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CIR Magazine presented its annual Business Continuity Awards at a gala dinner on the evening of Thursday 12th June. The ceremony was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London and over 300 guests attended.

The winners were:

Student of the Year
WINNER: Juliana Richardson, Coventry University

Business Continuity/Resilience Team of the Year
WINNER: Rio Tinto
HIGHLY COMMENDED: USAA Business Continuation Team

Most Effective Recovery of the Year
WINNER: E.ON UK

Supply Chain Strategy of the Year
WINNER: DHL Supply Chain

Business Continuity Consultant of the Year
WINNER: Helen Molyneux, Director, Cambridge Risk Solutions

Industry Personality of the Year
WINNER: Ian Houghton, Managing Director, Easy BCM Ltd

Transformation of the Year
WINNER: Guardian News & Media

Most Innovative Solution of the Year
WINNER: PinBellCom Ltd

Business Continuity Management Planning Software of the Year
WINNER: ClearView Continuity

Most Innovative Product of the Year
WINNER: Phoenix

Best Contribution to Continuity & Resilience
WINNER: Sungard Availability Services

Cloud Services Provider of the Year
WINNER: Send Word Now

Incident Management Award
WINNER: Marks and Spencer
HIGHLY COMMENDED: City of Edinburgh Council

Cyber Security Programme of the Year
WINNER: CBEST/Bank of England

International Award
WINNER: Arab National Bank

Resilience in Infrastructure & IT Service Delivery
WINNER: Airwave

Industry Newcomer of the Year
WINNER: Lucy Jones, Resilience and Crisis Management Consultant, Deloitte

Business Continuity/Resilience Strategy of the Year
WINNER: Brisa Bridgestone Sabanci Tyre Manufacturing & Trading Inc

Public Sector Continuity Manager of the Year
WINNER: John Ball, Business Continuity Coordinator, Surrey and Sussex Police

Specialist Company of the Year
WINNER: Harwell Restoration

Initiative of the Year
WINNER: Deloitte, King’s College London & Public Health England

Business Continuity/Resilience Strategy through Partnership
WINNER: Ark-H Handling Limited

Lifetime Achievement
WINNER: Keith Tilley, Sungard Availability Services

Business Continuity/Resilience Manager of the Year
WINNER: Ray Yamin, European Head of Business Continuity, RBC Capital Markets

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