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Recognising Middle East's Most Exceptional Business Leaders
The MIDDLE EAST MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Join the ranks of Middle East's most outstanding business leaders in the Middle East Management Excellence Awards!
If your company has a noteworthy individual, innovator, or team who made a considerable contribution to your business' success, as well as employee engagement and diversity and inclusion initiatives that positively impacted your workforce, nominate now and be recognised with a prestigious accolade!
The award categories are as follows:
- Executive of the Year
- Innovator of the Year
- Team of the Year
- Employee Engagement of the Year
- Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year
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


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: Hanbaobao Pte Ltd (McDonald’s Singapore)


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: Hoya Electronics Singapore Pte Ltd


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: Princeton Digital Group


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: RMS Marine & Offshore Service (Singapore) Pte Ltd


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: Savills (Singapore) Pte. Ltd


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: AEM Holdings Ltd


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: General Storage Company Pte. Ltd.


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: MiCare HealthTech Holdings Pte Ltd


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: Eaton


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: ERA Realty Network Pte Ltd


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: AIA Singapore


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: Menarini Asia-Pacific


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: Varian


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: Menarini Asia-Pacific


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: IPC Systems
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 the Middle East 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.
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 initiatives that significantly impacted the company's workforce and business
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives that remarkably improved the experiences of the company's 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 jane@charltonmediamail.com.
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.
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
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?
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
The Management Excellence Awards in Singapore has been running since 2015. Click here to see the full list of winners.
The Management Excellence Awards in Hong Kong has been running since 2018. Click here to see the full list of winners.
The Management Excellence Awards in Malaysia has been running since 2021. Click here to see the full list of winners.
For inquiries, contact:
For more details, contact:
Jane Patiag
+65 3158 1386
awards@charltonmediamail.com
TESTIMONIALS


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: Hanbaobao Pte Ltd (McDonald’s Singapore)


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: Hoya Electronics Singapore Pte Ltd


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: Princeton Digital Group


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: RMS Marine & Offshore Service (Singapore) Pte Ltd


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: Savills (Singapore) Pte. Ltd


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: AEM Holdings Ltd


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: General Storage Company Pte. Ltd.


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: MiCare HealthTech Holdings Pte Ltd


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: Eaton


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: ERA Realty Network Pte Ltd


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: AIA Singapore


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: Menarini Asia-Pacific


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: Varian


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: Menarini Asia-Pacific


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: IPC Systems


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: HP Singapore (Private) Limited


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: Stellar Lifestyle Pte Ltd


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: Rentokil Initial


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: Ubisoft Singapore


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: Watson-Marlow Pte Ltd


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: Unilever


SBR Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: Sun Venture Pte Ltd


HKB Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL


HKB Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong


HKB Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: ESR Group Limited


HKB Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: Traxon Technologies Limited


HKB Management Excellence Awards 2022 Winner: Shell Hong Kong Limited


Malaysia Management Excellence Awards 2022 winner: AIA Bhd.


Malaysia Management Excellence Awards 2022 winner: Schaeffler Malaysia


Malaysia Management Excellence Awards 2022 winner: Jebsen & Jessen Group Services


Malaysia Management Excellence Awards 2022 winner: Always Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd


Malaysia Management Excellence Awards 2022 winner: myTukar Sdn. Bhd.


Malaysia Management Excellence Awards 2022 winner: Keysight Technologies Malaysia Sdn Bhd
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is the nomination process?
The awards programme follows a self-nomination process, which means a company representative must be in charge of nominating their executive, innovator, team, or project/initiative for the award.
To submit an entry, all you have to do is fill out the online nomination form.
How many winners per category?
There will be one winning company per main category and a corresponding industry.
How many entries can be submitted?
You may submit up to three (3) entries. Fill out the form once per entry as each submission is valid for one entry only.
Who/What can be nominated?
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
When was the awards programme launched?
The Management Excellence Awards was launched in Singapore in 2015. Since then, it has been successfully recognising the best business leaders in various industries. The local runs in Hong Kong and Malaysia were launched in 2018 and 2021 respectively.
In 2023, its inaugural year in the Middle East will be held.