Among the awards* presented at the event were Top CEO of the Year, Top Influential Brands, Outstanding Brands, Influential Artist of the Year and Influential Woman of the Year. Some 400 C-suite executives from over 100 leading companies across the region including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and China attended the event.
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"The six Top CEO awardees have demonstrated not only their capacity to lead their organisations but also their ability to understand clearly what consumers expect from them."
Rodriguez added that three factors will drive business success.
- Dynamic connections: consumers will decide how, when and where to buy
- Meaningful branding and innovative products: consumers will be drawn to a brand that has a purpose and is always innovating its products
- Right associations and partnerships: consumers will find the most efficient way to get what they want hence brands must increase brand exposure and leverage on strategic partnerships
"Influential Brands exists for these reasons of fostering dynamic connecting, building channels for brand education and facilitating partnerships and opportunities in Asia," he said.
Thirty-three brands were named in the Top Influential Brands awards and another four as Outstanding Brands. Old Chang Kee was recognised under Influential Brands Hall of Fame for its appeal to consumers across generations. The brand has been a winner for five consecutive years under the Influential Brands Top Influential Brands award category.
Two new individual awards were introduced this year. Iskandar Jalil, Singapore's celebrity potter, won the inaugural Influential Artist of the Year award. The first Influential Woman of the Year award went to Christine Tan, anchor for CNBC's Managing Asia programme.
“The role of the CEO exists at the intersection of the external environment and the internal organisation. In today’s disruptive marketplace, it is not possible for CEOs to shield their organisations from ambiguity,” said Philip Yuen, CEO, Deloitte Southeast Asia and Singapore.
“At Deloitte, we harness our organisation’s broad capabilities to deliver forward-thinking and fresh insights for every stage of a CEO’s career through Deloitte’s CEO Programme – supporting CEOs in their strategic agenda to manage the complexities of their roles, tackle their companies’ most compelling challenges, and adapt to strategic shifts in the market. In this spirit, I would like to congratulate the award winners and wish them continued success.”
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, the official car for the event, introduced the Rolls-Royce Ghost and the Wraith, a two-door coupé, at the award ceremony.
Paul Harris, Asia Pacific Regional Director for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars said, “Rolls-Royce has always been the choice for industry titans, and the movers and shakers of the business world. To maintain our pinnacle position means also constantly evolving and integrating cutting-edge technology to create the best in luxury. We are supporting Influential Brands’ CEO Asia Conference as it is a unique platform to support the regional business arena, while showcasing our brand of luxury to highly-successful individuals.”
"This change requires firms to rethink even the primary objective of why they exist and drastically change their management mindset; in today’s rapidly changing landscape, a focus on scale efficiencies is not enough. Though transformative change is required, it is admittedly far from a simple task," Deloitte said in the executive summary of the paper.
Pragmatic Pathways is a new framework for digital transformation that in essence says:
Pragmatic Pathways is a new framework for digital transformation that in essence says:
- Focus on edges rather than the core of a company, as change agents can better identify projects which are most likely to achieve significant and sustainable returns.
- Leverage external resources rather than internal support to scale in edge projects to circumvent scrutiny and organisational resistance to change.
- Accelerate learning rather than focus solely on short-term outcomes to make edges conduits of transformation.
Details:
Top CEO of the Year
Seah Kian Peng, CEO, NTUC Fairprice Co-operative
Dato Colin Tan, Executive Chairman & MD, Hatten Land
Chatri Sityodtong, Chairman, One Championship
Richard Tan, Chairman, Success Resources Singapore
Seah Kian Peng, CEO, NTUC Fairprice Co-operative
Dato Colin Tan, Executive Chairman & MD, Hatten Land
Chatri Sityodtong, Chairman, One Championship
Richard Tan, Chairman, Success Resources Singapore
Kent Wong, MD, Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Company
Thapana Sirivadhanabhakdi, President & CEO, Thai Beverage Public Company
Thapana Sirivadhanabhakdi, President & CEO, Thai Beverage Public Company
Christine Tan, Anchor, Managing Asia, CNBC
Influential Artist of the Year
Iskandar Jalil, Master & Veteran Potter
Hall of Fame
Old Chang Kee
Top Influential Brands
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Raffles Hotel | Heritage Hotel | Singapore | |
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Gardens by the Bay | Tourist Attraction | Singapore | |
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Lee Hwa Jewellery | Premium Jewellery | Singapore | |
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Din Tai Fung | Asian Restaurant | Singapore | |
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BreadTalk | Bakery | Asia | |
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NTUC FairPrice | Supermarket & Online Grocery Retailer | Singapore | |
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Watsons | Retail Loyalty Card & Personal Care Store | Singapore | |
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MindChamps | Pre-school Education | Singapore | |
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Orange Clove | Caterer | Singapore | |
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ERA | Property Agency | Singapore | |
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Spectacle Hut | Multi-Brand Designer Optical | Singapore | |
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Gain City | Air-con & Home Appliance Retailer | Singapore | |
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Huawei | Mobile Phone | China | |
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Delsey | Luggage | Asia | |
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De Longhi | Premium Coffee Maker | Asia | |
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Canon | Camera | Asia | |
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Grab | Taxi Booking App | Asia | |
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Lazada | Online Market Place | Asia | |
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Jean Yip Group | Beauty Centre | Singapore | |
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My First Skool | Pre-school Education | Singapore | |
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Sunshine | Bread | Singapore | |
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SCS | Butter | Singapore | |
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CP Group | Frozen Food | Asia | |
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Gardenia | Bread | Singapore | |
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Skylight | Abalone Premium Gift | Singapore | |
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Bonjour | Bread | Singapore | |
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Katrina Holdings | Bali Thai, So Pho, Streats | Singapore | |
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JobStreet.com | Online Job Search | Asia | |
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Central Food Retail Group | Grocery and Convenience Retailer | Thailand | |
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Chow Tai Fook | Premium Jewellery | Asia | |
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Joy City | Shopping Mall | China | |
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Beijing Tong Ren Tang | Traditional Chinese Medicine | China | |
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Telkomsel | Telecommunications | Indonesia | |
Outstanding Brands
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Choc Spot | Confectionery Retailer | Outstanding
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Curry Times | Local Cuisine | Outstanding Brands - Singapore |
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Prata Wala | Asian Restaurant | Outstanding Brands - Singapore |
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KIODA | Korean Concept Store | Outstanding
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Explore:
Learn more about Deloitte's Scaling Edges methodology
Read the WorkSmart Asia blog posts about:
The 2015 Top Influential Brands and the winners in 2014
The Rolls Royce Dawn Black Badge
*Criteria for the awards in 2017 include:
Top CEO of The Year
A selected group of six CEOs will be recognised for their exemplary achievements in five areas: Top CEO of The Year
Brand leadership: Leads an organisation that owns prominent brand(s) with strong brand power and high brand equity in the eyes of external and internal stakeholders. Brand power is assessed by Influential Brands' constant market monitoring via surveys and social media listening.
Brand expansion (local and international): Demonstrates an ability to build strong partnerships and takes calculated risks in his/her pursuit of business expansion and market leadership. Proven track record creating new brand concepts within their existing marketplace or taking the brand to uncharted territories in Asia and beyond.
Financial performance: Assessment of business performance based on revenue and other indicators (i.e. new countries, new partnerships, point of sales, etc).
Innovation: Infuses and empowers innovation from within the organisation. Embraces new technology in line with new industry developments and allocates time/resources in research and development (R&D) as an important activity in his/her business.
Personal integrity: Living according to values has earned him/her immense respect from staff, competitors, advisers, family and wider community. Coupled with the ability to communicate ideas, this creates the potential to influence others.
In 2016, the recipients for this segment included:
George Quek, Chairman of BreadTalk Group
Anthony Tan, Co-Founder and CEO of GrabTaxi Holdings
Dr Michael Tan, Co-Founder and Group CEO of Fullerton Healthcare Corporation
Richard Eu, CEO of Eu Yan Sang International
David Chiem, Founder, CEO and Chairman of MindChamps Holdings
Alain Ong, CEO of Pokka International
Influential Woman of the Year award
David Chiem, Founder, CEO and Chairman of MindChamps Holdings
Alain Ong, CEO of Pokka International
Influential Woman of the Year award
In line with the Champions of Excellence programme, the Influential Woman of the Year 2017 Award recognises one woman for her exemplary achievements in three areas: influence, business leadership and personal branding. An intensive assessment based on the following criteria was conducted:
Influence: Demonstrates an ability to infuse a special energy that leads to the generation of a greater impact as a result of her work, presence, values and decisions. Coupled with the ability to communicate ideas, this creates the potential to influence others.
Business leadership: Leads and or fronts an organisation that owns a prominent brand(s) with strong brand power and high brand equity in the eyes of external and internal stakeholders.
Personal branding: Living to values has earned her great respect from staff, competitors, advisers, family and wider community.
Influential Artist of the Year award
One artist will be recognised for his/her exemplary achievement in three areas: influence, contribution to the promotion of arts and culture and personal integrity.
Top Influential Brands awards
The 33 awardees will be brands enjoyed and loved by consumers in Asia. The selection is backed by more than five years of consumer insights and surveys covering Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and China and more than 5,000 respondents. The Asiawide study was conducted via both face-to-face and online surveys. More than 50 categories from Online Marketplace and Food and Beverage (F&B) to Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Electronics and Beauty & Wellness were covered. The top five brands from each category qualify for this award.
Outstanding Brands awards
Outstanding Brands was created two years ago to identify, feature and celebrate growth brands that sparkle and have shown resilience and growth in changing times. A brand must not only be noteworthy in its own category, industry or domain, it must show significant growth in revenue year-on-year for the past two years or more. It cannot be in receivership and must have a clear business expansion plan.
