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Recognising Singapore's Most Exceptional Business Leaders
The SBR Management Excellence Awards is an esteemed awards program dedicated to recognising the most exceptional business leaders in Singapore! Now in its 10th year, this prestigious event celebrates the remarkable achievements of leaders, innovators, teams, and initiatives that drive growth and make a positive impact on both the business operations and its workforce.
The awards programme goes beyond acknowledging positive change; it honors those who have successfully propelled their companies to new heights of success while fostering a nurturing environment that positively influences their employees.
Nominate now if your company possesses inspiring leaders, exceptional teams, and transformative initiatives that motivate your workforce to pursue greatness and emulate positive impact in their respective fields.
Past winners include top-level executives, teams, and outstanding initiatives from National University of Singapore, Princeton Digital Group, bolttech, SBS Transit, Alibaba Cloud, Pan Pacific Hotels Group, Savills Property Management Pte Ltd, HSBC Life (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., CDP, SoftwareOne Singapore Pte Ltd and many more!
TESTIMONIALS
What do our winners have to say about winning the award?
Henry Chu Heng Hwee CEO, BreadTalk Group
This award for me is a recognition of the hard work that I put in, but at the same time it is also an award that will give the team more confidence in my leadership. This award is inspiration not just for me alone but also for the team together as a unit to continue to achieve better in time to come.
Henry Chu Heng Hwee CEO, BreadTalk Group
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 the support, dedication, strength, and passion. I’m also grateful to our business partners for their continuous support. Thank you for the partnership, trust, and the opportunities that you have given us.
Cavaliere Giovanni Viterale General Manager, The Fullerton Heritage
Tan Kang Wee Head of Policy Services, AIA Singapore
It is really a good testament to the effort put in by the whole team. We would like to thank Singapore Business Review for recognising our work and awarding us with this achievement. This will definitely spur us on to do more in the future and continue to empower our customers to live longer, healthier, and better lives.
Tan Kang Wee Head of Policy Services, AIA Singapore
Liu Shaw Jiun Managing Director, Daikin Airconditioning (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Personally, I’m honoured and proud. My team and I are very proud that we received this award. In Daikin, we believe in putting our customers’ interests first. It is an affirmation of this belief and a testimonial for our stakeholders that we are always committed to do our best--delivering the best results, products, and efficiency processes. This award has given me a lot of motivation to move forward and propel me and my team so that we can always give back to the company and to the society at large.
Liu Shaw Jiun Managing Director, Daikin Airconditioning (Singapore) Pte Ltd
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SBR Management Excellence Awards 2024 Winner: HP Inc
Why should you enter
NETWORK
Celebrate your well-deserved award with your colleagues, clients, and peers at the Awards Dinner! Meet the most outstanding leaders in Singapore and get unrivaled networking opportunities!
SHARE YOUR STORY & AMPLIFY
Talk about your achievements in an interview with Singapore Business Review. Take advantage of the video interview as a shareable content to let your clients, potential customers, and stakeholders know that you are an award-winning company!
EXPOSURE
Have the opportunity to be featured in the definitive magazine for elite business leader, the Singapore Business Review. Its print platform is published quarterly with circulation of 25,000 copies, while its online arm sbr.com.sg offers daily fresh and unique content with over 221,000 unique active users every month.
NEWS
GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA
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
- Health & Wellness Initiative of the Year
- Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year
INDUSTRY CATEGORIES
- Automotive Services
- Advertising
- Aerospace
- Aerospace & Defense
- Agriculture
- Airline
- Apparel
- Architecture
- Automotive & Transport Equipment
- Aviation
- Banking
- Beauty & Cosmetics
- Biotechnology
- 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
- Education
- Electronic Manufacturing
- Electronics
- Energy
- Engineering
- Environmental Services
- Executive Search
- Financial Services
- Financial Technology
- FMCG
- Food & Beverage
- Food Manufacturing Solutions
- Food Safety
- Fraud and Compliance Management
- Fundraising
- Furniture and fixture
- General Insurance
- Health Services
- Healthcare
- Healthcare Technology
- Heavy Civil Construction
- Hospitality & Leisure
- Human Resource Technology
- Human Resources Consulting
- Industrial Construction
- Industrial Engineering
- Insurtech
- 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
- Networking Technology
- Non-Profit or Government Organizations
- Oil & Gas
- Payments
- Personal Insurance
- Pharmaceuticals
- Real Estate
- Real Estate Agency
- Remittance
- Residential Building construction
- Residential Product Manufacturing
- Retail
- Security
- Shipping
- Staffing and Recruiting
- Sports
- Sustainability
- Technology
- Telecommunications
- Television
- Training and Development
- Transportation
- Travel Services
- Utilities
- Venture Capital
- Wholesale
GUIDELINES
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Nominees will be deliberated by a judging committee based on the nomination form and supporting documents submitted.
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The awards are for:
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Top-level executives, innovative individuals, and dynamic teams who launched successful and notable new projects or innovations
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Employee engagement initiatives, health & wellness initiatives, and diversity and inclusion initiatives that elevated employee motivation and drive positive outcomes.
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Nomination is free of charge. If your company wins, you are obliged to attend the awards ceremony and book any of the winner's package options to secure your seats at the awards dinner. Email [email protected] to know more about the winners package pricing and entitlements.
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The awards will be given per industry category.
ELIGIBILITY
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For the Executive, Innovator, and Team of the Year categories - The executive, innovator or team must be able to showcase their remarkable contributions to the success and growth of their companies in the last 12-24 calendar months.
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For the Employee Engagement Initiatives, Health & Wellness Initiatives, and Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives categories - The company should have launched a new project, innovation, strategy or initiative that made a positive impact to its workforce and other stakeholders, not more than 24 calendar months ago.
Note:
Companies in the following industries are not eligible to join the Awards Programme: cryptocurrency, tobacco, multilevel marketing, and products with claim of health benefits
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
- Engagement Strategy - What are the current approaches adopted to actively engage employees and promote their career fulfillment.
- Effectiveness - How effective was the strategy implemented, and what impact did it have on the workforce?
- Feedback - What are some examples of positive feedback received from employees that highlight increased job satisfaction, improved communication, strengthened relationships, and a sense of belonging within the organization?
Health & Wellness Initiative of the Year
- Strategy - What are the recent initiatives implemented to promote health & wellness of your workforce?
- Effectiveness - How effective was the health and wellness strategy implemented, and what impact did it have on the workforce?
- Feedback - What are some examples of positive feedback received from employees that highlight increased job satisfaction, improved communication, strengthened relationships, and a sense of belonging within the organization? In what ways did this positively impact the company's operations?
Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year
- Strategy - What are the most recent initiatives that have been put in place to foster diversity and inclusion within your workforce?
- Effectiveness - How have diversity and inclusion initiatives resulted in increased job satisfaction, improved communication, strengthened relationships, and a sense of belonging within the organization?
- Feedback - What are some of the positive feedback from employees regarding the impact of these initiatives? Furthermore, in what ways have these positive outcomes positively influenced the company's operations?
HOW TO ENTER?
1. Go to the online nomination form.
2. Read the nomination guidelines.
3. Fill out the required fields.
- Company and entrant details
- Chosen category and industry
- Title
- 500-word summary about the executive/innovator/team/initiatives' success and achievements
- Attach 3 photos related to your entry (required)
- Attach supporting documents (optional) to strengthen your submission
- Client or employee testimonials (optional)
- Achievements
- Chose your winner's package
4. Once you're done, you will receive an email confirmation of your nomination.
Note: Each nomination form is valid for one (1) entry only. If you are nominating several projects, please enter each separately.
NOMINATION AND WINNERS PACKAGE PRICING
The nomination is free of charge. Should you win, you have to attend the Awards Dinner to celebrate your achievement. Choose any of the Winners Package to secure your seats at the prestigious ceremony night and gain access to a wide range of valuable benefits. To know more about the winners package entitlements and pricing, please email [email protected]
Past Winners
Executive of the Year
- Banking - Gautam Duggal, Standard Chartered Bank
- Brokerage - Aditya Laroia, Maybank Securities Singapore
- Computer Software -Parvinder Walia, ESET
- Electronic Manufacturing - Moninder Jain, Logitech Singapore Pte Ltd
- Financial Technology - Quah Kay Beng, BigFundr
- Healthcare - Dr Prem Kumar Nair, IHH Healthcare Berhad
- Insurance - Penny Koo, AIA Singapore
- IT Services - Thomas Mathew, Cognizant
- Logistics - Michael Wang, CWT Pte. Limited
- Technology - Jacqueline Guichelaar, Cisco
Innovator of the Year
- Computer Software - Cuber AI Technologies Pte Ltd
- Financial Technology - TrustFinance
- Healthcare - National University Hospital (Singapore) Pte Ltd
- Hospitality & Leisure - Saurabh Prakash, Millennium Hotels & Resorts
- Transportation - STRIDES Engineering Pte Ltd
Team of the Year
- Banking - Bancassurance Hive, Standard Chartered Bank
- Data Center - Princeton Digital Group
- Education - LKCMedicine Corporate Services Division, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University Singapore
- Electronic Manufacturing - The Logitech Emerging Markets Regional Leadership Team, Logitech Singapore Pte Ltd
- Financial Technology - StarHub Enterprise Digital Services and Business Operations Excellence Team, StarHub Ltd.
- Healthcare - Kent Ridge Office of Innovation, National University Hospital (Singapore) Pte Ltd
- Hospitality & Leisure - Millennium Hotels and Resorts, Millennium Hotels & Resorts
- Insurance - Legal Team, AIA Singapore
- IT Services - Public Sector Team, Cognizant
- Technology - Avanade Asia Pte Ltd
- Telecommunications - Enterprise Connectivity and Digital Services team, StarHub Ltd.
- Training & Development - NTUC LearningHub (NTUC LHUB) Technology Skills Team, NTUC LearningHub Pte Ltd
- Transportation - STRIDES Engineering Pte Ltd
Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year
- Computer Software - ESET
- Consulting - NielsenIQ (Singapore) Pte Ltd
- Hospitality & Leisure - Momentus Hotels & Resorts
- Technology - Avanade Asia Pte Ltd
Employee Engagement of the Year
- Data Center - DayOne Data Centers
- Diversified Services - Kingsmen Creatives Ltd
- Education - Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
- Healthcare - National University Hospital (Singapore) Pte Ltd
- Hospitality & Leisure - Novotel Singapore on Stevens | Mercure Singapore on Stevens
Health & Wellness Initiative of the Year
Executive of the Year
- Agriculture - Dr Tan Hai Meng, Kemin Animal Nutrition & Health Asia Pacific
- Brokerage - Malcolm Koo, CGS International Securities Singapore Pte. Ltd.
- Business Services - Sudhir Agarwal, Everise
- Cloud - Selina Yuan, Alibaba Cloud
- Computer Services - Mayank Srivastava, BDx Data Centers
- Computer Software - Adrian Hia, Kaspersky Singapore Pte Ltd
- Creative Services - Alexandra Cerruti, Design Bridge and Partners
- Digital Trading Platform - Ian Leong, Tiger Brokers (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
- Education - Michelle Peh, MindChamps PreSchool Limited
- Financial Information & Analytics - Wendy Cheong, Moody’s Investors Service (MIS) Singapore Pte. Ltd.
- Financial Services - Roger Quek Chin Ing, Straits Financial Services Pte Ltd
- Hospitality & Leisure - Joon Aun, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Asia Pacific
- Insurance - Gautam Duggal, Standard Chartered Bank
- Insurtech - Baldev Singh, bolttech
- Investment Banking - Aditya Laroia, Maybank Securities Pte Ltd
- IT Services - Bhavya Kapoor, Avanade
- Logistics - Bernard Lim, HAVI Freight Management (S) Pte Ltd
- Manufacturing - Chui Tau Siong, Jebsen & Jessen Packaging
- Non-profit or Government Organizations - Mr Sam Liew Lien Ban, Singapore Computer Society
- Retail - Donald Kng, VETRESKA
- Staffing and Recruiting - Cecilia Sim, ScienTec Consulting
- Sustainability - Shanthi Chandrasekar, Bahwan CyberTek
- Technology - Nigel Lee, Lenovo Group Limited
- Telecommunications - Christian Patouraux, Kacific Broadband Satellites Ltd
- Training and Development - Jeremy Ong, NTUC LearningHub Pte Ltd
Innovator of the Year
- Architecture - ONG&ONG Group
- Computer Hardware - Cherng Linn, HP Inc
- Education - David Chiem, MindChamps PreSchool Limited
- FMCG - FairPrice Group
- Food Manufacturing Solutions - Country Foods Pte Ltd
- Insurance - Cigna Healthcare Singapore
- Insurtech - Melissa Wong, bolttech
- Sustainability Services in Real Estate - Savills Energy & Sustainability Management Team, Savills (Singapore) Pte Ltd
- Technology - Sharon Tse, Pictureworks
Team of the Year
- Building Services & Facilities - Savills Facilities Management, Savills Property Management Pte Ltd
- Business Services - HR Team, Gear Inc.
- Cloud - Alibaba Cloud
- Computer Hardware - HP Smart Tank Development Team HP Inc
- Data Center - JH1 Engineering Team, Princeton Digital Group
- Energy and Sustainability Management in Real Estate - Savills Energy & Sustainability Management Team, Savills (Singapore) Pte Ltd
- FMCG - Customer Service Team, FairPrice Group
- Industrial Engineering - JJ-LAPP Team, JJ-LAPP
- Insurance - Clinical Team, Cigna Healthcare Singapore
- Investment Banking - Singapore Investment Banking Team, CGS International Securities Singapore Pte. Ltd.
- Non-profit or Government Organizations - ARU-Human Resource Department, NTUC - Administration and Research Unit (ARU)
- PropTech - "Be More, Be a Guru (BMBAG)" Team, PropertyGuru Group
- Retail - Management Team, VETRESKA
- Security - Certis CISCO Aviation Security Pte Ltd
- Staffing and Recruiting - GE Team, ScienTec Consulting
- Transportation - SBS Transit Rail, SBS Transit
Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year
- Metals & Mining - Rio Tinto
- Retail - Swarovski Singapore Trading Pte Ltd
Employee Engagement of the Year
- Financial Services - CGS International Securities Singapore Pte. Ltd.
- Non-profit or Government Organizations - NTUC - Administration and Research Unit (ARU)
- PropTech - PropertyGuru Group
Health & Wellness Initiative of the Year
- Business Services - Gear Inc.
- Retail - Unity Pharmacy (part of FairPrice Group)
Executive of the Year
- Brokerage - Carol Fong, CGS-CIMB Securities
- Business Services - Paul Chong, Certis
- Commercial Real Estate Trust - Kelvin Chow, Lendlease Global Commercial Trust Management Pte. Ltd.
- Data Center - Asher Ling, Princeton Digital Group
- Education - Dr. Janson Yap, National University of Singapore
- Electronic Manufacturing - Masafumi Ishiyama, Hoya Electronics Singapore Pte Ltd
- Financial Services - Simon Cooper, Standard Chartered Bank
- Food & Beverage - Patrick Kwok, Starbucks Coffee Singapore Pte Ltd
- Heavy Civil Construction - Shane Shi Hong Sheng, HSC Pipeline Engineering Pte Ltd
- Insurtech - Stephan Tan, bolttech
- Logistics - Krishnamani Kannan, Deliver.sg
- Non-Profit or Government Organizations - Donald Chan, CDP
- Real Estate - George Agethen, Ivanhoé Cambridge
- Technology - Wen Huang, SoftServe-Singapore Pte Ltd
- Telecommunications - Christian Patouraux, Kacific Broadband Satellites Ltd
- Transportation - Jeffrey Sim Vee Ming, SBS Transit
Innovator of the Year
- Consulting - Prophet
- Financial Technology - Xero
- Healthcare Technology - Guardant Health AMEA
- IT Services - Dr Lei Xiao, Alibaba Cloud
- Technology - Sol- X, Magellan X Pte. Ltd.
Team of the Year
- Business Services - Certis Aviation Security, Certis
- Computer Software - Business Consulting & Innovation Team, SoftwareOne Singapore Pte Ltd
- Consumer Products (Non-Durables) - Truegenics Pte Ltd
- Energy - Asia Pacific Team, Black & Veatch
- Heavy Civil Construction - Digital Team, HSC Pipeline Engineering Pte Ltd
- Hospitality & Leisure - Sales and Marketing Team, Pan Pacific Hotels Group
- IT Services - Energy Expert Team, Alibaba Cloud
- Property Management Consultancy - Savills Property Management Pte Ltd
- Real Estate - Project Management Consultancy, Savills Project Management Team
- Telecommunications - Innovations and Solutions Team, EdgePoint Infrastructure
Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year
- Education - National University of Singapore
- FMCG - Pacific Refreshments Pte. Ltd.
- Technology - Tata Communications
Employee Engagement of the Year
- Computer Software - SoftwareOne Pte Ltd
- Electronic Manufacturing - Hoya Electronics Singapore Pte Ltd
- Financial Services - HSBC Life (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Health & Wellness Initiative of the Year
Executive of the Year
- Advertising - Pieter-Jan de Kroon, Entravision Mediadonuts
- Beauty & Cosmetics - Isabelle Lim, L’Oréal Group
- Biotechnology - Johnson Wang, GenScript Biotech
- Building Services & Facilities - Helen Ng, General Storage Company Pte. Ltd.
- Computer Software - Darryl Long, Ubisoft Singapore
- Conglomerates - Dato' Colin Tan, Hatten Land Limited
- Education - Tan Aik Na, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Electronic Manufacturing - Geoffrey Maroun Akiki, Hoya Electronics Singapore Pte Ltd
- Energy - Mansi Madan Tripathy, Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd
- FMCG - Umesh Shah, Unilever
- Food & Beverage - Benjamin Boh, Hanbaobao Pte Ltd (McDonald’s Singapore)
- General Insurance - Hicham Raissi, Allianz Insurance Singapore Pte. Ltd.
- Health Insurance - Moses Hee, MiCare HealthTech Holdings Pte Ltd
- Healthcare Technology - Kenneth Daniel Tan, Varian
- Hospitality & Leisure - Arthur Kiong, Far East Hospitality
- Insurtech - Rob Schimek, bolttech
- IT Services - Gary Steele, TES - Sustainable Technology Lifecycle Solutions
- Life Insurance - Melita Teo, AIA Singapore
- Manufacturing - Jacky Chan, Watson-Marlow Pte Ltd
- Marine Services - Gabriel Hong, RMS Marine & Offshore Service (Singapore) Pte Ltd
- Pharmaceuticals - Maurizio Luongo, Menarini Asia-Pacific
- Power Technology - Jimmy Yam, Eaton
- Real Estate - Chris Marriott, Savills (Singapore) Pte. Ltd
- Real Estate Agency - Marcus Chu, ERA Realty Network Pte Ltd
- Retail - Tony Heng, Stellar Lifestyle Pte Ltd
Innovator of the Year
- Beauty & Cosmetics - Project Chinampas Team, L’Oréal Singapore & Ground-up Innovation Labs For Development (GUILD)
- Brand Marketing - Christian Ozzati, Brown Forman
- Electronics - Mac Zhang, AEM Holdings Ltd
- Environmental Services - Alan Yap, Sally Lai, Ashvin Salva, Rentokil Initial
- Financial Technology - Xero
Team of the Year
- Advertising - Yahoo SEA, Yahoo
- Asset Management - HR Department, Sun Venture Pte Ltd
- Data Center - PDG SG1 Team, Princeton Digital Group
- Education - NTU, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Electronics - AEM CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) Team, AEM Holdings Ltd
- Healthcare Technology - Guardant Health AMEA
- Hospitality & Leisure - Sales & Marketing Team, Pan Pacific Hotels Group
- Manufacturing - HP Indigo Singapore, HP Singapore (Private) Limited
- Pharmaceuticals - Deal Team, Menarini Asia-Pacific
- Real Estate Investment - Savills Investment Sales & Capital Markets Team, Savills (Singapore) Pte. Ltd
- Transportation - EVCo
COVID Management Initiative of the Year
- Banking - Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB)
- Financial Services - IPC Systems, Inc.
- Food & Beverage - Hanbaobao Pte Ltd (McDonald’s Singapore)
Employee Engagement of the Year
Executive of the Year
- Advertising - Prakash Kamdar, Dentsu International Singapore
- Biotechnology - Dr. Zhou Lihan, MiRXES
- Building Services & Facilities - Pierce, Wui Liang Ang, Peregrine Security Pte Ltd
- Computer Software - Nicholas Wee, CrimsonLogic
- Healthcare - Dr. Kelvin Loh, IHH Healthcare
- Hospitality & Leisure - Piotr Kupiec, Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa & SO/ Singapore
- IT Services - Sridhar Pinnapureddy, Cloud4C
- Manufacturing - Kevin J. McGuigan, 3M
- Marketing Technology - Genevieve Tan, Verticurl
- Media & Entertainment - Andrew Lim, Gushcloud International
- Networking Technology - Sanjay Kaul, Cisco
- Oil & Gas - Vikash Dhanuka, Sing Fuels Pte Ltd
- Pharmaceuticals - Marine Queniart-Stojanovic, Sanofi-Aventis (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
- Retail - Seah Kian Peng, NTUC FairPrice Co-operative Pte Ltd
- Technology Distributor - Eunice Lau, Ingram Micro Asia Pte Ltd
- Technology Software - Gordon Lam, Syniti Asia Pacific & Japan
- Travel Services - Henry Yu, The Travel Corporation - The Velvet Collection, Asia
- Energy - Leon Farrant, Green Li-ion Pte Ltd
Innovator of the Year
- Accounting Technology - Xero
- Banking- Arivuvel Ramu, Tonik Digital Bank
- Electronics Technology - Sid Chan, AEM Holdings Ltd
- Environmental Services - ISS Facility Services Private Limited
- General Insurance - QBE Singapore Team, QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd
- Manufacturing - Wang Deyang, HP Inc. Team
- Real Estate Agency - Marcus Chu, ERA Singapore
- Training and Development - Dr. Nina Tan, Business Intelligence and 8nalytics Pte Ltd
Team of the Year
- Biotechnology - MiRXES
- Electronics Technology - AEM Singapore Engineering Team, AEM Holdings Ltd
- General Insurance - QBE Singapore Team, QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd
- Healthcare Technology - Guardant Health Asia, Middle East & Africa Team
- Manufacturing - HP Laserjet Team, HP Inc.
- Marketing Technology - Client Services Team, Verticurl
- Transportation - Yeap Transport Team, Yeap Transport Pte Ltd
COVID Management Initiative of the Year
- Biotechnology - GenScript Biotech
- Manufacturing - Olam Cocoa Pte. Ltd.
- Retail - NTUC FairPrice Co-operative Pte Ltd
- Technology - Blue Prism
Employee Engagement of the Year
- Banking - Societe Generale
- Environmental Services - ISS Facility Services Private Limited
- Hospitality & Leisure - Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa & SO/ Singapore
- Manufacturing - Singapore Ink Operations, HP Inc
- Technology - Blue Prism
Executive of the Year
- Automotive Services- Aaron Tan, CEO and Founder, CARRO
- Banking- Victor Lee Meng Teck, CEO, CIMB Bank Singapore
- Business Services- Sudhir Agarwal, Founder & CEO, Everise
- Cybersecurity- Parvinder Walia, President ESET Asia Pte Ltd
- Financial Services- Neo Say Wei, Co-Founder and Group CEO, RF International Holdings Private Limited
- Health Products & Services- Chris Lee, President, Asia Pacific, Medtronic APAC
- Healthcare- Simranjit Singh, CEO, Guardant Health AMEA
- Hospitality & Leisure- Choe Peng Sum, Chief Executive Officer, Pan Pacific Hotels Group
- Life Insurance- Christopher Teo, Chief Executive Officer, Tokio Marine Life Insurance Singapore
- Technology- Arvind Mohan, Chief Financial Officer, Ivy Mobile Technologies Pte Ltd
- Telecommunications- Adelyn Ong Meei Chyi, Managing Director, China Mobile International (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Innovator of the Year
- Chemicals- Dr. Mohammad Hossein Davood Abadi Farahani, Founder & CEO, SEPPURE Pte Ltd
- Non-Profit or Government Organizations- Kelvin Kong Chiu Wen, Founder, Voices Of Asia
- Biotechnology- Martin-Immanuel Bittner MD DPhil, CEO, Arctoris Pte Ltd
- Technology- Samir Neji, CEO. Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) Pte Ltd
Team of the Year
- Business Services- BoardRoom Singapore Team
- Data Center- Princeton Digital Group – Singapore Team
- Healthcare- Guardant Health AMEA team
- Hospitality & Leisure- Sales & Marketing Team, Pan Pacific Hotels Group
- Manufacturing- Heraeus Materials Singapore Pte Ltd (Heraeus Medical Components)
- Pharmaceuticals- IT & Digital team, AstraZeneca Singapore and Asia
Employee Engagement of the Year
- Health Products & Services- Medtronic APAC
- Pharmaceuticals- Kyowa Kirin Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
COVID Management Initiative of the Year
- AI- Uniphore Software Systems Private Limited
- Cybersecurity- ESET Asia Pte Ltd
- Human Resource Technology- BIPO Service (Singapore) Pte Ltd
- IT Services- Smarten Spaces
- Life Insurance- Tokio Marine Life Insurance Singapore
- Manufacturing- Wacker Chemicals (South Asia) Pte. Ltd.
- Pharmaceuticals- Kyowa Kirin Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
- Retail- Lazada Singapore Pte Ltd
Executive of the Year
- Advertising - Michel de Rijk, CEO, S4 Capital
- Business Services - Sudhir Agarwal, CEO, Everise
- Consulting - Ewen Plougastel, Managing Director, Accenture Digital
- Education - Delane Lim, Polygon Asia & FutuReady Singapore
- Financial Services - Kelvin Lim Choong Kiat, CEO, HL Assurance Pte Ltd
- Financial Technology - Andrew Ong, Regional Managing Director for Asia Pacific, Flywire
- Food & Beverage - Moe Ibrahim, Founder and CEO, Deelish Brands Pte Ltd
- Health Products & Services - Brad Robinson, CEO, Ritual Gym
- Hospitality & Leisure - Felix Loh Chee Wai, CEO, Gardens by the Bay
- Human Resources - Professor Sattar Bawany, CEO, Centre for Executive Education
- IT Services - Stephan Neumeier, APAC Managing Director, Kaspersky
- Logistics - Jonathan Savoir, CEO, Quincus Pte. Ltd.
- Pharmaceuticals - Raman Singh , CEO, Mundipharma
- Property Management Services - Poon Da Qian, CEO, BUTLERINSUITS PTE LTD
- Talent Development and Engagement - Margaret Heng, CEO, SHATEC
- Technology - Shashank Dixit, CEO, Deskera
- Transportation - Michael Chiay, Head of APAC, TBR Global Chauffeuring
- Travel Services - Nicholas Lim, Managing Director, The Travel Corporation
- Utilities - Chang Sau Sheong, CEO, SP Digital
Innovator of the Year
- Financial Services - Claudine Heng, Head of Customer Strategy & Direct Marketing, HL Assurance Pte Ltd
- Packaging - Ramadas Senthil Kumar, Founder and CTO, Tera-Barrier Films Pte Ltd
- Technology - Asheesh Mehra, Co-Founder and Group CEO, AntWorks Pte Ltd
Team of the Year
- Business Services - Everise Corporate Team, Everise
- Financial Services - HLAS EXCO, HL Assurance Pte Ltd
- Hospitality & Leisure - Sales & Marketing Team, Pan Pacific Hotels Group
- Life Insurance - Digital for Business, The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co Ltd
- Technology - Marketing Team, PALO IT Singapore
Employee Engagement of the Year
- Technology - People Experience Team , PALO IT Singapore
Executive of the Year
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Biotechnology - Dr. Allen Lai Yu-Hung, ACT Genomics (Singapore) Pte Ltd
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Food & Beverage - Henry Chu Heng Hwee, BreadTalk Group
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Media & Entertainment - Ron Tan, Cityneon Holdings Limited
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Product Manufacturing - Liu Shaw Jiun, Daikin Airconditioning (Singapore) Pte Ltd
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Technology - Shashank Dixit, Deskera
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Business Services - Bertrand Saillet, FCM Travel Solutions
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Financial Technology - Marc Mathenz, Fiserv Inc.
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Manufacturing - Raymund Chua, Heraeus Asia Pacific Holding Pte Ltd
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IT Services - Stephan Neumeier, Kaspersky Lab Singapore Pte Ltd
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Pharmaceuticals - Raman Singh, Mundipharma
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Computer Software - Damien Wong, Red Hat Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
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Hospitality & Leisure - Cavaliere Giovanni Viterale, The Fullerton Hotels & Resorts
Innovator of the Year
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Life Insurance - AIA Singapore Team, AIA Singapore
Team of the Year
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Life Insurance (Team of the Year) - Strategy and Transformation, The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co Ltd
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Technology - Marketing Team, PALO IT
Employee Engagement of the Year
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Manufacturing (Employee Engagement of the Year) - Heraeus Asia Pacific Holding Pte Ltd
Executive of the Year
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Architecture - Karen Cvornyek, B+H Architects (Singapore) Pte Ltd
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Pharmaceuticals - Raman Singh, Mundipharma
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Education - Zeenath Kuraisha, Asia Pacific Sales & Marketing Academy Pte Ltd
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Talent Development and Engagement - Joseph Wong, TRAININGGEARASIA PTE LTD
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Logistics - Syed Ali Ridha madihid, iCommerce Asia
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Media & Entertainment - Chatri Sityodtong, ONE Championship
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Human Resource Technology - Kannan Chettiar, AVVANZ
Innovator of the Year
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Business Services - Angela Sim, Ence Marketing
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Insurance - AIA Singapore Team, AIA Singapore
Team of the Year
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Market Research Consulting - Consulting Group, Asia Insight
Employee Engagement of the Year
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Banking - Royal Bank of Scotland
Executive of the Year
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Food & Beverage - Steen Puggaard, 4FINGERS PTE LTD
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Financial Services - Ng Beng Tiong, ARA Asset Management Limited
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Consumer Products (Non-Durables) - Dr Andy Adhiwana, Auric Pacific Group Limited
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Patent Research - Deepak Syal, GreyB Services
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Materials & Construction Industry - William Tan Kwang Hwee, Ley Choon Group Holdings Ltd
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Agriculture - Wong Chiak Yeen, Panasonic Factory Solutions Asia Pacific
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Transportation - Desmond Kuek, SMRT Corporation Ltd
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Consulting - Joan Koh, The Nielsen Company (Singapore) Pte Ltd
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Real Estate - Roy Ling, Vingroup JSC
Innovator of the Year
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Life Insurance - AIA Singapore Team, AIA Singapore
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Business Services -Dr. Patrick Khor,iBosses Pte Ltd
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Real Estate - Steven Tan & Team, OrangeTee.com Pte Ltd
Team of the Year
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Oil & Gas - MODEC Management Services HR Team
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Advertising - Moove Media
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Agriculture - Panasonic Factory Solutions Asia Pacific - Agriculture Business Division
Employee Engagement of the Year
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Business Services - Dentsu Aegis Network, Singapore
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Health Products & Services - Farrer Park Hospital
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Marketing Research - Kadence International
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Banking -OCBC Bank – Business Banking Commercial Service Centre
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Consulting - The Nielsen Company (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Executive of the Year
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Financial Services - Lawrence Chai, 3E Accounting Pte. Ltd
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Consulting - Margaret Manning OBE, Adelphi Digital Consulting Group
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Food & Beverage - Regina Lee, Amplitude Inc. Holdings Pte Ltd.
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Retail - Anders Peter Juel Sauerberg, Norbreeze Group Pte. Ltd.
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Hotel - Allen Law, Park Hotel Group
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Diversified Services - Foo Jiann Wen, Radius Group of Companies
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Manufacturing - Jimmy Teo, Wittman Battenfeld (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
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Building Services & Facilities - Anthony Koh Thong Huat, IsoTeam Ltd
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Technology - Colin Bruce Thoms, Fast Flow Singapore Pte Ltd.
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Resort - Moe Ibrahim, Bintan Lagoon Resort
Innovator of the Year
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Financial Services - AIA Singapore
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IT Services - MuRho Solutions
Team of the Year
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Diversified Services - Radius Group of Companies
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Real Estate - UOL Group Ltd. Senior Executives Gwee Lian Kheng, Liam Wee Sin & Wellington Foo
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Poh Soon Hin, Director, HP Inc,
Kelvin Loh, Managing Director and CEO, IHH Healthcare
Sanjay Kaul, President - Asia Pacific & Japan, Cisco
Seah Kian Peng, Group CEO, NTUC FairPrice Co-operative Pte Ltd
Ronak Shah, CEO, QBE Singapore
Marine Queniart-Stojanovic, GM General Medicines, Sanofi-Aventis Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore; and Country Lead Sanofi-Aventis Malaysia & Thailand
Sridhar Pinnapureddy, Chairman, Cloud4C
Serine Loh, Head of HR, APAC, Blue Prism
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SBR Management Excellence Awards 2020 Winner: Christopher Teo, Tokio Marine Life Insurance Singapore
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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?
There will only be one winner per industry on each category ie. "Executive of the Year - Computer Software", "Executive of the Year - Banking", etc.
Can I send two or more entries for our company?
Yes, you may send 2 entries for a maximum of three 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?
Are you an executive who made a remarkable contribution to your organisation? Are you a leader who is transforming your company to be the best in your industry? Then nominate for the EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR!
Does your boss deserve to be recognised for his hard work and dedication? Does your boss inspire you and your colleagues to be at their best selves despite the hurdles of the pandemic? Then nominate him/her for the EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR!
Are you a leader with innovative ideas that made a positive impact to your business or your client? Have you introduced unique innovation that sets you apart from the other players in your industry? Then nominate for the INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR!
Has your team launched successful initiatives that are innovative and cutting-edge? Are you part of an amazing team that highly contributed to the success and growth of the company? Then nominate for the TEAM OF THE YEAR!
Are you implementing innovative strategies to motivate your employees effectively? Have you launched initiatives that promote employee well-being and good health? Have you developed solutions to foster diversity and inclusion? If so, NOMINATE your company for the "EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR", "HEALTH & WELLNESS INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR," or "DIVERSITY & INCLUSION INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR" category.
What is Singapore Business Review?
Singapore Business Review (SBR), the definitive magazine catering to business elites of Singapore and the rest of South East Asia.
Founded in 2001, SBR is the only business magazine in Singapore guaranteed to reach senior decision makers in the top 1,700 companies with combined sales of $692 billion and 94% of listed companies.
Its print platform is published quarterly with circulation of 25,000 copies, while its online arm sbr.com.sg offers daily fresh and unique content with over 221,000 unique active users every month.
Will there be an awards dinner this year?
Yes, there will be an awarding ceremony this year.







