Pakistan wins Stevie Award in 2005 Int'l Business Awards
Pakistan Times Wire Service

NEW YORK (US): Ms. Zarine Aziz, President of First Women Bank Ltd., Karachi, has won Pakistan’s first International Stevie Award, in the second annual International Business Awards. The IBAs are the only global, all-encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in the workplace.

Ms. Aziz has been recognized as Best Turnaround Executive, sharing the honors in that category with Edward D. Breen, Chairman & Chief Executive of Tyco International, the American diversified manufacturer.

Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs selected International Stevie winners from among the Finalists, which were culled from more than 600 nominations by volunteer judges around the world during two months of preliminary judging.

76 International Stevie Award winners were announced today in categories ranging from Best Multinational Company and Best New Product to Best Corporate Social Responsibility Program and Best Executive. The 21 countries represented in the winners’ circle include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, South Korea, Nigeria, Pakistan, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word "crowned," the awards will be presented to winners at a gala dinner on Thursday, May 19 in the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers in New York City. The ceremonies will be videocast live worldwide by Speedera Networks, and will be broadcast live on radio in the U.S.A by the BusinessTalk Radio Network.

Complete lists of 2005 International Stevie winners and other details are available at www.stevieawards.com/iba

About The Stevie(TM) Awards

Hailed as "the business world’s own Oscars" by the New York Post (September 22, 2002), Stevie Awards are conferred in three programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, and The Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com

Premier Sponsors of The 2005 International Business Awards include Factiva, Rogen International, NII Holdings, and the Institute of Certified Sales Professionals. Media Sponsors include the Business TalkRadio Network, Clickmedios, European Business Magazine, Selling Power Magazine, and Semana Economica. The 2005 videocast partner is Speedera Networks. Learn more about the sponsors by clicking here.●