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On the evening of 8th May 2008, CIR magazine presented its Business Continuity Awards to this year’s winners. The black-tie event at London’s Grosvenor House hotel was well attended, with the evening’s events being successfully hosted by comedian Rob Brydon.
This year’s awards went to:
Business Continuity Manager of the year
Abdulrahman Alonaizan, Head of Business Continuity Management, Arab National Bank
10th Anniversary Award: Outstanding Excellence in Business Continuity
SunGard Availability Services
Business Continuity Strategy of the Year
Scottish Borders Council
Most Effective Recovery of the Year
BAA Glasgow Airport Ltd
Lifetime Achievement
Dennis Thomas (Former MD, NDR) ICM Computer Group
Crisis Strategy of the Year
Commerzbank
Business Continuity Consultant of the Year
Paul Robertson, Business Continuity Consultant, Marsh Ltd
Public Sector Continuity Manager of the Year
Roy Firth, Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Manager, Harrogate Borough Council
Student of the Year
Erez Herman, Graduate Trainee, Crisis Solutions Ltd
Excellence in Business Continuity in the Insurance Industry
Marsh Ltd
Business Continuity Management Planning Software of the Year
eSecurus -NonVerba Limited
Data Centre Strategy of the Year
SunGard Availability Services' London Technology Centre
Most Innovative Product of the Year
iModus - Vocal
Business Continuity Initiative of the Year
Manchester Business Continuity Forum
Industry Newcomer of the Year
David Epstein, Business Continuity Manager, Energy Retail Division Scottish Power
Industry Personality of the Year
Mike Osborne, Managing Director, ICM Computer Group
Business Continuity Team of the Year
Military Air Solutions Business Continuity Team, BAE Systems
Business Continuity Service Provider of the Year
ICM Computer Group
An additional surprise award was given to BSI British Standards for 'Industry Advancement' in connection with its work on the BS 25999 standard.
http://www.businesscontinuityawards.com/
Further information and quotes from winners will follow next week.

•Date: 9th May 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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