The Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards (ACES) Unveils Its Winners

The Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards (ACES) Unveils Its Winners posted: 18/11/2016

Ideal Systems Win Top SME in Asia Award

The third annual Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards (ACES) was held at Shangri-La, Singapore on 17th November. The ACES Awards is organised by MORS Group, which champions revolutionary leadership and sustainability in companies operating in the Asian region. The function was graced by Founder of Kaden Boriss and Chairman of ACES Awards, Mr. Hemant K Batra who was also on hand to present the Awards to their proud recipients.

In attendance were representatives from 44 corporations who voluntarily submitted to a management process audit in order to be eligible to contest in one of seven categories of Awards. This voluntary self-nomination is one of the most compelling points of the ACES as it is fueled by a companys desire to see how it stacks up against others on a similar playing field.

This years pool of aspirants showed a marked increase in numbers, which is testament to the greater emphasis corporations are placing on leadership, sustainability, corporate social responsibility, eco consciousness and community care. As it is the purpose of ACES Awards to share, I hope their stories signals hope in a fast-moving world full of big challenges and inspire us to concentrate our gaze on the exciting track ahead, said Shanggari Balakrishnan, chief executive of MORS Group.

The Entrepreneur of the Year award was bestowed on Morganfields founder and Chief Executive Officer, the dentist turned entrepreneur, Dr. Jeffrey Goh Sim Ik. Imelda Sundoro, the founder of Indonesias Sun Motor Group was named Woman Entrepreneur of the Year for her role in the countrys automotive industry. Another Indonesian, Dr. Nico Purnomo Po of Pollux Properti Indonesia was named Young Entrepreneur of the Year, for his vision of inspiring better living through quality developments. Double victory of the night was for Air Asia Berhad - Aireen Omar and Randstad Singapore Pte Ltd - Michael Smith, winning in the Eminent Leaders in Asia and Industry Champion of the Year category.

Ideal Systems Singapore Team

There were nine Outstanding Leaders in Asia this year as compared to last years seven. The nine were Chief Executive Officer Januario Jesus Gregorio B Atencio III of 8990 Holdings, Chong Chee Hing, Chief Executive Officer, Corporate Excelsior (M) Sdn Bhd; Nazeer Ahmed Mohamed Zakariah, Founder and Managing Director of Nazmi Textile Mall, Brunei; Nuttanai Anuntarumporn, Managing Director of Telecom Public Company Limited in Thailand; Tan Sri Rozali Ismail, Executive Chairman of Puncak Niaga Holdings Berhad; President of the Platinum Group, Chanchai Phansopha; the founder of Contempo Property Holdings Inc, Beverley Morales Dayanan; Chief Executive Officer Peerapong Jaroon-Ek of Origin Property Public Company Limited and Chief Executive Officer of Wardour and Oxford, Wempy Dyocta Koto. Winners of Top SMEs in Asia were Asia Pacific Technology Systems Pvt Ltd, Conergy Asia & Me Pte Ltd, Ideal Systems S.E.A, Kadence International, PT Fortune Indonesia TBK and PT Indolima Perkasa.

The award for Most Socially Responsible Company of the Year went to Indias TATA Consultancy Services while Fuji Xerox was named Green Company of the Year. Samsung APAC came back the second time and won the coveted Community Care Company of the Year while Union Bank of the Philippines was Best Company to Work for of the Year.

The three Top CSR Advocates in Asia award recipients were Aboitiz Group, Ayala Corporation, and Singtel, while Top Green Companies in Asia awards went to BMW Thailand, Energy Development Corporation, KasikornBank, Maynilad Water Inc and PT Loreal of Indonesia.

Companies who won Top Community Care awards included ING Bank, Spark Minda Foundation, Sri Lanka Telecom and Tesco Lotus Thailand. The four Top Companies to Work for in Asia were Arvato Systems Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Concentrix, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia and Vedanta Resources. An additional new category this year was the Responsible SMEs in Asia. Natural Essentials from Mongolia was the categorys first awardee.

This years Awards in Corporate Excellence and Sustainability are highlighted by organisations that have strived to integrate innovative approaches to sustainable business into their operations. The winners have been able to show us the key ingredients towards building meaningful sustainability practices that not just improve their business but enhance their relationships and truly make an impact in their communities, Dr. Jayanthi Desan, lead jury of ACES Awards commented.

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