Management Awards Category Winners
Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie® Award winners in the 22nd annual IBAs are listed by category. Winners were determined through more than two months of judging by the average scores of more than 250 professionals worldwide. Winners will be celebrated during a gala event in Lisbon, Portugal on Friday, 10 October.
Best Innovation in Management Practices
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Banco do Brasil S.A., São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil: SAC BB - People caring for People
Emerging Leader of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Ports, Customs and free Zone Corporation (PCFC), Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Noura Abdulla Alshamsi, Director of Strategy & Governance
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Ministry of Culture, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities: A Beacon of Next-Gen Leadership
Excellence in Diversity Management
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
HALKBANK, Istanbul, Umraniye, Türkiye: Halkbank Supports Women Entrepreneurship
Executive of the Year - Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
HAVAS PR North America, New York, New York, United States: Dara Busch, CEO, HAVAS PR North America
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
d:istinkt, Sofia, Bulgaria: Galina Pauncheva, Experienced Chief Executive Officer
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
PRecious Communications, Philippines, Pasig City, Philippines: Paolo Alba, Regional Vice President & Country Lead
Executive of the Year - Banking
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
HALKBANK, Istanbul, Umraniye, Türkiye: Mr. Osman Arslan, CEO
Executive of the Year - Business or Professional Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
LML Consulting International Inc., Miramar, Florida, United States: Luis Alberto Diaz, Founder & CEO
Executive of the Year - Computer Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
B&A, McLean, Virginia, United States: Jonathan Evans, President & CEO
Executive of the Year - Consumer Products - Non-Durables
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Kendra Scott, Austin, Texas, United States: Kamanasish Kundu, SVP, Head of Digital & Ecommerce
Executive of the Year - Diversified Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
AD Ports Group, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Capt. Saif Al Mheiri, CEO
Executive of the Year - Financial Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
PJ Lhuillier Inc. (Cebuana Lhuillier), Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines: Jean Henri Lhuillier, President & CEO
Executive of the Year - Insurance
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
VUMI Group, Miami, Florida, United States: David Rendall, President & CEO
Executive of the Year - Non-Profit or Government Organizations
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Abu Dhabi Customs, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: H.E. Rashed Lahej Al Mansoori, Director General
Executive of the Year - Real Estate
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Filinvest Land Inc, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines: Tristan Las Marias, President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive of the Year - Retail
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Kendra Scott, Austin, Texas, United States: Kamanasish Kundu, SVP, Head of Digital & Ecommerce
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
The Workplace Depot, Nottingham, United Kingdom: Steve Miller, CEO
Executive of the Year - Telecommunications
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Platform24 LLC, Tashkent, Uzbekistan: Dmitry Orekhov, CEO
Innovator of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Zenutna Holdings Corporation, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines: Avon Viray Morales, SVP/Chief People Officer
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Harvard Foundry, Boston, Massachusetts, United States: Katharina Rings, Director Foundry
PJ Lhuillier Inc. (Cebuana Lhuillier), Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines: Jean Henri Lhuillier, President and CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Scrum Alliance, New York, New York, United States: Tristan Boutros, CEO
Lifetime Achievement Award - Business Services Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
HALKBANK, Istanbul, Umraniye, Türkiye: Mr. Osman Arslan, CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Google, Mountain View, California, United States: Jani Hirvonen, The Global Impact in Leadership & Innovation Award
Lifetime Achievement Award - Consumer Services Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
PJ Lhuillier Inc. (Cebuana Lhuillier), Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines: Jean Henri Lhuillier, President and CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Gary Sprouse, M.D., Chester, Maryland, United States: Gary Sprouse, M.D.
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
South Coast Orthodontics, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Dr. Kamal Ahmed
Management Team of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
HALKBANK, Istanbul, Umraniye, Türkiye: Halkbank's Managment Team
Maverick of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Abu Dhabi Customs, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: H.E. Fahed Gharib Al Shamsi, Director of Support Services
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
ExtendMax Vietnam Company Limited, Hanoi, Vietnam: Trần Thanh Phương, Founder & CEO
Migdal Group, Tel-Aviv, Israel: Moshe Morgenstern, Deputy CEO and Director
PJ Lhuillier Inc. (Cebuana Lhuillier), Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines: Jean Henri Lhuillier, President and CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Abdulaziz Alkindi, Section Head
Nautical Green Maritime S.A, Piraeus, Greece: Mustafa Nejem, Managing Director
Woman of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Migdal Group, Tel-Aviv, Israel: Moran Avnon, Head of Innovation
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Bright & Brilliant, Chiddingfold, Surrey, United Kingdom: Sarah Farmer, Global Executive Coach
Cisco Systems, Inc., San Jose, California, United States: Sara Morales, Senior Vice President
DLPA Pty Ltd, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Karlie Cremin, CEO
Dubai Courts, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Alia Al Mheiri, Director of Strategy Department
Head to Heart, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom: Lucy Davis