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Recognising Asia's Most Exceptional Business Leaders
Introducing the Asian Management Excellence Awards, a highly esteemed event that celebrates the finest business leaders, innovators, and companies in Asia. This prestigious awards programme recognises exceptional achievements in various domains, including employee engagement programs, diversity and inclusion projects, and health and wellness initiatives.
Categories include:
- Executive of the Year
- Innovator of the Year
- Team of the Year
- Employee Engagement of the Year
- Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year
- Health and Wellness Initiative of the Year
Nominate now and be honoured for inspiring excellence and innovation across the Asian business landscape!
Awards Ceremony Venue: Bangkok, Thailand
TESTIMONIALS
Cavaliere Giovanni Viterale General Manager, The Fullerton Heritage
I'm extremely grateful for the recognition and would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to my team at The Fullerton Heritage. We have achieved so much together through the years and it would not have been possible without your support, dedication, strength, and passion.
Cavaliere Giovanni Viterale General Manager, The Fullerton Heritage
Gary Wong General Manager, Baxter Hong Kong & Taiwan
This award is one of the milestones and recognitions for us and gives a very strong motivation for us to move forward.
Gary Wong General Manager, Baxter Hong Kong & Taiwan
Satya Ganesh Global Head, SCNXT of Standard Chartered Bank
It's a great recognition for Standard Chartered but mostly, it's a phenomenal recognition for the entire team who has worked very hard during this year to deliver some of the greatest results and innovations.
Satya Ganesh Global Head, SCNXT of Standard Chartered Bank
Watch videos from past winners
Asian Management Excellence Awards 2024 Winner: PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP)
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Asian Management Excellence Awards Winner: Newport World Resorts
Asian Management Excellence Awards Winner: Central Watson Co., Ltd. (Watsons Thailand)
Asian Management Excellence Awards Winner: SB Finance, Inc.
Asian Management Excellence Awards Winner: Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation
Asian Management Excellence Awards Winner: SCB Tech X Co., Ltd.
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Asian Management Excellence Awards Winner: Pertamina New & Renewable Energy (PNRE)
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WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU
NETWORK
Celebrate your well-deserved award with colleagues, clients, and peers at the awards dinner. Meet the most outstanding business leaders in Asia and get unrivaled networking opportunities!
SHARE YOUR STORY
Talk about your award-winning initiatives, accomplishments, and what more can be expected from your organisation through a video interview with Asian Business Review that you can share with clients, peers, and colleagues to let them know that you are an award-winning company.
AMPLIFY
Be featured in the Asian Business Review, the definitive magazine for business elites in Asia. With its quarterly with circulation of 24,737 copies reaching 98,948 readers and over 245,038 monthly active users in its website, you are sure to reach elite level decision makers in the region.
MEET THE JUDGES
Jason Seng
People Consulting Partner
Ernst & Young Advisory Pte. Ltd.
People Consulting Partner
Ernst & Young Advisory Pte. Ltd.
Jason Seng is a People Consulting Partner at Ernst & Young Advisory Pte. Ltd. in Singapore. He specialises in people and HR consulting and has led large-scale global and regional business transformations across ASEAN, Greater China, Europe, and the Middle East.
His interests include the Future of Hybrid Work and the strategic future-proofing of client HR functions, with expertise spanning diverse industries such as oil and gas, mining, energy, utilities, pharmaceuticals, finance, banking and insurance, consumer goods/FMCG, retail, gaming, technology, telecommunications, real estate, and government.
Mark Maclean
HR Transformation Leader
Deloitte Southeast Asia
HR Transformation Leader
Deloitte Southeast Asia
Mark is the Deloitte Southeast Asia HR Transformation Leader. He is based in Bangkok and has over 30 years of Human Capital experience with local, national and multinational organisations in the European, Middle Eastern and Asia Pacific regions.
Having spent the last 25 years in Asia Pacific, Mark currently manages a team of 160 professionals with skills in Human Resource Transformation Advisory, as well as HR technologies like Workday and SuccessFactors. He also specialises in leading complex and large-scale projects and has deep experience in HR Service Delivery Models, Shared Services model design, design and implementation of HR strategy, as well as HR technologies.
Mark is also a member of Deloitte Asia Pacific’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion council.
Tea Wei Li
Partner, Enterprise Risk Services
KPMG Singapore
Partner, Enterprise Risk Services
KPMG Singapore
Wei Li has over 23 years of governance and risk-related experience. Having worked in Singapore, Hong Kong and China, she has performed numerous assignments in various industries, with a focus on Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk Management and Corporate Governance.
She has also assisted in the review of existing corporate governance practices in public listed companies and pre-IPO entities vis-à-vis good governance practices as stated in SGX listing rules, Code of Corporate Governance guidelines and the pre-IPO listing requirements. Wei Li regularly conducts various risk management workshops to develop and/or refine key risk indicators and risk treatment action plans.
GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA
GUIDELINES
The awards are for:
- Top-level executives, innovative individuals, and dynamic teams who launched successful and notable new projects or initiatives within the company
- Employee engagement programmes that significantly impacted the company's workforce and business
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion projects that remarkably improved the experiences of the company's workforce
- Health and wellness initiatives that promote and support the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of the workforce
Nominees will be deliberated by a judging committee based on the nomination form and supporting documents submitted.
The awards will be given per main category and corresponding industry.
Nomination is free of charge. If your company wins, you will be entitled to book the winner's package to maximise your award-winning status. To know more about the winner's package pricing and entitlements, send an email to [email protected].
ELIGIBILITY
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Executive of the Year - The individual must be a CEO, COO, President, Managing Director, General Manager, or other top-level executive equivalent that made notable contributions to the success and growth of the company in the last 24 calendar months.
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Innovator of the Year - The individual of any job title must have introduced and spearheaded an innovative initiative of the company in the last 24 calendar months.
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Team of the Year - The team must be able to showcase a remarkable initiative or series of initiatives launched in the last 24 calendar months that helped the company's business.
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Employee Engagement of the Year - The project or initiative must have provided strong employee experience and positive impact on the company's workforce and must be launched in the last 24 calendar months.
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Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year - The project or initiative must have promoted diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace and must be launched in the last 24 calendar months.
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Health and Wellness Initiative of the Year - The project or initiative must have promoted and supported the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of the workforce and must be launched in the last 24 calendar months.
Note: Companies in cryptocurrency, tobacco, multilevel marketing, and products with claims of health benefits are not eligible to join the awards programme.
CATEGORIES
The awards will be given in the following main categories per industry:
- Executive of the Year
- Innovator of the Year
- Team of the Year
- Employee Engagement of the Year
- Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year
- Health and Wellness Initiative of the Year
INDUSTRY CATEGORIES
- Accounting Services
- Advertising
- Aerospace
- Aerospace & Defense
- Agriculture
- Airline
- Analytics
- Apparel
- Architecture
- Automotive Services
- Automotive & Transport Equipment
- Automotive & Transport System
- Aviation
- Banking
- Beauty & Cosmetics
- Broadband Telecommunication
- Broadcasting
- Brokerage
- Building Services & Facilities
- Business Insurance
- Business Services
- Business Travel Technology
- Cargo Handling
- Chemicals
- Cloud Services
- Commercial Building Construction
- Commercial Real Estate Trust
- Compliance Consulting
- Computer Hardware
- Computer Services
- Computer Software
- Conglomerates
- Consulting
- Consumer Products - Durables
- Consumer Products - Non-Durables
- Corporate Advisory
- Credit Solutions Technology
- Data Center
- Declaring Agent
- Department Stores
- Dining & Entertainment
- Diversified Services
- E-Commerce
- Education
- Electronics
- Electronic Manufacturing
- Energy
- Engineering
- Environmental Services
- Executive Search
- Financial Services
- Financial Technology
- FMCG
- Food & Beverage
- Food Manufacturing Solutions
- Food Safety
- Food Science
- Fundraising
- Furniture and Fixture
- General Insurance
- Government
- Health Products & Services
- Healthcare
- Healthcare Technology
- Heavy Civil Construction
- Hospitality & Leisure
- Human Resource Technology
- Human Resources Consulting
- Industrial Construction
- Industrial Engineering
- Industrial Services
- Infection Control
- Insurance Broker
- Interior Design
- Internet/New Media
- Investment Banking
- IT Services
- Life Insurance
- Legal
- Logistics
- Luxury Retail
- Machining and Tooling
- Manufacturing
- Manufacturing Technology
- Marine and Offshore Engineering
- Marine Services
- Marketing
- Marketing Technology
- Materials & Construction
- Media & Entertainment
- Metals & Mining
- Motion Picture & Video
- Music
- Networking Technology
- Non-Profit Organization
- Oil & Gas
- Outsourcing
- Payments
- Personal Insurance
- Pharmaceuticals
- Printing Technology
- Printing and Signages
- Property Services
- Real Estate
- Reinsurer
- Remittance
- Renewable Energy
- Residential Building Construction
- Residential Product Manufacturing
- Retail
- Safety & Security
- Semiconductor
- Shipping
- Social Media Marketing
- Sports
- Supply Chain
- Technology
- Telecommunications
- Television
- Tourism
- Trade Technology
- Training and Development
- Transportation
- Travel Retail
- Travel Services
- Utilities
- Venture Capital
- Virtual Banking
- Wholesale
CRITERIA FOR JUDGING
Executive of the Year
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Achievements - What accomplishments were achieved by the executive's exceptional leadership and how did they help drive the company's growth?
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Challenges & Solutions - What were the biggest challenges that the executive encountered in moving the company forward? What solutions were implemented to overcome these challenges?
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Innovation - What new ideas did the executive introduce to substantially boost the company's business?
Innovator of the Year
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Uniqueness - What was the unique and innovative initiative that the innovator have spearheaded which led to a significant growth in the company?
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Success - What were the initiative's outcomes and what measures were used to achieve its success?
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Effectiveness - How effective was the innovation and how did it impact the company?
Team of the Year
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Achievements - What were the team's remarkable contributions to the company's growth?
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Challenges & Solutions - What were the biggest challenges that the team encountered in driving growth? What solutions were implemented to overcome these challenges?
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Innovation - What new ideas did the team introduce to substantially boost the company's business?
Employee Engagement of the Year
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Strategy - What are the recent strategies implemented to engage the company's employees and enhance fulfilment with their careers?
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Effectiveness - How effective was the strategy and what was its impact on the workforce?
Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year
- Strategy - What initiatives were implemented to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace?
- Effectiveness - How effective were the initiatives and what was their impact on the workforce, the company's business and/or customers?
Health and Wellness Initiative of the Year
- Strategy - What initiatives were implemented to promote and support the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of the workforce?
- Effectiveness - How effective were the initiatives and what was their impact on the workforce, the company's business and/or customers?
NOMINATION PROCESS
- Prepare a 500-word write-up about the individual, team, or project/initiative that you are nominating. Use the judging criteria guide questions above to tell us about why your entry deserves to win the award.
- Go to the online nomination form.
- Fill out the required fields.
- Company and entrant details
- Chosen category and industry
- Nomination entry title and overview/synopsis
- 500-word write-up
- Upload photos and supporting documents
- 3 key achievements
- Client or employee testimonials (optional)
- Chosen winner's package
- Once you're done, you will receive an email confirmation of your nomination.
Note: You may submit up to three (3) entries. If submitting multiple entries, you must fill out the form once per entry as each nomination form is valid for one entry only.
Past Winners
Executive of the Year
- Brunei Executive of the Year - Banking - Ti Eng Hui, Baiduri Bank
- Cambodia Executive of the Year - General Insurance - Youk Chamroeunrith, Forte
- Indonesia Executive of the Year - Data Center - Otto Toto Sugiri, PT DCI Indonesia Tbk.
- Indonesia Executive of the Year - Energy - Darmawan Prasodjo, PT PLN (Persero)
- Indonesia Executive of the Year - Renewable Energy - Dannif Danusaputro, Pertamina New & Renewable Energy (PNRE)
- Indonesia Executive of the Year - Telecommunications - Vikram Sinha, Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison
- Philippines Executive of the Year - Hospitality & Leisure - Kingson Sian, Newport World Resorts
- Philippines Executive of the Year - Telecommunications - James Velasquez, PT&T
- Sri Lanka Executive of the Year - Manufacturing - Channa Gunawardana, Dankotuwa Porcelain PLC
- Taiwan Executive of the Year - Manufacturing - Richard Liao, Hwahsia Glass
- Thailand Executive of the Year - IT Services - Chandan Suryawanshi, Infosys
- Thailand Executive of the Year - Life Insurance - Chai Chaiyawan, Thai Life Insurance Public Company Limited
- Thailand Executive of the Year - Oil & Gas - Montri Rawanchaikul, PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP)
- Thailand Executive of the Year - Technology - Trirat Suwanprateeb, SCB Tech X Co., Ltd.
- Vietnam Executive of the Year - Healthcare - Dr. Dilshaad Ali Bin Abas Ali, Hoan My Medical Group
Innovator of the Year
- Philippines Innovator of the Year - Banking - Lito Villanueva, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation
- Philippines Innovator of the Year - Media & Entertainment - DigiPlus Interactive Corporation
- Vietnam Innovator of the Year - Healthcare - Hoan My Thu Duc Hospital, Hoan My Medical Group
Team of the Year
- Cambodia Team of the Year - General Insurance - Forte Management Team, Forte
- Indonesia Team of the Year - Energy - Corporate Communications Team, PT PLN (Persero)
- Indonesia Team of the Year - Renewable Energy - Carbon Business Pertamina NRE, Pertamina New & Renewable Energy (PNRE)
- Indonesia Team of the Year - Telecommunications - Corporate Communications Team, Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison
- Philippines Team of the Year - Financial Services - SB Finance, Inc.
- Philippines Team of the Year - Real Estate - Executive Leadership Team, Filinvest Land, Inc
- Sri Lanka Team of the Year - Technology - Mobile App Development Team, Inivos Group
- Sri Lanka Team of the Year - Manufacturing - Collective Leadership Team, Dankotuwa Porcelain PLC
- Thailand Team of the Year - Technology - xPlatform Team, SCB Tech X Co., Ltd.
Employee Engagement of the Year
- Brunei Employee Engagement of the Year - Banking - Baiduri Bank
- Cambodia Employee Engagement of the Year - Banking - Prince Bank Plc.
- Indonesia Employee Engagement of the Year - Automotive & Transport Equipment - Michelin Indonesia
- Philippines Employee Engagement of the Year - Banking - HSBC
- Philippines Employee Engagement of the Year - Hospitality & Leisure - Newport World Resorts
- Philippines Employee Engagement of the Year - Industrial Construction - Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Company (AG&P)
- Thailand Employee Engagement of the Year - Oil & Gas - PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP)
- Thailand Employee Engagement of the Year - Retail - Central Watson Co., Ltd. (Watsons Thailand)
Health and Wellness Initiative of the Year
- Pakistan Health and Wellness Initiative of the Year - Oil & Gas - Pakistan State Oil
- Philippines Health and Wellness Initiative of the Year - Telecommunications - PT&T
- Thailand Health and Wellness Initiative of the Year - Manufacturing - Bangkok Glass Public Company Limited
- Thailand Health and Wellness Initiative of the Year - Chemicals - Ecolab Ltd.
For inquiries, contact:
For more details, contact:
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+65 3158 1386
MEET THE JUDGES
Jason Seng
People Consulting Partner
Ernst & Young Advisory Pte. Ltd.
People Consulting Partner
Ernst & Young Advisory Pte. Ltd.
Jason Seng is a People Consulting Partner at Ernst & Young Advisory Pte. Ltd. in Singapore. He specialises in people and HR consulting and has led large-scale global and regional business transformations across ASEAN, Greater China, Europe, and the Middle East.
His interests include the Future of Hybrid Work and the strategic future-proofing of client HR functions, with expertise spanning diverse industries such as oil and gas, mining, energy, utilities, pharmaceuticals, finance, banking and insurance, consumer goods/FMCG, retail, gaming, technology, telecommunications, real estate, and government.
Mark Maclean
HR Transformation Leader
Deloitte Southeast Asia
HR Transformation Leader
Deloitte Southeast Asia
Mark is the Deloitte Southeast Asia HR Transformation Leader. He is based in Bangkok and has over 30 years of Human Capital experience with local, national and multinational organisations in the European, Middle Eastern and Asia Pacific regions.
Having spent the last 25 years in Asia Pacific, Mark currently manages a team of 160 professionals with skills in Human Resource Transformation Advisory, as well as HR technologies like Workday and SuccessFactors. He also specialises in leading complex and large-scale projects and has deep experience in HR Service Delivery Models, Shared Services model design, design and implementation of HR strategy, as well as HR technologies.
Mark is also a member of Deloitte Asia Pacific’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion council.
Tea Wei Li
Partner, Enterprise Risk Services
KPMG Singapore
Partner, Enterprise Risk Services
KPMG Singapore
Wei Li has over 23 years of governance and risk-related experience. Having worked in Singapore, Hong Kong and China, she has performed numerous assignments in various industries, with a focus on Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk Management and Corporate Governance.
She has also assisted in the review of existing corporate governance practices in public listed companies and pre-IPO entities vis-à-vis good governance practices as stated in SGX listing rules, Code of Corporate Governance guidelines and the pre-IPO listing requirements. Wei Li regularly conducts various risk management workshops to develop and/or refine key risk indicators and risk treatment action plans.
Asian Management Excellence Awards Highlights
TESTIMONIALS
Check out what past winners have said upon receiving their award.
Asian Management Excellence Awards 2024 Winner: PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP)
Asian Management Excellence Awards Winner: Ecolab Ltd.
Asian Management Excellence Awards Winner: Newport World Resorts
Asian Management Excellence Awards Winner: Central Watson Co., Ltd. (Watsons Thailand)
Asian Management Excellence Awards Winner: SB Finance, Inc.
Asian Management Excellence Awards Winner: Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation
Asian Management Excellence Awards Winner: SCB Tech X Co., Ltd.
Asian Management Excellence Awards Winner: Forte
Asian Management Excellence Awards Winner: Michelin Indonesia
Asian Management Excellence Awards Winner: Pertamina New & Renewable Energy (PNRE)
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