2009 International Business Awards Announce Honorees

by admin ~ July 13, 2009

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6TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS ANNOUNCES
HONOREES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Only Global Business Awards Program
to Celebrate Excellence at New York Ceremony

Fairfax, VA - July 13, 2009 - Organizations and individuals from 27 countries, including first-time winners Japan, New Zealand, and Poland, have been announced as Stevie® Award winners in the Sixth Annual International Business Awards, the world’s only international, all-encompassing business awards program.

Nicknamed the Stevies from the Greek word “crowned,” the awards will be presented at a gala banquet ceremony on Monday, September 14 at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City.  Tickets for the banquet are on sale at www.stevieawards.com/iba. 

As it was last year, South Korea is the big winner with 27 Stevie Award wins, down from last year’s total of 39. This year’s breakout nation is Turkey, with six Stevie Awards, including two each for Akbank and Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S.

Other nations with at least one Stevie Award each are Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the U.S.A.  A number of other nations are represented by Finalists in the various categories.

Honorees were selected from more than 1,700 entries received from organizations and individuals in more than 40 countries.  

Other organizations that won multiple Stevies include Accenture (U.S.A.), ASDA’A Burson Marsteller (United Arab Emirates), Be Learning Films (Australia), Jack Morton Worldwide (U.S.A.), LifeLock (U.S.A.), MWW Group (U.S.A.), Sangmyung University (South Korea), Screentime (New Zealand), TELUS Corporation (Canada), Waggener Edstrom Worldwide (U.S.A.), and Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Limited (China).

A complete list of 2009 International Business Awards honorees is available at
www.stevieawards.com/iba. 

All organizations worldwide are eligible to compete in The International Business Awards, and can enter in any of more than 40 categories including Multinational Company if the Year, Single-Market Company of the Year, Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year, and Executive of the Year.   The IBAs also feature a media section with many categories honoring advertising campaigns, web sites, videos, and corporate literature such as annual reports.

Members of the awards’ Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs selected the winners during final judging last month, which was preceded by two months of preliminary judging by business professionals worldwide. 

For high-resolution photos of the Stevie Award or International Business Awards logo, visit http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/press/172_701_3120.cfm.  Other information and resources for press are available at http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/press/172_701_3119.cfm.

About The Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.  Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.  Learn more about The Stevie Awards at http://www.stevieawards.com/.

National Sponsors of The 2009 International Business Awards include the Korean Business Communicators Association and the Public Relations Society of India.  Media Sponsors include CorpComms magazine and Berlin’s JazzRadio 101.9.  Localization Partner for the 2009 IBAs is Lionbridge.

 

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