Individual Category Winners
These are the Stevie® Award-winning nominations in The 23rd Annual International Business Awards®, which recognizes achievement in the workplace worldwide. The winners were determined by the average scores of more than 300 professionals (opens in new tab) during two months of judging. Learn about the judging and awards process here (opens in new tab).
AI & Data Leader of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Providence Health and Services, Redmond, Washington, United States: Shekar Rao Lakavath
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Cream Works, Seoul, Republic of Korea: Ju Cheol Kim, CEO
Business Development Leader of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Checkout.com, São Paulo, Brazil: Juarez Borges Filho, CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Car Mechanical Services, Weston Creek, Canberra, Australia: Raffy Sgroi, Business Strategist/Founder
Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Mohammad Sammour, Head of Business Support - GCC
Mastercard, Miami, Florida, United States: Carlos Quintero, EVP of Integrated Marketing and Communications (IMC) for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)
Philip Morris International U.S., Stamford, Connecticut, United States: Seth Kaufman, U.S. Chief Commercial Officer
Shenzhen Yuuda Smart Technology Co. Ltd., Shenzhen, Guangdong, China: Gewei Ling, Managing Director
Customer Service Professional of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
AD Ports Group, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Jiri Michael Nilsen, Manager
Digital Transformation Leader of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Ministry of Climate Change & Environment, UAE, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Hajar Alketbi, Director of Government Communication
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Abu Dhabi Heritage Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Mohamed Majed Al junibi, Director of Procurement
NTT Data Services, Plano, Texas, United States: Abhradeep Chatterjee, Associate Director
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Agilent Technologies Inc, Wilmington, Delaware, United States: Pradeep Verma Sr., IT Supply Chain Architect
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Salt Lake County Health Department, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States: Zubin Khan, Chief Informatics Officer
Ethical Leadership of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Ethical Property Investments, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Goro Gupta, CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Abu Dhabi Heritage Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Mohamed Majed Al junibi, Director of Procurement
Finance Professional of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Ak Portfoy (Ak Asset Management), Istanbul, Türkiye: Mehmet Ali Ersarı, CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
IBM, Armonk, New York, United States: Krishna Kumar Meenakshi Sundaram (KK), Account Manager at IBM Global Business Services
Mentor of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Purpol Marketing Ltd, Chippenham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom: Denise O’Leary MBE, Owner, Managing Director, PQQ and Bid Expert, Coach, Strategic Business Advisor
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Nicole Schmitz Leadership Coaching, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Nicole Schmitz, Founder & CEO
Stephen Soo Coaching, Doncaster East, Victoria, Australia: Stephen Soo
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Crimson Fox Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Russell Pearson, Founder/Managing Director
GingerMay, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom: Amy Lawrence, Managing Director
Rising Star of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Empowered Living Care, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Tahlia Carlyle, Director
Sales Leader of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Tata Consultancy Services (Philippines), Inc., Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines: Shiju Varghese, President and Country Head of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Philippines
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
The Sales Institute Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia: Petar Lackovic, Director
Social Impact Leader of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Tata Consultancy Services (Philippines), Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines: Johnson Lim, Head, Business Development & Government Relations
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Cebuana Lhuillier, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines: Jean Henri Lhuillier, President and CEO
Moce, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Aisha Yousef, Undersecretary of Ministry of Empowerment
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Bank Of America USA, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States: Satyadhar Joshi
Inclusive mamas club, Perth, Western Australia, Australia: Tracey Jewel Constable, Founder
Sustainability Advocate of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Bronwyn Reid, Emerald, Queensland, Australia: Bronwyn Reid
Team Builder of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Courts, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Abdulla Ahmad Alrais, Case Specialist
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Access Offshoring, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: Tiffany English, Founder
SAP, Waldorf, Germany: Bethany Moffatt, Head of Global Customer Support Operations