European Business Awards 2017/18 sponsored by RSM, Announced National Winners for Ukraine

Twelve best businesses in Ukraine were named National Winners 2017/18 in European Business Award (EBA), Europe’s largest business competition, sponsored by RSM.  

For the first time, in the 11th year of European Business Award, the Ukrainian companies were invited to take part in this exclusive event of European business excellence.

The successful companies were selected out of 2898 businesses being named as “Ones to Watch” in a list of businesses published in December. The National Winners were chosen by a panel of independent judges including senior business leaders, politicians and academics as the best in the Award’s 11 categories and they will now go on to present Ukraine in the final stage of the competition.

National Winners for Ukraine

National Winner	Category
Agrofusion	The Social Responsibility and Environmental Awareness Award
Agrotrade Group	The ELITE Award for Growth Strategy of the Year
Backstage Empire	The New Business of The Year Award
CC «Merezha Budivelnykh Mahazyniv»	The Customer and Market Engagement Award
Conterra	The Germany Trade & Invest Award for International Expansion
Eleks	The Award for Innovation
Ferrexpo PLC	The Business of the Year Award with Turnover of €150m or higher
Intertop Ukraine LLC	The Workplace and People Development Award
KTD goup of companies	The Business of the Year Award with Turnover of €26-150m
Lada Reproductive Health Clinic	The Business of the Year Award with Turnover of €0-25m
MySales Labs	The RSM Entrepreneur of the Year Award
QArea	The Digital Technology Award

Executive Director of the European Business Award Adrian Trip said: "This is an amazing achievement and every company is a clear leader in its field. To be a National Winner means that your companies represent our core values and success, ethics and innovation, and are among the best in Europe. We wish you good luck in the finals."

Tetyana Bernatovych, the Managing Partner of RSM Ukraine commented: “With great pleasure we welcome the success of Ukrainian companies selected as National Winners. This is the recognition they deserve and reflect the strong and dynamic business environment that our country can be proud of.”

RSM firms provide audit, tax and consulting services to clients across the globe. Within Europe, RSM firms have experts in 43 countries who work as an integrated team, sharing skills, insight and resources, as well as a client-centric approach that’s based on a deep understanding of clients’ businesses.

The National Winners will travel to Warsaw on 22^nd and 23^rd of May to face the further judging and take part in the Business Summit and the European Business Award Gala Final, where EBA 2017/18 final category winners will be announced.

For more detailed information visit EBA website:

https://www.businessawardseurope.com/otww/Ukraine

Separately companies are also competing in a public vote to be named “European Public Champion” at the Gala Final. To view the videos and vote for your favourite company please go to:  https://www.businessawardseurope.com/vote/category-new/141)

Jean Stephens, CEO of RSM International said: “We are delighted to support the 11th year of European Business Award and to recognise the excellence of each “Ones to Watch” company and, of course, every selected National Winner throughout Europe. On behalf of RSM I am looking forward to congratulating the winners at the Gala Final in May and wish the best luck in the final stage of the competition and the continuous success in their business.”