Romanian Outsourcing Awards for Excellence 2017 applauds its Winners!

Outsourcing Today, the integrated communication platform of the business services sector and The Diplomat – Bucharest is honored to praise its winners awarded at The Third Edition of Romanian Outsourcing Awards for Excellence, on May 11, 2017 at Marriott Hotel Bucharest, Constanta Hall.

The elite event recognizes, rewards and celebrates the success of the most prominent companies acting in the Outsourcing - BPO, ITO and SSC industry in Romania.The Gala event benefits from the support of diamond partner Wipro, gold partners Genpact, Societe Generale European Business Services, CIMA, partner Vastint, with the support of Invest Romania, Think Ahead ACCA, Outsourcing Advisors, ANIS, ClujIT and Extind.

Based on rigorously researched information and a Judging Panel formed of prominent names in business, government and academic society, the Gala's jury benefited from a resourceful lineup of managers:

Radu Puchiu, Secretary of State, Government of Romania
Carmen Adamescu, Partner, E&Y
Andrei Romanescu, CEO, Veeam
Sorina Mardare, BPO Partner Deloitte
Mircea Bozga, Partner, PWC
Krzysztof Kmuk, Emerging Markets Development Manager, CIMA CEE
Amalia Sterescu, CEO, Outsourcing Advisers
Valerica Dragomir, Executive Director, ANIS
Mihaela Robu, Business Development Manager, ACCA South-Eastern Europe
Ionut Anica-Popa, Director Department for the Relation with the SocioEconomic Environment, ASE
Dan Zaharia, Senior Leasing Consultant, EXTIND Management

Hence, we are happy to announce THE 2017's WINNERS FOR EACH CATEGORY:

PROJECT AWARDS: TELUS INTERNATIONAL – DAYS OF GIVING

BEST ACADEMIC PROGRAM OF THE YEAR: ASE BUCURESTI - Business Services Master Program
BEST EDUCATIONAL PROJECT OF THE YEAR (NON-ACADEMIC): SELIR – LEARNING LAB
BEST OFFICE DEVELOPMENT FOR BPO/ SSC SECTOR IN BUCHAREST: OREGON PARK by PORTLAND TRUST
BEST OFFICE DEVELOPMENT FOR BPO/ SSC SECTOR IN TIER 2&3: UNITED BUSINESS CENTER - Palas Iasi
BEST PROCESS IMPROVEMENT/ OPTIMIZATION INITIATIVE: WIPRO - The risk of fraud in a retail industry mitigated by Wipro

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:
OUTSOURCING PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR: Simona Przybilla-Weiner, STEFANINI
BEST COMMUNITY LEADER, MIHAI MATEI, CEO, ESSENSYS SOFTWARE
INDUSTRY CEO OF THE YEAR: VIVEK BAKSHI, GM, WIPRO TECHNOLOGIES
ROMANIAN ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR: DANIEL DINES, CEO, UiPath

COMPANY AWARDS
SSC COMPANY OF THE YEAR: SCC Services Romania
ITO COMPANY OF THE YEAR: ENDAVA
EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR IN OUTSOURCING: GENPACT
NEW ENTRANT OF THE YEAR: IDENTITY Romania
SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR THE HIGHEST GROWTH IN 2016: SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE European Business Services


The event has been hosted by Mr. Colin C Lovering, CHAIRMAN - British Romanian Chamber of Commerce

The awards categories in the Romanian Outsourcing Excellence Awards for 2016 are aimed at recognizing the exceptional results of both the companies and organizations and the professionals who contributed to the development of projects and business climate in the services business in Romania.

All applications have been judged by a Judging Panel formed of prominent names in business, government and academic society the event is a must attend in the Romanian Outsourcing events calendar. The Gala event gathered important representatives from the Romanian government, senior figures from Romania's business and civil society and the Outsourcing sector community at top level.

At the end of this special event, we would like to congratulate the finalists and winners of this Awards and to wish for many more reasons for celebrating the performances in this dynamic field for the Romanian economy.
Thank you all for your presence at ROMANIAN OUTSOURCING AWARDS, 2017 edition, and we look forward to your partnership in 2018, a year that we expect with performance results in this area, with industry-wide expansions, new customers and innovative processes in the services!

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