SBA to mark 35 years with new award for young business leaders

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We’ll be curating stories from management guru John Bittleston and making them free to read.The then-chairman of food and beverage giant Fraser and Neave, Mr Fam was the first to receive the coveted BOY - the only award of the SBA back then - three-and-a-half decades ago from guest of honour Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, then First Deputy Prime Minister.

Over the years, the SBA has added other awards to celebrate entrepreneurship. In 1986, the Enterprise Award was introduced to give recognition to small and medium-sized enterprises, and four years later, another new category was added in recognition of outstanding managers and chief executives. In its 20th year, the SBA added a new award to give recognition to Singaporeans who worked overseas. Winners are decided by a panel of judges drawn from the business sector, public agencies and academia."The Singapore Business Awards has stood the test of boom and bust cycles, of disruption and transformation. It celebrates good business acumen and leadership, values that remain pivotal to success.

DHL Singapore managing director Christopher Ong said:"The SBA was born out of a shared vision of recognising and rewarding the entrepreneurial spirit, business leadership and excellence in corporate governance in Singapore." Mr Ong noted that both DHL and BT - partners of the SBA right from the start - are committed to shaping and contributing to a vibrant and increasingly digital business landscape in Singapore.Nominations are now open for the 35th edition of the Singapore Business Awards, which will recognise business excellence in 2019. Nominations can be made to

 

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