Best New Product or Service of the Year (Health Products & Services): Cascades Intelligent Antibacterial Paper (Canada)
  
• Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year: ITT Corporation (United States)
  
• Marketing Campaign of the Year: Finansbank A.S. (Turkey)

A complete list of all 2011 International Business Awards honourees is available at www.stevieawards.com/iba.

Stevie Award trophy and Distinguished Honouree (honourable mention) medal winners were selected from more than 3000 entries received from organisations and individuals in more than 50 nations. All organisations worldwide are eligible to compete in The International Business Awards, and can nominate in a wide range of categories, including management awards, company/organisation awards, marketing awards, public relations awards, customer service awards, human resources awards, new product awards, IT awards, web site awards, and more.

Business professionals around the world participated in preliminary judging in May-July. Their average scores determined the entries that were eligible to be considered in final judging, which was performed earlier this month by the members of 10 specialised committees. In total, 200 executives around the world participated in the judging process.