Hong Kong Business Management Excellence Awards
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Recognising Hong Kong's Most Exceptional Business Leaders
Hong Kong Business Management Excellence Awards
The Hong Kong Business Management Excellence Awards honors the city's most outstanding business leaders. The programme is on the lookout for trailblazing individuals, innovators and teams whose initiatives have brought tangible business gains for the success of their companies.
The nominations for the 2022 edition will be accepted beginning on July 4. If you'd like to be kept up to date and submit an entry for the awards, please click the INQUIRE NOW button and enter your information. We'll get back to you as soon as possible. Meanwhile, feel free to read through the guidelines, FAQs, and other pages for more information on the awards.
Here's our trailblazing winners from last year:
- Crypto.com
- Fusion Bank Ltd
- Insta Specialist
- QBE Hong Kong
- DCH Auriga HK Ltd
- Traxon Technologies Limited
- Lacoste
- Phaidon International
View full list of winners here.
TESTIMONIALS
What do our winners have to say about winning the award?
Watch videos from past winners
Why should you enter
NETWORK
Winners will be invited to attend the prestigious awards dinner in Hong Kong . Winners can bring their clients, peers, and colleagues to the awards dinner and celebrate their well-deserved award with them.
AMPLIFY
Reach potential clients as you let your initiatives be known and honored in Asia.
EXPOSURE
Have the opportunity to be featured in the definitive magazine for today's Hong Kong Business leader, the Hong Kong Business. With its monthly circulation of 15,000 copies and 17,960 monthly active users in its website, you are sure to reach elite level decision makers in Hong Kong.
NEWS
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Guidelines and Criteria
GUIDELINES
Nominees will be deliberated by a judging committee based on the nomination form and supporting documents submitted.
The awards are for:
top-level executives, innovative individuals, and dynamic teams who launched successful and notable new projects or innovations
employee engagement initiatives that significantly enhanced the company's business
covid management initiatives that helped the company navigate current headwinds due to the pandemic
The awards will be given per industry category.
Nomination is free of charge. To receive exclusive entitlements, winners must book any of the winner's package options. Email danica@charltonmediamail.com for more information on pricing and inclusion.
ELIGIBILITY
The executive, team, or company should have implemented a new project, innovation, strategy or initiative not more than 24 calendar months ago that contributed to the growth of the company.
The individual or team should have implemented a project or initiative prior to 24 calendar months but had recent innovations to improve the project.
CATEGORIES
The awards will be given in the following categories per industry:
- Executive of the Year (CEO, COO, President, MD, and other C-level/top-level executives)
- Innovator of the Year
- Team of the Year
- Employee Engagement of the Year
- Covid Management Initiative of the Year
INDUSTRY CATEGORIES
- Automotive Services
- Advertising
- Aerospace
- Aerospace & Defense
- Agriculture
- Airline
- Apparel
- Architecture
- Automotive & Transport Equipment
- Aviation
- Banking
- Beauty & Cosmetics
- Broadcasting
- Brokerage
- Building Services & Facilities
- Business Insurance
- Business Services
- Cargo Handling
- Chemicals
- Commercial Building construction
- Commercial Real Estate Trust
- Computer Hardware
- Computer Services
- Computer Software
- Conglomerates
- Consulting
- Consumer Products - Durables
- Consumer Products - Non-Durables
- Corporate Advisory
- Data Center
- Data Privacy
- Department Stores
- Dining & Entertainment
- Diversified Services
- E-Commerce
- Education
- Electronic Manufacturing
- Electronics
- Energy
- Engineering
- Environmental Services
- Executive Search
- Financial Services
- Financial Technology
- Food & Beverage
- Food Manufacturing Solutions
- Food Safety
- Fundraising
- Furniture and fixture
- General Insurance
- Health Products & Services
- Healthcare
- Healthcare Technology
- Heavy Civil Construction
- Hospitality & Leisure
- Human Resource Technology
- Human Resources Consulting
- Industrial Construction
- Industrial Engineering
- Insurance Broker
- Internet/New Media
- Investment Banking
- IT Services
- Life Insurance
- Legal
- Logistics
- Luxury Retail
- Manufacturing
- Marine and Offshore Engineering
- Marine Services
- Materials & Construction
- Mechanical Engineering
- Media & Entertainment
- Metals & Mining
- Motion Picture & Video
- Music
- Non-Profit or Government Organizations
- Oil & Gas
- Payments
- Personal Insurance
- Pharmaceuticals
- Real Estate
- Remittance
- Residential Building construction
- Residential Product Manufacturing
- Retail
- Shipping
- Sports
- Technology
- Telecommunications
- Television
- Training and Development
- Transportation
- Travel Services
- Utilities
- Venture Capital
- Wholesale
CRITERIA FOR JUDGING
Executive of the Year (CEO, COO, Chairman, MD, and other C-level/top-level executives)
Achievements - How did the executive's exceptional leadership help drive the company's growth?
Challenges & Solutions - What are the biggest challenges that the executive encountered in moving the company forward? What solutions were implemented to overcome these challenges?
Innovation - What new ideas did the executive introduce to substantially boost the company's business?
Innovator of the Year
Uniqueness - What are the unique and innovative initiatives that the innovator have spearheaded?
Success - Discuss the innovator's recent notable contributions in pioneering the solution which led to the significant growth of the company.
Effectiveness - How effective was the innovation and how did it impact the company?
Team of the Year
Achievements - What are the team's remarkable contributions to the company's growth?
Challenges & Solutions - What are the biggest challenges that the team encountered in driving growth? What solutions were implemented to overcome these challenges?
Innovation - What new ideas did the team introduce to substantially boost the company's business?
Employee Engagement of the Year
Strategy - What are the recent strategies implemented to engage the company's employees and enhance fulfilment with their careers?
Effectiveness - How effective was the strategy and what was its impact on the workforce?
COVID Management Initiative of the Year
- Strategy - What are the recent initiatives implemented to navigate current headwinds due to the pandemic?
- Effectiveness - How effective was the strategy and what was its impact on the workforce and in the company's business?
HOW TO ENTER?
1. Go to the online nomination form of HKB Management Excellence Awards.
2. Read the nomination guidelines.
3. Fill out the required fields.
Company and entrant details
Chosen category and industry
Title
500-word summary introducing the individual, team, or employee engagement initiative
Client or employee testimonials (optional)
Achievements
Chosen winner's package
4. Once you're done, you will receive an email confirmation of your nomination.
5. Submit three (3) project photos and supporting documents by email.
Photos are required to be submitted. Supporting documents are optional but will highly increase your chances of winning the award.
Each nomination form is valid for one (1) entry only. If you are nominating several projects, please enter each separately.
PRICING & DISCOUNTS
The nomination is free of charge. If your company wins, in order to maximise the benefit of winning and be entitled to promotional coverage and other benefits, winners will have to take up any of the winner's package options.
To know more about the winners package entitlements and pricing, please email danica@charltonmediamail.com
Please Note:
Due to the current pandemic, we will not be holding a physical event this year. As an alternative, we will conduct a Digital Awards Presentation and Interview via Zoom video conferencing. The trophy will be couriered to the winning companies' addresses. Further details and adjustments will be disclosed upon announcement of winners.
Watch samples of a digital presentation and interview here.
KEY DATES
Deadline for submission: 7 October 2022, Friday
Awards presentation: November 2022
Past Winners
Executive of the Year
- Data Privacy - Crypto.com, Jason W. K. Lau
- Banking - Fusion Bank Ltd, Patrick Liu
- Healthcare - Insta Specialist Company Limited, Hole Hau and Hei Ng
Innovator of the Year
- Healthcare - Insta Specialist Company Limited, Hole Hau and Hei Ng
- General Insurance - QBE Hong Kong
Team of the Year
- Banking - Fusion Bank Ltd
- Logistics - DCH Auriga HK Ltd, Operations Team
- General Insurance - QBE Hong Kong
- Materials & Construction - Traxon Technologies Limited, Product Portfolio Management Team
Employee Engagement of the Year
- Apparel - Lacoste
- Executive Search - Phaidon International
Executive of the Year
- Apparel- Epic Designers Limited, Ranjan Mahtani
- Asset Services- Linnovate Partners Holdings Limited, Henry Lin
- Cybersecurity- Crypto.com, JASON W.K. LAU
- Digital Marketing- iClick Interactive Asia Group Limited, Frankie Ho
- Financial Services- FTSE Russell, Jessie Pak
- Financial Technology- AsiaPay, Joseph Chan
- Reinsurance- Peak Reinsurance Company Ltd, Franz Josef Hahn
- Retail- Bimbo Concept, Elaine So Girardi
- Technology- Dun & Bradstreet (HK) Ltd, James Chen
Team of the Year
- Consulting- Certis Hong Kong and Macau, Operations Team
- Digital Marketing- iClick Interactive Asia Group Limited, Product Marketing Team
- Financial Technology- Nasdaq, Nasdaq Investment Intelligence APAC team
Innovator of the Year
- Real Estate- Bartra Wealth Advisors Limited, James Hartshorn
COVID Management Initiative of the Year
- Human Resource Technology- BIPO Service Ltd
Executive of the Year
- Architecture - Stephen Chow, Benoy Limited
- Business Services - Lennard Yong, Tricor Group
- Computer Software - Charles Wong, Prive Technologies
- Diversified Services - Henry Chong, Fusang Group
- Financial Services - Nick Cheung, Morningstar Asia Limited
- Financial Technology - Joseph Chan, AsiaPay
- Investment Banking - Adrian Valenzuela, MCM Partners
- Manufacturing - Rishi Pardal, Avery Dennison Corporation
- Personal Insurance - Martin Garcia, Now Health International
- Real Estate - Cha Mou Zing Victor, HKR International Limited
- Transportation - Cyril Aubin, Hong Kong Tramways, Limited
Innovator of the Year
- Architecture - Ian Hau, XLMS Limited
- Financial Services - Kenny Woo, Yedpay The Payment Cards Group LTD.
- Health Products & Services - Priscilla Chan, Smith & Nephew Limited
- Transportation - Nixon Cheung, Hong Kong Tramways, Limited
Team of the Year
- Computer Software - Prive Technologies
- Financial Services - Workflow Technology Support Team, VirtuITG
- Food & Beverage - Beam Suntory China
- Furniture and Fixture - Herman Miller Asia Pacific
- Pharmaceuticals - Hong Kong Acute Therapies Team, Baxter Healthcare Ltd
- Transportation - Commercial and Brand Team, Hong Kong Tramways, Limited
Employee Engagement of the Year
Executive of the Year
- Advertising Media - Shirley Chan, JCDecaux Transport
- Electronics - William Sim, Heilind Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Limited
- Luxury Retail - William Shum, Memorigin Watch Company Limited
- Manufacturing - Li Wai Leung, Hengan International Group Company Limited
- Advertising Agency - Radhe Vaswani, MullenLowe Profero
Innovator of the Year
- Retail - Moiselle International Holdings Ltd
- Technology - Prive Services Limited
Team of the Year
- Luxury Retail - Chantecaille Beaute Hong Kong Team, Chantecaille Beaute Hong Kong Limited
- Manufacturing - Hengan International Group Team, Hengan International Group Company Limited
- Pharmaceuticals - Pfizer, Pfizer Corporation HK Ltd
- Technology - AlipayHK Marketing Team, Alipay Payment Services (HK) Limited
Contact Us
For more details, contact:
Danica Avila
(+65) 3158 1386
awards@charltonmediamail.com
TESTIMONIALS
Check out what past winners have said upon receiving their award.
HKB Management Excellence Awards 2021 Winner: Jason Lau, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Crypto.com
HKB Management Excellence Awards 2021 Winner: Patrick Liu, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Fusion Bank Ltd
HKB Management Excellence Awards 2020 Winner: Franz Josef Hahn, Chief Executive Officer of Peak Reinsurance Company Ltd
HKB Management Excellence Awards 2020 Winner: Adj. Professor Jason Lau, Chief Information Security Officer of Crypto.com
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How do I nominate?
You can send an entry via the online nomination form where you have to fill in details about your company and the product that you wish to enter. You also have to submit a 500 word write up summarizing your product details and why it should win an award.
How many winners per category?
Only one (1) winning company will be awarded in each category per industry.
Can I send two or more entries for our company?
Yes, you may send multiple entries for a maximum of two categories. One online form is equivalent to one entry so if you are nominating multiple entries, please enter each separately.
Who are eligible to nominate?
You may nominate for the EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR:
- If you are you an executive who made a remarkable contribution to your organisation.
- If you are a leader who is transforming your company to be the best in your industry.
You may nominate any top-level executive in your company for the EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR if he or she:
- Deserves to be recognised for his hard work and dedication.
- Inspires you and your colleagues to be at their best selves despite the hurdles of the pandemic.
You may nominate for the INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR:
- If you are a leader with innovative ideas that made a positive impact to your business or your client.
- If you have introduced unique innovation that sets you apart from the other players in your industry
You may nominate for the TEAM OF THE YEAR:
- If your team has launched successful initiatives that are innovative and cutting-edge.
- If you are part of an amazing team that highly contributed to the success and growth of the company.
You may nominate for the EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT OF THE YEAR:
- If you have launched successful initiatives that highly motivated your employees to give their best at work?
- If you have implemented programs to ensure that your workforce is rewarded and well-recognised for their hard work and commitment.
- If your employees are driven and happy to be part of a successful company.
You may nominate for the COVID MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR:
- If you have introduced new and effective ways to navigate the challenges of the pandemic.
- If you have launched initiatives that motivated your workforce despite the hurdles of the pandemic.
- If you have launched solutions that made a positive impact to your client during this pandemic.
What is Hong Kong Business?
Hong Kong Business (HKB) is the only English-language business magazine dedicated to Hong Kong and China. Essential coverage includes the economy, investment, manufacturing, technology, travel and trade, plus special overseas features with in-depth reporting on bilateral economic ties with Hong Kong. No other publication has relevant content to business decision makers as Hong Kong Business. With an experienced and dedicated team of seasoned journalists and expert opinions from market leaders, Hong Kong Business is the definitive magazine for Hong Kong’s business elite.
The print magazine is published quarterly, and covers in depth issues and stories with a longer time frame while the website hongkongbusiness.hk is refreshed daily with news and stories with an immediate relevancy.
Hong Kong Business' readership comprises high-income decision-makers at managerial, senior managerial and proprietorial levels. Its print publication is printed quarterly and has a guaranteed circulation of 15,000 copies reaching 60,000 readers, whilst the online site, hongkongbusiness.hk has more than 250,000 annual unique visitors.
Will there be an awards dinner this year?
We do understand the current situation with COVID-19. Rest assured that our priority remains that of our guest and their safety. So our team will be doing an online awards presentation and video interview through video-conferencing.
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