The Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards (APEA) 2022 Regional Edition honors 25 exemplary business leaders and enterprises across Asia which excelled and showcased unparalleled resilience and growth despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Awards were presented by His Excellency Tun Dato’ Seri Utama Ahmad Fuzi bin Haji Abdul Razak, The Head of State of Penang. The award recipients were selected from over 150 submissions received from 16 markets through a rigorous evaluation process by a jury of prominent judges across four categories: Master Entrepreneur, Inspirational Brand, Fast Enterprise, and Corporate Excellence.
Organized annually in 16 markets since 2007 by Enterprise Asia, the Awards’ past recipients include TTC Vietnam’s Dang Van Thanh, Thailand’s Somphote Ahunai, Cuckoo Malaysia’s Hoe Kian Choon, Hong Kong’s Lui Che-Woo and Lawrence Ho, Indonesia’s Hary Tanoesoedibjo and Mochtar Riady, China’s Xu Rongmao, India’s Adi Godrej, Taiwan’s Douglas Tong Hsu, and the Philippines’ Dennis Anthony Uy.
Among the notable awardees are Dr. Steve Mark Gan, president & CEO of the Philippines’ Gan Advanced Osseointegration Center (GAOC) Group of Companies, and Goh Thian Teck, CEO of Malaysia’s Bataras Sdn Bhd, under the Master Entrepreneur category; Hong Kong’s CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited, and the Philippines’ AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp. under the Fast Enterprise Category; Thailand’s FWD Life Insurance Public Company Limited, and Takeda Healthcare Philippines, Inc. under the Inspirational Brand category; and Indonesia’s Kalbe Consumer Health and India’s Aspire Systems under the Corporate Excellence category.
Dr. Fong Chan Onn, chairman of Enterprise Asia, stated in his welcome speech that, “All award recipients have demonstrated exemplary entrepreneurial spirit through their unmatched determination and perseverance in spite of the pandemic. They are living proof of how responsible entrepreneurship continues to be a key driver in fostering sustainable economic growth in the post-pandemic era, paving the path to positioning Asia at the top of the worldwide economic reset.”
The APEA 2022 Regional Edition is endorsed by The Government of Penang; supported by the Association of Tourism Attractions Penang (ATAP), Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM), The Free Industrial Zone, Penang, Companies’ Association (FREPENCA), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Kuala Lumpur Malay Chamber of Commerce (KLMCC), Kuala Lumpur & Selangor Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KLSICCI), Malaysian Alliance of Corporate Directors (MACD), Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) — Penang Chapter, Malaysian Thai Chamber of Commerce (MTCC), Myanmar Business Executives (MBE), Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MICCI), Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association (MSIA), The Philippine Retailers Association (PRA), Small and Medium Enterprises Association Malaysia (SAMENTA), Singapore Thai Chamber of Commerce (STCC), and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA); with PR Newswire as the Official News Release Distribution Partner; Digital Penang and Invest Penang as Strategic Partners; Bangkok Post, BusinessWorld Philippines, Hong Kong Economics Time, Kumparan Indonesia, and SME Magazine as Media Partners.
FULL RECIPIENT LIST OF THE ASIA PACIFIC ENTERPRISE AWARDS 2022 REGIONAL EDITION
MASTER ENTREPRENEUR CATEGORY
NAME
COMPANY
INDUSTRY
COUNTRY
Rienzi Ramirez
President & Country Manager
24/7 CUSTOMER PHILIPPINES INC.
Professional & Business Services
Philippines
Archie G. Carrasco
Founder, Chairman & CEO
AGC POWER HOLDINGS CORP.
Media & Entertainment
Philippines
Goh Thian Teck
CEO
BATARAS SDN BHD
Retail
Malaysia
Dr. Steve Mark Gan
President & CEO
GAN ADVANCED OSSEOINTEGRATION CENTER (GAOC) GROUP OF COMPANIES
Healthcare, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology
Philippines
Chatchai Sirilai
President
GOVERNMENT HOUSING BANK
Financial Services
Thailand
Vitai Ratanakorn
President & CEO
GOVERNMENT SAVINGS BANK
Financial Services
Thailand
Francis Lau Choo Yew
Founder & Managing Director
LCY DEVELOPMENT
SDN BHD
Construction
Brunei
Frederick D.Ong
President & CEO
PEPSI COLA PRODUCTS PHILIPPINES INC.
Food & Beverage
Philippines
Nikhil Kumar
Managing Director
STAMCORP INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD
Mining
Singapore
Igor Gomes
Cluster Head, VMAPS (Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore)
TAKEDA MALAYSIA
SDN BHD
Healthcare, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology
Malaysia
FAST ENTERPRISE CATEGORY
COMPANY
INDUSTRY
COUNTRY
24/7 CUSTOMER PHILIPPINES INC.
Professional & Business Services
Philippines
ASIA PACIFIC SALES & MARKETING ACADEMY PTE LTD
Professional & Business Services
Singapore
AYALALAND LOGISTICS HOLDINGS CORP.
Property Development
Philippines
BATARAS SDN BHD
Retail
Malaysia
CHAN CREATIVE CO., LTD.
Healthcare, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology
Thailand
CITIC TELECOM INTERNATIONAL CPC LIMITED
Telecommunications & ICT
Hong Kong
KALBE CONSUMER HEALTH
Healthcare, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology
Indonesia
OCTOBER DYNASTY GROUP
Food & Beverage
Malaysia
STAMCORP INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD
Mining
Singapore
UNIFY SHIPPING SERVICES SDN BHD
Transportation & Logistics
Malaysia
INSPIRATIONAL BRAND CATEGORY
COMPANY
INDUSTRY
COUNTRY
JESSIE MUM BY CHAN CREATIVE CO., LTD
Healthcare, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology
Thailand
FWD LIFE INSURANCE PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
Financial Services
Thailand
GAN ADVANCED OSSEOINTEGRATION CENTER (GAOC) GROUP OF COMPANIES
Healthcare, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology
Philippines
PT BANK AMAR INDONESIA TBK
Financial Services
Indonesia
SUN LIFE PHILIPPINES
Financial Services
Philippines
TAKEDA HEALTHCARE PHILIPPINES INC
Healthcare, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology
Philippines
CORPORATE EXCELLENCE CATEGORY
COMPANY
INDUSTRY
COUNTRY
ASPIRE SYSTEMS
Telecommunications & ICT
India
AYALALAND LOGISTICS HOLDINGS CORP.
Property Development
Philippines
CENTRAL RETAIL CORPORATION PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
Retail
Thailand
DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS PHILS., INC.
Healthcare, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology
Philippines
GOVERNMENT HOUSING BANK
Financial Services
Thailand
KALBE CONSUMER HEALTH
Healthcare, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology
Indonesia
LCY DEVELOPMENT SDN BHD
Construction
Brunei
PEPSI COLA PRODUCTS PHILIPPINES, INC.
Food & Beverage
Philippines
PT DANAREKSA (PERSERO)
Financial Services
Indonesia
SUN LIFE PHILIPPINES
Financial Services
Philippines
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