An evening with excellence

Once again, the International Management Excellence Awards (IMEA) Asia-Pacific gathered some of the country’s self-made entrepreneurs and foremost businessmen in an evening of recognition and honors.

Celebrating achievement for the year 2006, awardees from the Visayas and Mindanao were welcomed by no less than IMEA Chairman Mr. David Odilao Jr. A sumptuous dinner was prepared by the very dynamic staff of the Cebu City Marriott Hotel for the opening of the gala affair.

Guest speaker, former PIA Director Ted Segura, congratulated the awardees for their contribution to Philippine business development and posed them a challenge to never settle for mediocrity and take what they have achieved to the next level, global! Further, keynote speaker Atty. Gregorio Bacolod reinforced the notion of going world class by always wearing the Cebuano label with pride. Body and Sole’s (National awardee) top honcho Johnnie Lim shared his best management practices with his peers and Fruitas (Cebu awardee) proprietor Myrna Tan pitched in with the secret behind her company’s success.

Then, it was awards galore! A total of 66 trophies were handed out to winners from all over the region in various categories. More power to enterprising Filipino businessmen!

Here are some companies cited for their excellence:

National level:

• Dunkin Donuts
• Nature Spring Water (PSWRI)
• Royal Christian College
• Panasonic Philippines

VisMin:

• Body and Sole
• Sto. Nino Review Center
• The Only Dewfoam Corp.
• Video Centrum

Metro Cebu:

• Alcordo Advertising
• Alta Vista Golf and Country Club
• Arena KTV Lounge
• Blue Magic
• CBX Corp.
• Cebu Atlantic Hardware
• Ching Palace
• Fruitas
• Junrex
• Kaye’s Floral Accent
• Lolo Tinong’s Bakery
• Plantation Bay Resort and Spa