BritishAmerican Business Honors William C. Weldon and Sir Michael Rake with its Transatlantic Business Awards for 2011
Jeff Smisek and Evan G. Greenberg receive Leadership & Entrepreneurial Awards
New York, NY: October 13, 2011 - BritishAmerican Business, the leading transatlantic business organization, continues its tradition of honoring exceptional leaders for their commitment and contribution to the growth of transatlantic business, by presenting its US and UK Transatlantic Business Awards for 2011 to William C. Weldon, Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, and Sir Michael Rake, Chairman of BT Group plc. The Awards Dinner - the premier gala event in the transatlantic business calendar - will bring together more than 500 senior executives from both sides of the Atlantic.
The Transatlantic Business Awards will be presented by Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint, Minister for Trade and Investment.
BritishAmerican Business will also present two special awards, to Jeff Smisek, President and CEO, United Continental Holdings, Inc., for his leadership in driving the United merger with Continental, and to Evan G. Greenberg, Chairman and CEO, ACE Limited, for his entrepreneurial achievement.
Richard Fursland OBE, Chief Executive of BritishAmerican Business stated, "We are privileged, each year at this Dinner, to recognize an exceptional group of business leaders. Our honorees this year have all made outstanding and distinctive contributions to the development of global business."
William C. Weldon, Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, said, "I am honored to accept BritishAmerican Business's Transatlantic Business Award for 2011. Johnson & Johnson has made a commitment to advancing the health and well-being of people every day around the world. BritishAmerican Business plays an important role in helping companies like ours develop our international business, and we are proud to be associated with it."
"I am delighted to accept this award," said Sir Michael Rake, Chairman of BT Group plc. "We have made major commitments to developing our global business, and our close partnership with BritishAmerican business plays an important role in this on both sides of the Atlantic."
"Entrepreneurial spirit is the wellhead of innovation and growth," said Greenberg. "So I am delighted that BritishAmerican Business recorgnizes this with its annual Entrepreneurial Award, and I am honored to accept this Award for 2011."
"I am honored, on behalf of my more than 80,000 co-workers at the new United, to accept this Special Award from BritishAmerican Business," said Smisek. "We strongly support the work of BritishAmerican Business and look forward to continuing the close partnership that we have enjoyed for many years."
The success of the Transatlantic Business Awards Dinner reflects the growing stature of BritishAmerican Business.
For more information, please contact Colleen Maloney at (212) 661-4277 or cmaloney@babinc.org.
