About the Awards
   

Key Dates

2007  
1 April Open for entry
18 October Closed for entry
22 November Ruban d'Honneur recipients and finalists announced
2008  
14-25 January Finalists' presentations to the judges
11 March Awards Ceremony and European Business Seminar

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European Advisory Panel

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To view the 2007 Winners and Finalists, please select a category

The CMS Business of the Year Award

Winner: ARM Holdings

Finalists:

AEGON N.V.
ALUMIL MILONAS S.A.
AS Baltika
Banca Intesa S.p.A
Commerzbank AG
Elcoteq SE
NedRailways BV
New Wave Group AB
ResMed

 

The Business Leader of the Year Award

Winner: Jean-Paul Votron, Fortis

 

The Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Winner: Hans-Martin Rueter, Conergy AG

Finalists:

George Milonas, ALUMIL MILONAS S.A.
Pieter Zwart, Coolblue BV
Martin Holecko, ET NETERA
Helen Elizabeth Colley, Farmhouse Fare
Janet Kelly, Free Features
Kristin Syltevik, Hotwire
Andrew Ainge, MetalFX Technology Limited
Torsten Jannsson, New Wave Group AB
Karl-Heinz Land, VoiceObjects AG

 

The Siemens Business Innovation of the Year Award

Winner: CoreMedia AG

Finalists:

Airbus S.A.S.
Akzo Nobel NV
Atlas Copco Surface Drilling Equipment
BP plc
DaimlerChrysler AG
DeLaval International AB
Honeywell-CentraLine
HP Corporation EMEA
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The Grey EMEA Growth Strategy of the Year Award

Winner: Innocent Drinks

Finalists:

AS Baltika
Bigmouthmedia
EDF Energy
Elcoteq SE
ET NETERA
Loyalty Partner GmbH
New Wave Group AB
O2
Q-Cells AG


The Société Générale Award for Customer Focus

Winner: TNT Express

Finalists:

Amadeus
Avis Europe plc
Banca Intesa S.p.A
NS Netherlands Railways
Overbury
Regus
The Rezidor Hotel Group
T-Mobile Deutschland GmbH
UniCredit Banca S.p.A


The AXA Award for Corporate Sustainability

Winner: HP Corporation EMEA

Finalists:

ABN AMRO
Akzo Nobel NV
Conergy AG
Diageo Ireland
Henkel KGaA
Kingfisher Plc
Shepherd Neame
SODEXHO ALLIANCE
Volvo Car Corporation

 
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