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2017 Management Awards Category Stevie® Award Winners

The following are Stevie Award winners in The 2017 International Business Awards. The awards will be presented during a gala event in Barcelona, Spain on Saturday, 21 October. Tickets are now on sale.

Executive of the Year - Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Albert, New York, NY USA: Amy Inlow, CMO
SILVER STEVIE WINNER:
Marketing CoPilot, Toronto, ON Canada: Marie Wiese, Founder & President
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
Clever Solution Inc., New York, NY USA: Sergey Grybniak, CEO
MSLGroup, New York, NY USA: Erin Lanuti, Chief Influence Strategist
OBI Creative, Omaha, NE USA: Mary Ann O’Brien, Founder & CEO

Executive of the Year - Banking & Financial Services
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Doha Bank, Doha, Qatar: Dr. R Seetharaman, Chief Executive Officer
SILVER STEVIE WINNERS:
eNett, Singapore: Anthony Hynes, MD and CEO
Union National Bank, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Mohammad Nasr Abdeen, CEO
Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting, Riverwoods, IL, USA: Karen Abramson, CEO, Global Division
BRONZE STEVIE WINNER:
PJ Lhuillier Group of Companies, Makati City, Philippines: Jean Henri Lhuillier, President and CEO

Executive of the Year - Business, Diversified or Professional Services
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
PJ Lhuillier Group of Companies, Makati City, Philippines: Jean Henri Lhuillier, President and CEO
SILVER STEVIE WINNERS:
RiseSmart, San Jose, CA USA: Sanjay Sathe, President and Chief Executive Officer
Securus Technologies, Carrollton, TX USA: Rick Smith, CEO
BRONZE STEVIE WINNER:
Financial Voyages LLC, Atlanta, GA USA: Pamela S. Robinson, CEO

Executive of the Year - Chemicals
GOLD STEVIE WINNERS:
Alexium International, Greer, SC USA: Nicholas Clark, CEO
PT Petrokimia Gresik, Gresik, Indonesia: Nugroho Christijanto, CEO

Executive of the Year - Computer Services
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
CallidusCloud, Dublin, CA USA: Leslie Stretch, CEO
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
Infinite Computer Solutions, Rockville, MD USA: Amit Srivastav, President - Business Technology Solutions
Mphasis Group, New York, NY USA: Rajesh Makhija, CEO of Wyde & Eldorado; Chief Marketing and M&A Officer, Mphasis Group

Executive of the Year - Computer Software
GOLD STEVIE WINNERS:
IQMS, Paso Robles, CA USA: Gary Nemmers, President and CEO
Meltwater, San Francisco, CA USA: Jorn Lyseggen, Founder & CEO
SILVER STEVIE WINNER:
CallidusCloud, Dublin, CA USA: Leslie Stretch, CEO
BRONZE STEVIE WINNER:
Syncron, Stockholm, Sweden: Anders Gruden, CEO

Executive of the Year - Energy & Utilities
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority, United Arab Emirates: Marwan Bin Haidar, EVP Innovation and The Future
SILVER STEVIE WINNER:
Ansan City, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea: Mayor Je Jong-Geel
Schlumberger, Houston, TX USA: Iris Salinas, Global E-commerce and Women's Network Leader

Executive of the Year - Food & Beverage
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Golf Dondurma, Istanbul, Turkey: Ergün Akkaya, CEO
SILVER STEVIE WINNER:
Ming Yung Enterprise Co., Ltd, New Taipei City, Taiwan: Chairman Boyu Yang

Executive of the Year - Hospitality & Leisure
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Creative Lodging Solutions, Lexington, KY USA: Della Deerfield, VP of Finance
BRONZE STEVIE WINNER:
Hotel Soulhada, Seoul, South Korea: San Kim, General Manager

Executive of the Year - Insurance
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
PJ Lhuillier Group of Companies, Makati City, Philippines: Jean Henri Lhuillier, President and CEO
BRONZE STEVIE WINNER:
Thai Life Insurance Plc., Bangkok, Thailand: Mr. Chai Chaiyawan, President

Executive of the Year - Manufacturing
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Australian Innovative Systems Pty Ltd (AIS) Company, Brisbane, Australia: Elena Gosse, CEO
BRONZE STEVIE WINNER:
PT Petrokimia Gresik, Gresik, Indonesia: Nugroho Christijanto, CEO

Executive of the Year - Non-Profit or Government Organizations
GOLD STEVIE WINNERS:
Hadlow College, Hadlow Kent, United Kingdom: Mark Lumsdon-Taylor, Deputy Principal and CEO
Yong-In City, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea: Yongin Mayor Jung Chan-Min
SILVER STEVIE WINNER:
JEWISHcolorado, Denver, CO USA: Doug Seserman, President & CEO

Executive of the Year - Telecommunications
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
GTT Communications, Inc., McLean, VA USA: Richard Rick D. Calder Jr., President and CEO
BRONZE STEVIE WINNER:
Globe Telecom, Inc., Taguig, Philippines: Ernest Cu, President & CEO

Executive of the Year - All Other Industries
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Property Exchange Australia Ltd, Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Marcus Price, CEO
SILVER STEVIE WINNERS:
BOX MEDIA Co, Ltd., Seoul, South Korea: Hae Sun Park, CEO
Freelancer.com, Sydney, NSW Australia: Matt Barrie, Founder and CEO
Intensive Care Experts, New York, NY USA: Dr. Gus Ferrer, Founder & President
Pronet, Istanbul, Turkey: Ediz Habip, CMO
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
Bon Choix Couture, Los Angeles, CA USA: Tagui Veronica Manoyan, CEO & Creative Director
Jeunesse Global, Lake Mary, FL USA: Randy Ray, Co-Founder and CEO
PJ Lhuillier Group of Companies, Makati City, Philippines: Jean Henri Lhuillier, President and CEO
Telemart, Karachi, Pakistan: Ahmed Rauf Essa, Co-Founder

Maverick of the Year
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Burdge & Associates Architects, Malibu, CA USA: Doug Burdge, Principal
SILVER STEVIE WINNERS:
FIS, St. Petersburg, FL USA: Bruce Lowthers, Group President
Jeunesse Global, Lake Mary, FL USA: Scott Lewis, CVO
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
Acquire BPO, Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Scott Stavretis, Chief Executive Officer
CallidusCloud, Dublin, CA USA: CEO Leslie Stretch, Growing CallidusCloud by Helping Customers Turn Leads into Money Faster
mobile.de GmbH, Europarc-Dreilinden, Germany: Matthias Schmidt, Manager of External Partners
PJ Lhuillier Group of Companies, Makati City, Philippines: Jean Henri Lhuillier, President and CEO

Innovator of the Year - Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations and Business Services
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Iconic Digital, London, United Kingdom: Steve Pailthorpe, Founder and CEO
SILVER STEVIE WINNER:
FTI Consulting, San Francisco, CA USA: Nitin Kumar, Senior Managing Director
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
Albert, New York, NY USA: Or Shani, CEO
MSLGroup, New York, NY USA: Erin Lanuti, Chief Influence Strategist
SOTI Inc., Mississauga, ON, Canada: Carl Rodrigues, CEO, Re-engineers Enterprise Mobility Market

Innovator of the Year - Computer Services & Software
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
CallidusCloud, Dublin, CA USA: Leslie Stretch, CEO
SILVER STEVIE WINNER:
MATRIXX Software, Saratoga, CA USA: Dave Labuda, Founder, CEO & CTO
BRONZE STEVIE WINNER:
Cisco, San Jose, CA USA: John N. Stewart, Chief Security and Trust Officer

Innovator of the Year - All Other Industries
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Property Exchange Australia Ltd, Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Marcus Price, CEO
SILVER STEVIE WINNER:
mBank, Lodz, Poland: Tomasz Górski, Head of SMB Business
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
Contempo Properties Holdings Inc., Cebu City, Philippines: Beverly M. Dayanan, Founder & CEO
ModusLink Global Solutions, Waltham, MA, USA: Nick Foy, Chief Strategy Officer
PJ Lhuillier Group of Companies, Makati City, Philippines: Jean Henri Lhuillier, President and CEO

Woman of the Year - Advertising, Business Services, Marketing and Public Relations
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Globalization Partners, Boston, MA USA: Nicole Sahin, CEO
SILVER STEVIE WINNER:
Shine Bid Services, London, United Kingdom: Anne McNamara, CEO
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
The Author Incubator, McLean, VA USA: Dr. Angela Lauria, Founder & CEO
BTS, San Francisco, CA USA: Jessica Parisi, President & CEO, BTS USA
Lisa Kelley, Professional MC, Seoul, South Korea
Strategati LLC, San Diego, CA USA: Dr. Corinne Jenni, President

Woman of the Year - Banking, Financial Services & Real Estate
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
FIS, St. Petersburg, FL USA: Serena Smith, CAO and Head of International Payments
SILVER STEVIE WINNER:
PT Bank Ganesha Tbk, Jakarta, Indonesia: Surjawaty Tatang. President Director
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
Spartan Value Investors, Birmingham, AL USA: Lindsay Davis, Chief Operating Officer
Stockdale & Leggo, Melbourne, VIC Australia: Anna Thomas, Chief Operating Officer

Woman of the Year - Computer Software
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Built.io, San Francisco, CA USA: Neha Sampat, CEO
SILVER STEVIE WINNERS:
RippleNami, Inc., San Diego, CA USA: Jaye Connolly-LaBelle, President & CEO
Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting, Riverwoods, IL USA: Karen Abramson, CEO, Global Division
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
CallidusCloud, Dublin, CA USA: Mary Ainsworth, VP of Human Resources
CallidusCloud, Dublin, CA USA: Roxanne Oulman, SVP Finance and Accounting
Rimini Street, Las Vegas, NV USA: Heather Sepolen, VP, Global Service Delivery Strategy

Woman of the Year - All Other Industries
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Schlumberger, Houston, TX USA: Iris Salinas, ConnectWomen Global Leader, Women's Network
SILVER STEVIE WINNERS:
Creative Lodging Solutions, Lexington, KY USA: Carolyn Hundley, Chief Culture and Development Officer
Jeunesse Global, Lake Mary, FL USA: Wendy Lewis, Co-Founder and COO
Manatee Holdings Ltd., Courtenay BC, Canada: Lourdes Gant, Chief Visionary Officer
Picore International, Calabasas, CA USA: Dr. Dana Picore, President & CEO
ReSound, Bloomington, MN USA: GN Hearing North American President Kim Lody: How Listening Closely Shifted Culture; Fostered Change and Made Company a Leader
Yerra Solutions, Basel, Switzerland: Rajitha Boer, ‎Founder, President and CEO
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
Australian Innovative Systems Pty Ltd (AIS) Company, Brisbane, Australia: Elena Gosse, CEO
MicroHealth, LLC, Vienna, VA USA: Page McNall, Director of Organizational Development

Management Team of the Year - Advertising, Business Services Marketing and Public Relations
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
SPi CRM, Manila, Philippines
SILVER STEVIE WINNER:
BORN, Princeton Junction, NJ USA
BRONZE STEVIE WINNER:
AND Gayrimenkul, Istanbul, Turkey

Management Team of the Year - Computer Software
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
CallidusCloud, Dublin, CA USA
SILVER STEVIE WINNER:
Paysafe, Douglas, Isle of Man, United Kingdom
BRONZE STEVIE WINNER:
RevenueWire, Victoria, BC, Canada

Management Team of the Year - Consumer Products
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Jeunesse Global, Lake Mary, FL USA
SILVER STEVIE WINNERS:
ARIIX, Bountiful, UT USA
ReSound, Bloomington, MN USA

Management Team of the Year - All Other Industries
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Pan American Energy, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
SILVER STEVIE WINNER:
FIS, St. Petersburg, FL USA: FIS CAO Management Team
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
iwoca, Ltd, London, United Kingdom: iwoca Founders
MicroHealth, LLC, Vienna, VA USA: Interagency Comprehensive Plan for Care Coordination Support (ICPCCS) Project Team
PT Petrokimia Gresik, Gresik, Indonesia: Board of Directors of PT Petrokimia Gresik