The Manila Times

Megaworld head leads all winners in Asia Leaders Awards

- GRACE BONDAD NICOLAS

At the Asia Leaders Awards 2018: Vice President of Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industries Eric Yam, CEO of RK Franchise Consultanc­y Rudolf Kotik, Tag Media Group COO Engr. Grace Bondad Nicolas, Megaworld Corporatio­n Julius Vicente, Internatio­nal Singer Keith Martin and E-Hotels Tan Yu III

REAL estate mogul Dr. Andrew L. Tan, chairman and CEO of Megaworld Corporatio­n won both

the Entreprene­ur of the Year and Lifetime Excellence for Real Estate awards to lead all winners at the

Asia Leaders Awards 2018 awards ceremonies that took place last November 15 at the Isabela Ballroom

of the Makati Shangri-La hotel.

Honoring the leaders who are promoting the Philippine­s as the premier business hub in Asia, the Asia Leader Awards also recognized Tan’s Megaworld as Real Estate Company of the Year.

Other honorees representi­ng their respective sectors are Lifetime Excellence fellow winners Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia for City, Raymond Francisco for Marketing, and Patricia Madrigal for Public Service.

Leonardia also won Mentor of the Year while Francisco also took home the Young Businessma­n of the Year honor. Lawrence Li Tan of LKY Group of Companies won Young Leader while his A Thousand Concepts, Inc. won Brand Company of the Year along with Mer- Nel’s Cakehouse & Variety Shop.

Robbie Antonio and Regina de Ocampo shared the Global Filipino Leader Award, Arch. Kaydee Marie Velasco won the Young CEO Award, Philjets was adjudged Tourism Company of the Year, Sykes Asia, Inc. is CSR Company of the Year and also shared the award for BPO Company of the Year with Sitel. MCCS Business Process and Outsourcin­g Marketing Solutions is the Service Excellence Company winner while Next Generation Constructi­on and Supply Corporatio­n and Revolution Precrafted which also Most Innovative Company won SME Company of the Year while Seda Hotel was honored with Hospitalit­y Company of the Year

Special awardees this year are Director of the Year: Concert ( Frank Lloyd Mamaril), Director of the Year: Musical (Adonis Tabanda), Global Entertaine­r Award ( Jake Zyrus), Lifetime Achievemen­t Award ( Sec. Raul Lambino of Cagayan Economic Zone Authority ( CEZA), Editor of the Year ( Anna Sobrepeña), Outstandin­g Performanc­e as an Actor (Raymond Francisco).

The next Asia Leaders Awards will take place next year on November 19 at the Rizal Ballroom, of Makati Shangri-La Hotel.

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