Best of European Business (BEB) is an annual competition by

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants Roland Berger (from 2001 to 2015 Roland Berger Strategy Consultants) is an international management consultancy headquartered in Munich. With 2,400 employees and 52 offices in 35 countries, it has a presence in all major industrialized and emer ...

and has been established in 2005.

Idea

The idea of ''Best of European Business'' is to award European op-companies and –managers for outstanding economical performances. European entrepreneurs as role models are awarded in the categories growth, creation of value, innovation and strategy. Every year the ''BEB'' focusses on a certain topic. In 2011 German companies have been awarded with focus on the markets of

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-countries. This ceremony does not only award the European companies and managers, but also call attention on the strengths of the European economy.

Initiator and jury

Initiator of ''BEB'' is Burkhard Schwenker, Chairman of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. The ''Best of European Business''-Award is taking place in numerous European countries by managers of successful companies. Among the judges are Jürgen Großmann (

RWE RWE AG is a German multinational energy company headquartered in Essen. It generates and trades electricity in Asia-Pacific, Europe and the United States. The company is Europe's most climate threatening Company, the world's number two in offsh ...

), Jean-Cryil Spinetta (

Air France Air France (; formally ''Société Air France, S.A.''), stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the flag carrier of France headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global a ...

) or Daniel Vasella (

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). Numerous national and international partners of media and science are supporting ''Best of European Business''.

Winners

2012, category "''successful and sustainable business strategies in Africa''": *

BASF BASF SE () is a German multinational chemical company and the largest chemical producer in the world. Its headquarters is located in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The BASF Group comprises subsidiaries and joint ventures in more than 80 countries ...

* Commerzbank * Linde * Siemens 2011: * DHL (Success in Asia - best large corporation) * TÜV SÜD AG (Success in Asia - best mid-sized company) * Dieter Zetsche (Growth Strategy in Asia - best manager) * Jochen Zaumseil (Success in Asia - best manager) Further winners (abstract): * Porsche (2005/2006)http://www.autosieger.de/article7755.html, autosieger.de, 26 October 2005 *

(2005/2006) * Puma (2006/2007) *

Airbus Airbus SE (; ; ; ) is a European multinational aerospace corporation. Airbus designs, manufactures and sells civil and military aerospace products worldwide and manufactures aircraft throughout the world. The company has three divisions: ' ...

(2007/2008) *

Hochtief Hochtief AG is a German construction company based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.List of business awards This list of business and industry awards is an index to articles that describe notable awards given to business and industry. The list excludes awards for the adult industry, advertising, aviation and motor vehicles, which are covered by separat ...

References

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