ASIA CEO AWARDS 2019 WINNERS AND FINALISTS

ASIA CEO AWARDS 2019

 

Circle of Excellence & Grand Winner Awardees

Asia CEO Awards 2019

 

The event was the 10th and grandest yet. See Grand Winners and Circle of Excellence awardees below. Download the Event Program Here.

 

 

Lifetime Contributor 

Awardee:

President Fidel V. Ramos

In past years, there have always been 2 Lifetime Contributor awardees – one for the private sector and one for the public sector.  In this special 10th year of Asia CEO Awards, we decided there would only be one Lifetime Contributor awardee since the nation-building contributions of the leader chosen were deemed so notable.  All Filipinos congratulate Former Philippine President, The Honorable Fidel V. Ramos, the sole Lifetime Contributor Awardee of Asia CEO Awards 2019. 

 

 

 

Fidel Valdez Ramos was the 12th President of the Philippines and is widely regarded as one of the most effective leaders of the nation’s history.  His term of government was characterized by rapid economic progress and political stability despite dealing with communist insurgencies, Islamic separatists and the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis.

FVR was educated at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and at the University of Illinois. He joined the Philippine army and served in Korea and Vietnam. He was appointed chief of the Philippine Constabulary in 1972 by President Marcos and responsible for enforcing martial law when it was imposed later that same year.

After the 1986 elections, Marcos claimed victory despite allegations of wide-spread fraud.  Ramos and defense minister Enrile supported Marcos’ opponent, Corazon Aquino. Their defection sparked the “People Power” movement that forced Marcos into exile. During Aquino’s presidency Ramos served as military chief of staff (1986–88) and secretary of national defense (1988–91).  He suppressed several military coup attempts against the government.

FVR was elected to succeed Aquino in 1992. He purged the national police force of corrupt officers and reached peace agreements with long-active guerrilla insurgencies.

He liberalized the Philippines’ protected economy to spur fast prosperity growth enabling the country to weather the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis that crippled other economies across the region.
 

 

 

United Neon

Most Innovative Company of the Year

 

All advances to our standard of living are due to innovation.The United Neon Most Innovative Company of the Year highlights the companies that are improving our lives by making things better, faster, cheaper and more sustainable. The Circle of Excellence awardees have all done this in very different and interesting ways.  

Circle of Excellence Awardees:

• Anflo Industrial Estate
• Angkas
• Megaworld Corporation
• Pag-IBIG Fund
• PayMaya Philippines
• PLDT Global Corporation
• SPi Technologies

 

 

Grand Winner:

PayMaya 

Paymaya is leading the way to bringing the vast majority of Filipinos who are excluded from the banking services with frictionless financial technologies that are accessible to the tech-savy young population of the Philippines.It received the largest investments in the history for the Philippine tech industry from world leaders Tencent and KKR.  A great achievement for PayMaya, grand winner and the pioneering Circle of Excellence awardees of the United Neon Most Innovative Company of the Year.

 

 

 

 

Regus

Entrepreneur of the Year
 

Entrepreneurs are special kind of slightly crazy people who risk it all to build businesses that serve the rest of us.  The success of nations is usually determined by the success of its entrepreneurs.  

 

Circle of Excellence Awardees:

• Carl Balita - President & CEO, Dr. Carl E. Balita Review Center
• George Nocom Pua - President & CEO, Meat Concepts Corporation (Rico's Lechon)
• Gregory Kittelson - Chairman & Co-Founder, KMC Solutions
• Jesus Joey Marcelo - Chief Executive Officer, Santé International
• Myrna Tang Yao - CEO, Richprime Global
• Romolo Nati - CEO, Italpinas Corporation

 

 

Grand Winner:

Myrna Yao, CEO of Richprime Global

Myrna is a typical crazy entrepreneur who built her business despite everyone telling her that a girl couldn’t do it.  Her company dominates various market segments in the nation and employs 1,500 happy people.  Hail to Myrna Yao, grand winner and the remarkable Circle of Excellence awardees of the Regus Entrepreneur of the Year

 

 

 

 

SPi Global

Technology Company of the Year

 

We are all focused on Technology these days since it is improving all our lives so much.  It is important to the nation’s advancement that we continue to advance our businesses with technology.  The SPI Global Technology Company of the Year highlights those companies that are doing the most to help us.  

Circle of Excellence Awardees:

• Infor PSSC
• ING Business Shared Services
• Multisys Technologies
• PayMaya Philippines
• PCCW Solutions Philippines
• Sprout Solutions
• Wipro Philippines

 

 

Grand Winner:

Multisys Technologies

Multisys Technologies has become one of the nation’s most important technology companies.  It has developed systems that are transforming industries as diverse as healthcare, banking, retail, e-government, logistics, HRIS, education, utilities, biometrics, and so on.  Let wish them well as they become a regional powerhouse too.  Cheers to Multisys Technologies, grand winner and the leading-edge awardees of the  Circle of Excellence of the SPi Global Technology Company of the Year.

 

 

 

 

Healthway

Wellness Company of the Year

 

Happy, healthy employees make happy, healthy companies that are also more profitable and easier to manage.  The Healthway Wellness Company of the Year recognizes those companies who do the most to create healthy lifestyles for their employees both inside and outside the workplace.  

Circle of Excellence Awardees:

• 3M Global Service Center
• Genpact Services LLC (Philippines Branch)
• HSBC Global Service Centre Philippine
• Johnson and Johnson Philippines
• Mondelez Philippines
• Teletech

 

 

Grand Winner:

3M Global Service Center

3M Global Service Center exemplifies health and wellness practices in its company.  Its policies and activities are the most comprehensive and inclusive in the nation.  Congratulations to 3M Global Service Center, grand winner and the compassionate Circle of Excellence awardees of the Healthway Wellness Company of the Year.

 

 

 

 

LBC Business Solutions

SME Company of the Year

 

The backbone of any affluent society is based on the strength of its small and mid-sized companies.  Defined as those employing between 10 and 500 employees, they are also often ground-breaking in their business ideas and employment opportunities.  LBC Business Solutions  SME Company of the Year attracted amazingly diverse and interesting companies.  

Circle of Excellence Awardees:

• Ask Lex Ph Academy
• Bote Central
• GoVirtual Assistants
• Innovoterra Properties
• Mercato Centrale Philippines
• Sante International
• Sprout Solutions

 

 

Grand Winner:

Mercato Centrale

Mercato Centrale has become the nation’s largest night food market company. It is also a startup discovery, incubator and innovation center for dozens of unique food concepts.  It brings Filipinos together and fills their tummies in a fun way.  Let’s all congratulate Mercato Centrale, grand winner and the incredible Circle of Excellence awardees of the LBC Business Solutions SME Company of the Year.  

 

 

 

 

JLL

Expatriate Executive of the Year

 

It is important that Philippines attracts global leaders so Filipinos can benefit from the world’s best business practices and concepts.  It is also important that those Filipinos who want to work for international managers can do so in their own country rather than leaving for far off places.  The JLL Expatriate Executive of the Year recognizes foreigners who are doing the most to build the skills and capabilities of Filipinos and the nation. 

Circle of Excellence Awardees:

• Angeline Tham - Founder & CEO, Angkas
• Arthur Nowak - Senior Vice President - Asia Pacific, Teletech
• Aseem Roy - Country Head, Wipro Philippines
• Elek Toth - Country Leader, Concentrix
• Maurice Levine - CEO, Anytime Fitness Asia
• Romulo Nati - CEO, Italpinas Development Corporation

 

 

Grand Winner:

Maurice Levine - CEO, Anytime Fitness Asia

Maurice Levine has built the largest chain of fitness centers in Asia with more than 800 locations, including 150 in the Philippines.  With his base of operations in Metro Manila, he demonstrates the city’s future as a regional head-quarters and his own belief in a strong future for Filipinos who are physically fit.  Let’s cheer Maurice Levine, grand winner of the JLL Expatriate Executive of the Year and the Circle of Excellence awardees who are the top leaders in the country.  

 

 

 

 

Ernst & Young Global Services

Young Leader of the Year

 

With one of the youngest populations in the world, Philippines is known for producing more and more of the world’s finest young leaders.Companies like Ernst & Young certainly think so and are coming here to hire them.  The Ernst & Young Global Services Young Leader of the Year recognizes leaders aged 35 and under.  

Circle of Excellence Awardees:

• Dann De Guzman - Founder & CEO, Cloud Swyft Global Systems
• Dr. Daniel Dasig - Associate Professor, DLSU Dasmariñas
• Francis Serrano - National President, Life Underwriters Association of the Philippines
• Henry Motte-Muñoz - CEO & Founder, Edukasyon Ph
• James Patrick Alba - CEO, Vendo Corporation
• Marvin Tiu Lim - VP for Sales & Marketing, Mega Global Corporation
• Patrick Gentry - Founder & CEO, Sprout Solutions
• Richard Thaddeus Carvajal - President & CEO, PHILGEMS Realty

 

 

Grand Winner:

Henry Motte-Muñoz - CEO & Founder, Edukasyon Ph

Henry Motte-Muñoz built Edukasyon into one of the largest EdTech startup in Asia.With more than one million student users per month and growing at 20% per month, it has the largest higher education database in Philippine history with over 13,000 schools, 80,000 courses and 4,000 scholarships.  Henry is transforming education access in the Philippines.  Applaud Henry Motte-Muñoz of Edukasyon, grand winner and the exciting awardees of Circle of Excellence of the Ernst & Young Young Global Services Leader of the Year.

 

 

 

 

Sprout Solutions

Service Excellence Company of the Year

 

Customer experience increasingly defines whether a company will be first-rate or exterminated.  Excellence in service is not just about profitability, it is about survival.  The awardees of the SPROUT SOLUTIONS Service Excellence Company of the Year Circle of Excellence know this better than anyone.  

Circle of Excellence Awardees:

• Acquire BPO
• Chelsea Logistics and Infrastructure Holdings
• Concentrix Philippines
• Home Credit Philippines
• Infor PSSC
• Sutherland
• VXI Global Holdings

 

 

Grand Winner:

Concentrix

Concentrix has built its business steadily by keeping long-term clients and their customers happy with extensive and leading-edge processes and training for its people.  It recently took over the operations of renowned customer excellence company, Convergys.  Together, Concentrix Philippines will be the nation’s largest private sector employer with upwards of 80,000 Filipinos.  An ovation for Concentrix and the Circle of Excellence awardees of the Sprout Solutions Service Excellence Company of the Year, customer satisfaction superstars all of them.  

 

 

 

 

InLife

Shero of the Year

 

Around the world, the nations that are most advanced and nicest to live in are also the nations that are the most advanced and nicest in their treatment of women.  Philippines is proud of its status at the top of the charts in female empowerment.  The first InLife Shero of the Year award highlights women who are leading at the front.  

Circle of Excellence Awardees:

• Alegria Sibal-Limjoco - President, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Cherrie De Erit Atilano - CEO, AGREA Agricultural System International
• Doris Magsaysay Ho - Group President & CEO, Magsaysay Group of Companies
• Joan Peñaflorida - President & CEO, Yondu
• Mailyn Borillo - President, OSM Maritime Services
• Marcelina Itchon - President & CEO, Aspen Philippines
• Mona Magno-Veluz - National President, Autism Society Philippines
• Myrna Yao - President & CEO, Richprime Global

 

 

Grand Winner:

Doris Magsaysay Ho - Group President & CEO, Magsaysay Group of Companies

Doris Magsaysay Ho is CEO of the Magsaysay Group of Companies, one of the largest conglomerates in the Philippines with major businesses in shipping, logistics, human resources, marine travel and tourism. She is a determined promoter of the Philippines as Chairman for Asia Society Philippine Foundation, among many other international initiatives. Congratulations to Doris Magsaysay Ho, grand winner, and the Circle of Excellence awardees of the first Inlife Shero of the Year.

 

 

 

 

Teletech

Diversity Company of the Year

Diversity and inclusionis about making all people feel accepted and valued.  We created the Teletech Diversity Company of the Year award torecognize companies that progressively empower its employees regardless of their personal differences.   

Circle of Excellence Awardees:

• CGI Philippines Global Delivery Center
• Genpact Services
• IBEX Global Philippines
• IBM
• iQor Philippines
• Johnson & Johnson
• Lexmark Research and Development Corporation
• Synchrony Global Services Phils.
• Transcom Worldwide Philippines
• Wipro Philippines

 

 

Grand Winner:

IBM

IBM is a high-quality global employer that recognizes the value of its diverse workforce.The judges awarded IBM for its broad focus on diversity and inclusion but acknowledge that all Circle of Excellence companies as exemplary.  A great pioneering success for IBM, grand winner, and the awardees of the Circle of Excellence of the first Teletech Diversity Company of the Year.

 

 

 

 

Smart Enterprise

Global Filipino Executive of the Year

 

As the Philippines takes its place among the premier growth economies of the world, Filipino leaders need to develop a global mind-set and outlook. 

The Smart Enterprise Global Filipino Executive of the Year aims to recognize these Filipino executives who have driven their organization to international success.

Circle of Excellence Awardees:

• Jean Henri Lhuillier - President & CEO, PJ Lhuillier
• Joe Soberano - Chairman & CEO, Cebu Landmaster
• Jose Eduardo Antonio - Chairman & CEO, Century Properties
• Samie Lim - Chairman  Emeritus, Philippines  Franchise Association
• Victor Robert Cui - CEO, One Championship
• Vivencio Dizon - President & CEO, Bases Conversion & Development Authority
• William Tiu Lim - CEO, Mega Global Corporation

 

 

Grand Winner:

Jean Henri Lhuillier - President & CEO, PJ Lhuillier 

Jean Henri Lhuillier has played a strong role in growing his organization into the nation’s largest non-bank financial services provider with 2,500 branches.  He leads 18 often diverse companies with major interests in resorts, restaurants, real estate, jewelry, insurance, capital markets, etc.  He is also one of the nation’s foremost promoters of Philippine sports.  He is Chairman for Philippine Tennis Association, President of the Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines, among many other time consuming involvements.Let’s hear it for Jean Henri Lhuillier, grand winner, and the awardees of the Circle of Excellence of the Smart Enterprise Global Filipino Executive of the Year.

 

 

 

 

 

Multisys Technologies

Executive Leadership Team of the Year

 

The skill of leadership is sacred.  It is leaders who move societies ahead and create a better world for all of us.  The MULTISYS Executive Leadership Team of the Year highlights the organizations that are doing the most to achieve this noble goal.  

Circle of Excellence Awardees:

• Bloomberry Resorts Corporation
• Century Properties Group
• Concentrix Philippines
• ING Bank NV Manila
• IPM Holdings
• Italpinas Development Corporation
• KMC Savills
• Teletech Philippines

 

 

Grand Winner:

Bloomberry Resorts

Bloomberry Resorts pioneered the establishment of Entertainment City in Manila Bay as a global integrated resort destination.  Its Solaire Resort attracts well-heeled gaming tourists from around the world and has led the industry.  It is now pioneering the country’s theatre arts industry by introducing world-class performances.  The company has already expanded to Korea.  Keep up the great work Bloomberry Resorts, grand winner of the MULTISYS Executive Leadership Team of the Year and the amazing awardees of the Circle of Excellence.  

 

 

 

 

Kalibrr

Top Employer of the Year

 

Being called a top employer is a very special thing.  In my opinion, this award displays companies that are the pinnacle of responsible leadership.  And, the Kalibrr Top Employer of the Year certainly attracted a lot of quality companies to be part of the Circle of Excellence. 

Circle of Excellence Awardees:

• 24/7 Customer Philippines
• Chevron Holdings
• HSBC Global Service Centre Philippines
• IBEX Global Philippines
• Magsaysay People Resources Corporation
• Reed Elsevier Shared Services Philippines
• Schenker Philippines
• Sykes Asia
• Transcom Worldwide Philippines
• VXI Global Holdings
• White & Case Global Operations Center (Manila)
• Wipro Philippines

 

 

Grand Winner:

Sykes Asia

Sykes Asia has quietly and steadily built its operations and people in the Philippines over a long period.  It was the first multinational call center to set up operations in 1997 and are considered an important pioneer for the important industry.  While keeping a low profile, they have consistently achieved stellar relationships with their loyal employees.  Congratulations to grand winner, Sykes Asia and the Circle of Excellence awardees of the Kalibrr Top Employer of the Year Award.

 

 

 

 

World Vision

CSR Company of the Year

 

Corporate Social Responsibility is more than just showing off or saving a bit on taxes.  We should all be proud and impressed by the colossal commitments of time and money that companies contribute to the people of the Philippines.  The awardees of the Circle of Excellence of the World Vision CSR Company of the Year are the business elite of the nation.  

Circle of Excellence Awardees:

• AIG Shared Services – Business Processing
• Ayala Land
• Canon Business Service Centre Philippines
• Conduent Philippines
• FWD Life Insurance Corporation
• HSBC Global Service Centre Philippines
• Land Bank of the Philippines
• Megaworld Foundation
• Mondelez Philippines
• Pepsi Cola Products Phils.
• Smart Communications
• Teletech
• White & Case Global Operations Center (Manila)

 

 

Grand Winner:

Ayala Land

Ayala Land was chosen for its broad and specific range of CSR programs and its documentation of successful outcomes.  That said, the judges acknowledge that the quality of submissions was extraordinary.  Congratulations to grand winner, Ayala Land, and to the awardees of Circle of Excellence of the World Vision CSR Company of the Year.

 

 

 

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