Who will represent Thailand in the 2004 Asia Business Leaders Awards?

Bangkok--Mar 16--Spark Communications Who will represent Thailand in the 2004 Asia Business Leaders Awards? Asia's Premier Business Awards to Recognise the Business Leaders of the World's Fastest Growing Economic Region CNBC Asia Pacific, the foremost global provider of business news and information, TNT Asia, the world's leading business logistics solutions company, and China Business Network, the leading business news channel in China, announced today the launch of the 3rd Asia Business Leader Awards (ABLA) 2004. ABLA 2004 will take place in Shanghai, China. The two-day event, scheduled for May 25-26, 2004, will include the main Awards event and dinner, a CEO Summit which will have some of the foremost citizens of the corporate world discuss the issues which have a significant impact on the growth of the world economy. There will also be a CEO golf challenge to be held as part of the two-day event. The Awards is organised and presented by CNBC and TNT, co-hosted by China Business Network (CBN) and in association with Hewlett-Packard and Malaysia Airlines. Launched in 2001, the Asia Business Leader Awards is the only premier regional Awards of its kind. The Awards is a tribute to Asia's outstanding CEOs who have demonstrated superior leadership skills in managing highly successful businesses not only in their respective countries, but across the region as well. 2002 Asia Business Leader of the Year was Mr S Ramadorai, CEO of Tata Consultancy Services. Finalists included Dr Dumrong Kasemset, Chairman of Shin Satellite Public Company Limited from Thailand and Tan Sri Dato Lee Shin Cheng, Chairman of IOI Corporation Berhad from Malaysia. The theme for this year is "Defining Success through Leadership". Leadership of a successful business in any environment requires vision, foresight and unwavering commitment. ABLA 2004 recognises these individuals for their ability to lead and succeed in today's ever-changing business landscape and lay the foundations for their organisations in the years to come. Through their ability to seize new opportunities in the midst of risk, constantly adapt to new challenges, and create forward thinking organisations, these individuals have redefined success through true leadership. This year, the judging process will be led by a team of two academics from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business - Professor Mark E. Zmijewski, Leon Carroll Marshall Professor of Accounting, Dean of Executive MBA Programmes; and Mr. William W. Kooser, Associate Dean for Part Time MBA Programmes. The judging process has been divided into three (3) phases. In phase one, the team of academics has compiled quantitative company data to bring out the top performers from across the Asian landscape and short-listed over 50 candidates for the next phase. ABLA 2004 sees the introduction of an interview process in phase two to assess candidates' leadership qualities based on a set of criteria. Following the interviews, 20 candidates will be short listed for the final round of judging. In this final phase, a distinguished independent panel of judges will come together to further shortlist 10 finalists, out of which four winners will be ultimately chosen for the Awards. "CNBC's reputation has been built on providing in-depth and up-to-the-minute business analysis and information that help industry leaders in the region make critical business decisions everyday. The Asia Business Leader Awards was founded by CNBC to acknowledge those individuals who have been able to successfully navigate their companies through an extremely diverse and challenging business environment in the region," said Alexander Brown, President & CEO, CNBC Asia Pacific. "Since its inception in 2001, the Asia Business Leader Awards has grown rapidly in terms of entries, scale and recognition as the region's premier business leadership awards, and given China's rapidly growing importance on the world economic stage, we are particularly pleased to be bringing the Awards to Shanghai in 2004," Brown added. "Being a Global Fortune 500 corporation with a long established history in Asia, TNT understands the challenges that a rapidly changing world brings to business leaders in Asia. China's rapid rise as an economic force brings about the urgent need for business leaders in this region, and within China, to tap into growth opportunities presented in this exciting period some call the 'Asian Century'. As the co-founder of the Asia Business Leader Awards with CNBC, TNT is confident that Asia will showcase even more heroes who have proven their resilience and courage in this changing business world," said Ken McCall, CEO, TNT Asia, Middle East and Africa. ABLA is also proud to have CBN as the co-host. Li Ruigang, President of Shanghai Media Group (SMG) and Board Chairman of China Business Network (CBN) said, "As Asia grows in importance in the global economic arena, there has never been a better time to recognise, reward and promote outstanding corporate leadership and organisational excellence. We believe that ABLA is perfectly in tune with CBN's strategy of bringing invaluable business insight to the country's growing numbers of influential entrepreneurs, professionals, families and senior corporate executives." The Awards categories include The Asia Business Leader of the Year, Innovator of the Year and Corporate Citizen of the Year. The growth and economic success of China were the catalyst for the creation of a new ABLA award category - China CEO of the Year. In addition, there will be a CEOs' Choice Award decided via polling top executives throughout the region. For details, please call the ABLA 2004 hotline on 65-6326-1716, email: abla2004@@gsb.uchicago.edu, or visit www.cnbcasia.com/abla2004. About Asia Business Leader Awards Founded in 2001, the Asia Business Leader Awards recognises the achievements and dynamic leadership of the region's business leaders. The Asia Business Leader Awards is presented by CNBC Asia Pacific and TNT, co-hosted by CBN and in association with Hewlett-Packard and Malaysia Airlines. It is partnered by the official hotel, The Four Seasons Hotel, knowledge partner University of Chicago, GSB, research partner DDI International, media partners The Asian Wall Street Journal and The Far Eastern Economic Review, and marketing partner, Doremus. Presenters CNBC is the undisputed world leader in business and financial information, providing viewers the world over with insights, analysis and real-time access to market data and indispensable business information. Headquartered in Singapore, CNBC Asia Pacific is a business and financial news service organisation of Dow Jones & Company and NBC. Dow Jones, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal and its international and online editions, is a provider of vital world business and financial information; NBC, a leading television network in the United States, is a division of General Electric Company, one of the most successful companies in the world. CNBC Asia Pacific's channels - CNBC Asia, CNBC Australia, CNBC India, Nikkei-CNBC (Japan), MBN-CNBC (Korea), CNBC Singapore and CNBC Hong Kong - are available in more than 29 million homes across the Asia Pacific region. The channels are distributed via satellite, cable and terrestrial broadcast networks. The website address is: www.cnbcasia.com TNT is a global provider of express, logistics and mail services. TNT's Express division delivers 3.6 million parcels, documents and pieces of freight a week to over 200 countries using its network of 900 depots, hubs and sortation centres and over 20,000 vehicles and 43 aircraft. TNT Express has the biggest air and road express delivery infrastructure in Europe. TNT Express is the leading global business to business provider of on-demand delivery services. TNT Express employs 43,000 staff worldwide and is the first ever organisation to achieve global recognition as an Investor in People. The company reported sales in 2003 of €4.251 billion. Profits of €276 million earned by TNT Express in 2003 were higher by 12.2% than profits for 2002 (€246 million). The TNT Express website is: www.tnt.com TNT's Logistics division is a leading global logistics company. It designs, implements and operates complex supply chain solutions on a national, regional or global scale for medium to large enterprises. TNT Logistics employs more than 32,000 people, who are operating in 36 countries, managing over 6.2 million square metres of warehouse space. The TNT Logistics web site address is: www.tntlogistics.com. TNT is a subsidiary of TPG N.V. Headquartered in The Netherlands, TPG employs over 163,000 people in 64 countries and serves over 200 countries. The company reported sales of €11.9 billion in 2003. TPG N.V. is publicly listed on the stock exchanges of Amsterdam, New York, London and Frankfurt. The TPG website is: www.tpg.com China Business Network, a wholly owned subsidiary of SMG, was incorporated in August 2003 and started operation in October 2003. Having merged the business channel of Shanghai TV Station and the business frequency of Eastern Radio Shanghai, the company stands ready to garner the benefits of shared resources in human capital, information and brand equity. While strengthening its core competency, CBN is also making foray into other related areas and will emerge as a multi-channel business information provider with cross-region and cross-industry operation. CBN is also the strategic partner with global financial media giant CNBC, which marks a historic breakthrough for Chinese TV's entry into the world mainstream media platform. SMG, CBN's parent company, is the most influential radio and TV institution in China. With broadcast hours and self-production capability second only to China Media Group, SMG boasts strong resources that CBN can draw upon. The CBN web site is www.stv.sh.cn In Association With: HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global services and imaging and printing. For the fiscal year ending on Oct. 31, 2003, HP revenue totaled $73.1 billion. More information about HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ) is available at www.hp.com Malaysia Airlines, the national carrier, is recognised as one of Asia's largest, flying more than 40,000 passengers to over 100 destinations across 6 continents everyday. Operating 100 aircraft, Malaysia Airlines' fleet is one of the world's youngest, dominated by Boeing 737s, 747s and 777s, the most technically advanced aircraft in the sky today. Malaysia Airlines holds a lengthy record of service excellence, having received more than 100 awards in the last 10 years, most recently 'World's Best Cabin Crew 2003' presented by Skytrax UK, retaining their premier position from 2002 and 2001, the first airline to win the award consecutively. The airline has also been voted one of the Top Five Airlines in the World in 2002 and 2003, one of the Best Asian Airlines, No. 3 in Business Class, No. 4 in Best All-Round First Class Service and No. 5 in Best Long-Haul Business Class Airline. For more information, please visit our website at www.malaysiaairlines.com Knowledge Partner The University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business, Executive MBA Program Asia Founded in 1898, the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business (GSB) is a Nobel Prize - winning powerhouse. It is recognized globally for producing world-changing ideas and extremely well prepared graduates. Chicago GSB is known for its world-renowned faculty, which includes more Nobel Prize winners than all other business schools in the world combined. It is also the first business school to have a Nobel Laureate on its faculty and is also the first and only business school to have had 6 Nobel Prize winning faculty members. The GSB is also the first business school to offer a Ph.D. program in business back in 1920. And it is also the first to offer an Executive MBA program back in 1943. The Chicago GSB Asia campus in Singapore opened four years ago attracts executives from throughout Asia and other countries to its Executive MBA program. The part-time Executive MBA program prepares high-potential managers and experienced professionals for positions of greater responsibility. The program includes joint residential sessions in Barcelona, Chicago and Singapore with students from all three campuses that are fully owned by the GSB. The Executive MBA program offered in the Asia campus (in Singapore) is exactly the same program offered in the Barcelona and Chicago campuses and is taught by the same faculty who teaches in all GSB programs. The GSB supports an active network of more than 38,000 alumni around the globe. These graduates lead and succeed in every possible industry including some 5,500 CEOs and top officers of firms worldwide. Research Partner DDI (Development Dimensions International) was founded in 1970 by two industrial/organizational psychologists William C. Byham, Ph.D.,and Douglas W. Bray, Ph.D. In the years since, more than 1,600 organizations in 26 countries have utilized our programs and services to build the highly skilled and committed workforces needed to realize exceptional business results. More than 1,000 people work at DDI corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh and at offices in more than 75 locations worldwide. We excel in two major areas. Designing and implementing selection systems that enable you to hire better people faster. And identifying and developing exceptional leadership talent crucial to creating a workforce that drives sustainable success. Since the 70s, DDI established a presence in Asia. DDI Asia works closely with numerous multinational corporations who count on its local consultants' understanding of local cultural and business practices to provide consistent worldwide applications of DDI solutions. DDI's direct operations are located in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Taipei and Shanghai. DDI has partner organizations in Japan, Korea, Indonesia and the Philippines. Combined, these offices and partnerships provide complete DDI capabilities to our clients through more than 300 DDI-certified consultants, trainers and assessors. Media Contact: Tom Athey / Pannawat Khlongnakrob Spark Communications Co., Ltd. Tel 0 2653 2717-9 Fax 0 2653 2720 Email [email protected] or [email protected] End. -NT-

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