Management Awards Category Honorees

Follow the links below to read the full-text of most of the 2011 Stevie Award-winning entries.

Executive of the Year - Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
SUNGWOOADCOM, Seoul, South Korea: Lee Min-Sung, CEO
DISTINGUISHED HONOREES:
M3 Communications Group, Inc., Sofia, Bulgaria: Maxim Behar, CEO
MWW Group, East Rutherford, NJ USA: Michael Kempner, President, Founder, & CEO

Executive of the Year - Aerospace & Defense
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Korea Airports Corporation, Seoul, South Korea: Sung Si-Chul, CEO

Executive of the Year - Automotive & Transport Equipment
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Toyota Motor Corporation, Aichi, Japan: Fujio Cho, Chairman
DISTINGUISHED HONOREES:
Alliance Capital, Abu Dhabi, UAE: Eisa Al Shamlan, Chairman
Karsan, Istanbul, Turkey: Jan Nahum, Executive Director

Executive of the Year - Banking
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
OCBC BANK (MALAYSIA) BERHAD, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: David Conner, CEO
DISTINGUISHED HONOREES:
Korea Development Bank, Seoul, South Korea: Kang Man-Soo, Chairman & CEO
National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE: Michael Hardwick Tomalin, Group CEO
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Stockholm, Sweden: Annika Falkengren, President, CEO, and Director
ZENITH BANK PLC, Lagos, Nigeria: Godwin Emefiele, Managing Director

Executive of the Year - Business Services
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Smart Reader Worldwide Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Dr Richard Ong, Chief Executive Officer
DISTINGUISHED HONOREES:
Accenture. Chicago, IL USA: Teresa Poggenpohl, Executive Director - Global Image
ActionCOACH, Las Vegas, NV USA: Jodie Shaw, CEO
BEAM, Seoul, South Korea: Jun Jin-Young, CEO
Bulldog Solutions, Austin, TX USA: Rob Solomon, founder and CEO
Eagle's Flight Creative Training Excellence Inc., Guelph, Canada: Phil Geldart, Chief Executive Officer
McKinney Rogers, New York, NY USA: Damian McKinney, CEO, Business Execution Professional
NIIT Technologies, Inc., Atlanta, GA USA: Lalit Dhingra, President
SDL International, Maidenhead, United Kingdom: Peter Smith, CEO
World Compliance, Miami, FL USA: Dirk Mohrmann, CEO
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT USA: Ursula M. Burns, CEO

Executive of the Year - Chemicals
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Sasol Limited, Johannesburg, South Africa: Lawrence (Pat) Patrick Adrian Davies, CEO

Executive of the Year - Computer Hardware
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA USA: Catherine A. Lesjak, Chief Financial Officer and Executive VP

Executive of the Year - Computer Software
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
ACE enterprise Slovakia, Bratislava, Slovakia: Alexander Cimbalak, CEO
DISTINGUISHED HONOREES:
Hancom Inc., Seoul, South Korea: Lee Hong-Goo, CEO, Hancom Inc.
iolo technologies, Los Angeles, CA USA: Noah T. Rowles, CEO and Founder
Quality Systems, Inc., Irvine, CA USA: Steven T. Plochocki: Leading the Way Amid Industry Seachange
seoClarity, Des Plaines, IL USA: Renie McClay, Director of Sales
TelecityGroup, London, United Kingdom: Michael Tobin, CEO

Executive of the Year - Conglomerates
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Reliance Industries Limited, Mumbai, India: Mukesh D Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director
DISTINGUISHED HONOREES:
Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited, Hong Kong, China: Anthony Nightingale, Managing Director & Chairman
Supergroup, Sandton, South Africa: Peter Mountford, Chief Executive Officer

Executive of the Year - Consumer Products
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Unilever N.V., Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Paul Polman, CEO and Director
DISTINGUISHED HONOREES:
Groupe Danone, Paris, France: Franck Riboud, Chairman & CEO
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, Japan: Motoki Ozaki, President, CEO and Director
LG Electronics, Inc., Seoul, South Korea: Kenneth W.Chang, VP and Head Business Development Team
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, Slough, United Kingdom: Bart Becht, CEO

Executive of the Year - Diversified Services
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
African Access Holdings, Durban, South Africa: Shaun Battlemann, CEO
DISTINGUISHED HONOREES:
K-Water, Seoul, South Korea: Kim Keun-Ho, CEO
SIDM, Seoul, South Korea: Lee Ju-Hwag, CEO

Executive of the Year - Electronics
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Seoul, South Korea: Yun Jong-Yong, CEO

Executive of the Year - Energy
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Iberdrola SA, Bilbao, Spain: Jose Ignacio Sanchez Galán, CEO
DISTINGUISHED HONOREES:
CoreClean, Austin, TX USA: Anyck Turgeon, CEO & CISS
Korea Nuclear Fuel Company, Daejeon, South Korea: Kim Ki-Hak, President & CEO
Korea Radioactive Waste Management Corporation, Seoul, South Korea: Min Kye-Hong, President & CEO

Executive of the Year - Financial Services
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Korea Development Bank, Seoul, South Korea: Kang Man-Soo, Chairman & CEO
DISTINGUISHED HONOREES:
Trinidad and Tobago Unit Trust Corporation, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago: Eutrice Carrington, Executive Director
Union National Bank, Abu Dhabi, UAE: Mr Mohammad Nasr Abdeen, CEO

Executive of the Year - Food & Beverage
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc. Miami, FL USA: Wayne E. Chaplin, President & COO
DISTINGUISHED HONOREES:
CEVITAL SPA, Alger, Algeria: Issad Rebrab, President & Managing Director
Nestle SA, Vevey, Switzerland: Paul Bulcke, CEO
The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA USA: Ingrid Saunders-Jones, Senior VP, Global Community Connections

Executive of the Year - Health Products & Services
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
MELILEA International Group of Companies, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Datuk Dr. Alan Wong, Founder and Group Chairman
DISTINGUISHED HONOREES:
Aetna, Hartford, CT USA: Elease E. Wright, Senior VP of Human Resources
Quality Systems, Inc., Irvine, CA USA: Steven T. Plochocki: Leading the Way Amid Industry Seachange
Tawam Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE: Dr. Said Abuhasna, Chairman, Department of Critical Care Medicine
Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE: Ahlam Al Sheiban, Acting Chief Quality Officer

Executive of the Year - Hospitality & Leisure
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Pegasus Solutions, Inc., Dallas, TX USA: Mike Kistner, CEO
DISTINGUISHED HONOREES:
Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, South Korea: Song Shi-Hun, Director

Executive of the Year - Insurance
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Thai Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand: Chai Chaiyawan, President
DISTINGUISHED HONOREES:
MAPFRE, S.A., Madrid, Spain: José Manuel Martinez, Chairman & CEO
RSA Canada, Toronto, Canada: Rowan Saunders, President & CEO
Wellpoint, Inc., Indianapolis, IN USA: Angela F. Braly, Chair, President & CEO

Executive of the Year - Manufacturing
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan: Naoki Adachi, President and CEO

Executive of the Year - Materials & Construction
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Holcim Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland: Markus Johann Akermann, CEO & Director
DISTINGUISHED HONOREES:
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Benjamin Steinbruch, CEO
Unibeton Ready Mix, Abu Dhabi, UAE: Mohammed Shehadeh, Senior Vice President and Board Member

Executive of the Year - Media
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Reed Elsevier NV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Mark H. Armour, CFO
DISTINGUISHED HONOREE:
SUNGWOOADCOM, Seoul, South Korea: Lee Min-Sung, CEO

Executive of the Year - Metals & Mining
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A., Lima, Peru: Roque Benavides Ganoza, President, CEO, and Director

Executive of the Year - Non-Profit or Government Organizations
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Abu Dhabi Education Council, Abu Dhabi, UAE: Mugheer Al Khaili, Director General
DISTINGUISHED HONOREES:
Military Manpower Administration, Daejeon, South Korea: Kim Young-Hoo, Commissioner
The Korea Mission for the Visually Handicapped, Seoul, South Korea: Shin In-Sik, Inventor

Executive of the Year - Pharmaceuticals
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Roche Group, Basel, Switzerland: Franz B. Humer, Chairman
DISTINGUISHED HONOREE:
Alvogen, Parsippany, NJ USA: Doug Drysdale, CEO

Executive of the Year - Real Estate
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
EXIT Realty Corp. International, Mississauga, Canada: Erika Gileo, Senior Vice President, Operations
DISTINGUISHED HONOREE:
Economic Zones World, Dubai, UAE: Salma Ali Saif Bin Hareb, CEO

Executive of the Year - Retail
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Tesco PLC, Cheshunt, United Kingdom: Philip Clarke, CEO

Executive of the Year - Telecommunications
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
BT Group, London, United Kingdom: Ian Livingston, CEO
DISTINGUISHED HONOREES:
Etisalat Misr, Cairo, Egypt: Eng. Saleh Al-Abdooli, CEO
Hellenic Telecom, Athens, Greece: Michael Tsamaz, Chairman & CEO
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd, Shenzhen, China: Yafang Sun, Chairwoman
Maroc Telecom, Rabat, Morocco: Abdeslam Ahizoune, Chairman and President
OnRelay Ltd, London, United Kingdom: Marie Wold, President & CFO
Portugal Telecom, Lisbon, Portugal: Zeinal Bava, CEO
SK Telecom Co., Ltd., Seoul, South Korea: Ha Sung-Min, President
Turk Telekom, Istanbul, Turkey: K. Gökhan Bozkurt, CEO
Ufone PTML - Etisalat, Islamabad, Pakistan: Mr. Abdul Aziz, President and CEO
XLN Telecom, Burgess Hill, United Kingdom: Christian Nellemann, CEO

Executive of the Year - Transportation
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Deutsche Post AG, Bonn, Germany: Wulf von Schimmelmann, Chair, Supervisory Board
DISTINGUISHED HONOREES:
DP World, Dubai, UAE: Sir John Parker, Director and Vice Chairman
Ethiopian Airlines, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Tewolde Gebremariam, CEO
SAS AB, Stockholm, Sweden: Rickard Gustafson, President and CEO

Executive of the Year - Utilities
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited, Hong Kong, China: H L Kam, Group Managing Director

Chairman of the Year
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Etisalat, Abu Dhabi, UAE: Mohammed Omran, Chairman
DISTINGUISHED HONOREES:
Al Fara’a Group, Abu Dhabi, UAE: Dr. J.R.Gangaramani, President & Executive Chairman
EXIT Realty Corp. International, Mississauga, Canada: Steve Morris, Founder & CEO
Hancom Inc., Seoul, South Korea: Lee Hong-Goo, Chairman & CEO
National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE: H.E. Nasser Ahmed Khalifa Alsowaidi, Chairman of the Board
Quality Systems, Inc., Irvine, CA USA: Sheldon Razin, Chairman
Soongsil University, Seoul, South Korea: Kim Dae-Gun, Chairman & President

Turnaround Executive of the Year
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Damas International Limited, Dubai, UAE: Anan Fakhreddin, CEO
DISTINGUISHED HONOREES:
Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd., Abu Dhabi, UAE: Huda Al Matroushi, Vice President, GASCO
Al Gurg Paints LLC, Sharjah, UAE: Sunil Gudur, General Manager
Nu Skin Enterprises (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan), Hong Kong, China: Vincent Cheng, Vice President of Distributor Success & General Manager
Soongsil University, Seoul, South Korea: Kim Dae-Gun, President
Uijeongbu City, South Korea: Ahn Byung-Young, Mayor of Uijeongbu

Finance Executive of the Year
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Hadlow College, Haywards Heath, United Kingdom: Mark Lumsdon-Taylor, CFO
DISTINGUISHED HONOREES:
TelecityGroup, London, United Kingdom: Brian McArthur-Muscroft, CFO

Management Team of the Year
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
iolo technologies, Los Angeles, CA USA
DISTINGUISHED HONOREES:
Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters - The Strategic Planning Section of the Human Resources General Directorate, Abu Dhabi, UAE
NESTLE TURKEY, Istanbul, Turkey
Quality Systems, Inc., Irvine, CA USA
Spend Radar, Chicago, IL USA
TelecityGroup, London, United Kingdom