The initiative is created to recognize and celebrate the achievements of exceptional Bangladeshi business leaders. This highly respected award honors an Executive (C-Suite/Managing Directors etc.) in Bangladeshi business who exemplifies integrity, insists upon excellence, earns the trust of others and has built a competitive organization. The honoree will be selected by a distinguished advisory board comprised of eminent business leaders and also by a professional audit board based on the following criteria:
1. Management Achievement: Describe the diversity and inclusion programs and initiatives of the organization (for the respective functions) taken by nominee and how these has helped to improve the organization. How well cross functional roles has been played by C-suite Executives. Examples include growth and new business, reporting departments, supporting documentation should include comparison data over previous years, news articles, company website screenshots, internal newsletters, etc.
2. Business Performance: The nominee must have demonstrated vision and leadership over several years. Financial information (CEOs & MDs)/respective functional information for the C-Suite Executives and comparison on (Year of Year/Quarter by Quarter) is an important indicator of success for the nominee. This information has to be from the nominee’s point of view, how his role and leadership has contributed to it. The Advisory Board and Audit Board will examine financial/business statistics for the nominee’s organization for the past three fiscal years.
3. People Centricity: The nominee needs to demonstrate mindset shift amongst management team, and in some cases even if it requires the nominee to take the lead to change processes and procedures, typically when it comes to decision-making, is the C-Suite Executive open to 360 feedback and how does s/he implement it. This phase shall also reflect nominees’ leadership to make the organization/management/department more people centric. Respective initiatives according to function taken by the nominee and the outcomes of those initiatives will be highly valued here.
4. Innovation: Has the nominee undertaken any unique or innovative approach/solution in last 1 or 2 years? What are the major products and/or services/or solution taken by the nominee in their respective functions? Why is it unique and how has it demonstrated excellence in its respective field?
5. Social/Community Responsiveness: A truly outstanding business leader uses her/his private sector skills and creativity to help the society and community overcome social or environmental problems.
a. Organizational: In this phase nominees’ devotion to Societal Commitment/Sustainability/Community Engagement in a professional capacity and linking respective organization/management/department to that will be highly regarded.
b. Personal: On a personal level what the C-Suite Executive has done for the society/community going beyond her /his professional duties.
6. Humane:
a. CEO/MDs: What new initiatives the CEO/MDs has taken in last 1-2 years which positions her/him as a humane leader (Such as 1. Supporting/Improving Mental Health of Employees, 2. Gender Diversity/Inclusivity etc.)
b. Other C-Suite Executives: What Initiatives the nominee has taken which was beyond her/his role (Such as,
1. Mentoring/Coaching employees, 2. New Initiative beyond the functional job etc.)
7. Recognition: Provide any recognitions received by the C-Suite Executive related to her/his achievements and organizational improvements. Supporting documentation could include internal reports, newsletters, media coverage, etc. Include the name of the awarding organization, title of award and year.
WHO CAN BE NOMINATED
Only C-Suites/Managing Directors of Local Companies & MNCs/NGOs/Startups/Privately Owned Organizations can be nominated. This excludes CEOs of government institutions and agencies and religious organizations. In order to forestall excessive diffusion of nominations, eligible nominees must be Executives of enterprises that are in any of the following:
■ Companies listed in the Bangladesh/Dhaka/Chittagong Stock Exchange
■ Members of FBCCI
■ Members of BGMEA
■ Members of FICCI
■ Members of BKMEA
■ Members of MCCI
■ Members of any Regional Trade Body (DCCI, CCCI, SCCI etc.)
■ Members of BASIS
■ Members of Association of Bankers
■ Members of Bank Bangladesh Association of Banks
■ Members of any Notable Local/International Trade Body (Such as: AmCham, ICMAB, ICAB, ECAB, Startup Bangla- desh or in any recognized Trade Body)
Process of Award Programs will be:
■ Nomination Submission
■ Nomination Shortlisting
■ Proffessional Audit Board to reaffirm the shortlisted candidate’s validity by auditing.
■ C-Suites will be judged by a group N-1 team members on specific questionnaire.
■ Final audited report to be presented before the Advisory Council for Winner Selection.
■ Winners Selected.
■ Grand Gala Event
Categories for Bangladesh C-Suite Awards-2023
1. Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/ Managing Director (MD) of the Year (FMCG)
2. Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/ Managing Director (MD) of the Year (Financial Institutions)
3. Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/ Managing Director (MD) of the Year (RMG)
4. Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/ Managing Director (MD) of the Year (Tech)
5. Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/ Managing Director (MD) of the Year (NGO/Development Sector)
6. Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/ Managing Director (MD) of the Year (Startup)
7. Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/ Managing Director (MD) of the Year (For Business Revenue Per Annum Over 1000 Crore)
8. Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/ Managing Director (MD) of the Year (For Business Revenue Per Annum 500 Crore – 999 Crore)
9. Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/ Managing Director (MD) of the Year (For Business Revenue Per Annum 100 Crore – 499 Crore)
10. Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/ Managing Director (MD) of the Year – (For Business Revenue Per Annum Less than 100 Crore)
11. Chief Finance Officer (CFO)/ Finance Director of the Year
12. Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)/ Marketing Director of the Year
13. Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO)/ Human Resource Director of the Year
14. Chief Technology Officer (CTO)/ Technology Director of the Year
15. Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO)/ Supply Chain Director of the Year
16. Chief Digital Officer (CDO)/ Digital Director of the Year
17. Chief Information Officer (CIO)/ Information Director of the Year
18. Chief Operations Officer (COO)/ Operations Director of the Year
19. Chief Business Officer (CBO)/ Business Director of the Year
20. Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)/ Sales Director of the Year
21. Chief Corporate Affairs Officer (CCAO)/ CA Director of the Year
22. Entrepreneur of the Year
Disclaimer:
■ Information about the candidate will only be used for the selection of Bangladesh C-Suite Awards-2023.
■ Bangladesh Brand Forum will strictly maintain the confidentiality of information.
■ Once submitted for nomination by the organization, the candidate cannot withdraw from the evaluation process.
■ Nominees will be contacted by the organizers for further information (if required).
■ If any provided information is found false or fabricated, the right of participation of the candidate will be revoked.
■ Bangladesh Brand Forum holds the ultimate authority to take any decision deemed necessary for the award.
■ Kindly fill-up the form and submit the soft copy.
■ Submission Fees of BDT 25,000 + 15% VAT (for each entry) shall be paid along with each entry with an A/C payee cheque in favor of “Brandzeal” at Bangladesh Brand Forum office/ if the organization wishes to make the payments online, the necessary system is already developed and incorporated in our online platform.
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