A statement issued in Accra by Sam Ato Gaisie, President/Founder of EFG, said the Ghana Entrepreneur & Corporate Executive Awards (GECE) is being organised in association with Omnibank and endorsed by the Ministries of Trade and Industry and Finance.The award seeks to reward excellence among the most committed entrepreneurs and corporate executives in Ghana.

The theme for the 2016 awards is: “Promoting Economic Growth through private sector development and corporate governance.”The GECE Awards is a premier awards competition for emerging entrepreneurs, start-ups, established business owners, innovative and creative entrepreneurs who own and operate businesses and are being given recognition for their achievements in business.

They are also being awarded for their contributions to economic growth, as well as their efforts to take their businesses to the next level of success.The award categories are: Entrepreneur of the year, Industrialist of the year, Woman Entrepreneur, Young Entrepreneur, Agro Business, Health & Medical, Pharmaceuticals, services, Herbal Industry, Homeopathic Services, General Merchant, Household Industry, Oil & Gas.

Others are: Airline Services, Food & Beverage .Automotive, Hospitality Industry, Transport & Logistics, Building & Construction Industry, Rubber & Plastics, Property Management, Real Estate Development Information Communication, Technology, Education, and Commercial Printing Entrepreneur of the year.

The entrepreneurship award judging criteria would include an assessment of entrepreneurial spirit, financial performance and growth, vision and innovation, personal integrity and commitment, strategic marketing involvement and Corporate Social responsibility.The Corporate Executive award is Ghana’s most prestigious business awards event, recognising the individual excellence of senior executives.

One of the most hotly contested events for Ghana’s leading executives, the awards do not celebrate a company’s success, but rather the exceptional contribution made by the CEOs, managing directors, and senior management who drive Ghana’s greatest organisations.The award categories are: Chief Executive Officer of the Year 2016, Woman Executive of the year, Media Executive, Oil & Gas Executive, Financial Services Executive, Food & Beverage Executive, Automotive Executive, Hospitality & Tourism Executive.

Others are: Executive, Information Technology Executive, Cosmetics & Toiletries Executive, Insurance Executive, Infrastructure Executive , Airline Executive, Brewery Executive and Mining Executive.The Corporate Executive award judging criteria would also include an assessment of  Corporate Vision and Innovation, Financial Performance and Growth, Personal Integrity and Commitment, Strategic and Marketing Involvement and Proven Involvement in Corporate Social Responsibility.

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