Award Ceremony and Dinner October 29, 2013
Forbes Asia’s Best Under A Billion Award Ceremony and Dinner On October 29, the annual Forbes Asia Best Under A Billion Award Ceremony and Dinner was held in Singapore. The event was attended by more than 240 guests to celebrate the best small to midsized companies in the Asia Pacific and honor their success. This year’s Best Under A Billion list draws from a universe of 15,000 listed companies within Asia Pacific with annual revenues between $5 million and $1 billion, have positive net income and have been publicly traded for at least a year. The candidates are screened on their sales growth, earnings growth and return on equity in the past 12 months and over three years. The result is a final list highlighting 200 exceptional small and midsized companies from Asia Pacific. The complete list featuring all 200 companies can be found on www.forbes.com/BUB.
Award Ceremony and Dinner October 29, 2013
Highlights from the award presentation ceremony:
(Left to right) Olivier Gougeon, Regional CEO, Asia Pacific, Societe Generale Private Banking; Christopher Forbes, Vice Chairman, Forbes Media; Ravi Pandit, Chairman & Group CEO, KPIT Technologies; Brendan Canavan, President, UPS Asia Pacific Region
(Left to right) Olivier Gougeon; Christopher Forbes; Marzuki Usman, President Commissioner, Alam Sutera Realty; Brendan Canavan
(Left to right) Olivier Gougeon; Christopher Forbes; Tran Kim Lien, Chairwoman & CEO, National Seed; Brendan Canavan
Aces Electronics Co
(Left to right) Brendan Canavan; Christopher Forbes; Chihito Kusabiraki, Global CEO, Weathernews; Olivier Gougeon
(Left to right) Olivier Gougeon; Christopher Forbes; Allen Chiang, Chairman & President, Inmax Holding; Brendan Canavan
(Left to right) Olivier Gougeon; Christopher Forbes; Apirag Vanich, Chairman & CEO, Vanich Group of Companies, Aikchol Hospital; Brendan Canavan
This year, four companies were honored with Best Under A Billion Special Awards. “Most Consistent”
“The Fastest Growing”
(Left to right) Brendan Canavan; Christopher Forbes; Savio Wong, GM, Asia Pacific, Beijing Shiji Information Technology; Olivier Gougeon “The Best Return on Investment”
(Left to right) Brendan Canavan; Christopher Forbes; Pan Shuhong, Executive Chairman, Memstar Technology; Olivier Gougeon “Best of the Best”
(Left to right) Simon Galpin; Christopher Forbes; Ng Chin Heng, Executive Chairman, Coastal Contracts Bhd, Malaysia; Hera Siu
Aces Electronics Co
(Left to right) Brendan Canavan; Christopher Forbes; Huo Lei, GM, Dukang Distillers Holdings; Olivier Gougeon
(Left to right) Brendan Canavan; Christopher Forbes; Goh Peng Ooi, Group Executive Chairman, Silverlake Axis; Olivier Gougeon
Award Ceremony and Dinner October 29, 2013
The evening provided an excellent networking opportunity for all award recipients and guests.
(Left to right) Vijendra Surana, CFO, RS Software (India); Roger Tay, Vice President, AAC Technologies Holdings; Brendan Canavan, President, UPS Asia Pacific Region
(Left to right) Goh Peng Ooi, Group Executive Chairman, Silverlake Axis; Lim Chai Beng, MD, CB Industrial Product Holding; Suthipak Chirathivat, Executive Vice President Central Pattana Public, Robinson Department Store
(Left to right) Christopher Forbes; Olivier Gougeon, Regional CEO, Asia Pacific, Societe Generale Private Banking
(Left to right) Simon Galpin; Christopher Forbes; Ng Chin Heng, Executive Chairman, Coastal Contracts Bhd, Malaysia; Hera Siu
Aces Electronics Co
(Left to right) Gary Chen, Chairman, UDE Corp; David Lee, Chairman, Lung Yen Life Services; Sophi Tsai, Secretary, Lung Yen Life Services; Shirley Crystal Chua, CEO, Golden Equator Capital
(Left to right) Jose Eduardo Antonio, Chairman, Century Properties Group; Hilda Antonio, Board Director, Century Properties Group; Dr. Tahir, Chairman & CEO, Mayapada Group
(Left to right) Sushil Jhunjunwala, Vice Chairman & MD, La Opala Rg; JK Arora, Chairman of SOM Group of Companies, SOM Distillers & Breweries
(Left to right) Ron Sim, Founder & CEO, OSIM International; Jeff McCorstin, President - Freight Forwarding, UPS Asia Pacific Region; Wong Ngit Liong, Chairman & CEO, Venture Corporation
(Left to right) Kris Wiluan, President Director, Citramas Group; Annie Koh, VP of Business Development & External Relations, Associate Professor of Finance, Singapore Management University; William Adamopoulos,CEO/Asia, Forbes Media; Cherie Nursalim, Executive Director, Giti Group
(Left to right) Quynh Pham, Deputy Director, Education Book JSC in Hanoi City; Huu Hai Can, CEO, Education Book JSC in Hanoi City; Nguyen Thanh Tung, Vice Chairman of the Board, Southern Seed JSC
(Left to right) Shuhei Morofuji, Founder & CEO, SMS; James Wong, COO, Mudajaya Group
(Left to right) Elim Chew, President & Founder, 77th Street; Raj Kumar, Chairman, RK Global Investments; Kishin R K, CEO, RB Capital; Koh Soo Boon, Founder & Managing Partner, iGlobe Partners
(Left to right) Daniel Chu, Deputy Manager of Branding Division, Wowprime; Simoh Koh, Vice President, Wowprime; Allen Chiang, Chairman & President, Inmax Holding; Huang Sha, MD, Wellcall Holdings; Huang Kai Lin, Alternate Director, Wellcall Holdings
Award Ceremony and Dinner October 29, 2013
Forbes Asia’s Best Under A Billion Economic Roundtable Senior executives of the Best Under A Billion companies participated in a private Economic Roundtable with Christopher Forbes, Vice Chairman, Forbes Media and senior management from UPS and Societe Generale Private Banking before the award ceremony and dinner. The discussion was on Asia Pacific’s 2014 economic outlook and the prospects of small and midsized companies in the region.
(Left to right) William Adamopoulos; Brendan Canavan, President, UPS Asia Pacific Region; Goh Peng Ooi, Group Executive Chairman, Silverlake Axis
(Left to right) Tim Ferguson, Editor, Forbes Asia; Prashant Talwalkar, MD & CEO, Talwalkars Better Value Fitness
(Left to right) Dennis O Valdes, President, Philweb Corporation; Gary Chen, Chairman, UDE Corp
(Left to right) Simon Galpin; Christopher Forbes; Ng Chin Heng, Executive Chairman, Coastal Contracts Bhd, Malaysia; Hera Siu
Forbes Asia would like to thank all the award recipients, guests and sponsors of the Best Under A Billion Award Ceremony and Dinner. Sponsors: