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Business Continuity Awards
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Welcome to the website of the Business Continuity Awards

The Business Continuity Awards recognise excellence within the field of business continuity and operational risk management.

The Awards Gala Dinner, hosted by Stephen K. Amos, took place in the Great Room at Grosvenor House on 27 May 2009.

The 2009 Business Continuity Award winners are:

Business Continuity Manager of the Year
Sponsored by IBM
Simon Dunn, Rolls-Royce
Highly commended: Niall Kinloch, National Australia Group Europe


Public Sector Continuity Manager of the Year
Sponsored by Community Resilience
James McAlister, Merseyside Police


Student of the Year
Sponsored by the BSI
Joseph M. Gana, Central Bank of Nigeria


Crisis Strategy of the Year
Sponsored by the Institute of Operational Risk
Royal Mail Group

Business Continuity Management Planning Software of the Year
Sponsored by Scottish Continuity Group
eSecurus, NonVerba

Most Innovative Solution of the Year
Sponsored by the Institute of Risk Management
Crisis Commander, Safeguard Communications

Datacentre Strategy of the Year
Sponsored by City of London Corporation
National Australia Bank Group

Lifetime Achievement
Sponsored by ICM Continuity Services
Julia Graham, chief risk officer, DLA Piper

Business Continuity Strategy of the Year
Sponsored by SunGard Availability Services
Vodafone
Highly commended: London Metal Exchange and IBM

Business Continuity Team of the Year
Sponsored by Vocal
Citi EMEA Institutional Clients Group

Most Effective Recovery of the Year
Sponsored by ICM Continuity Services
Deutsche Bank


Business Continuity Initiative of the Year
Sponsored by the City of London Police
UK Young Enterprise Business Continuity Scheme

Business Continuity Service Provider of the Year
Sponsored by CIR magazine
SunGard Availability Services

Industry Newcomer of the Year
Sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers
Dan Castle, RWE Npower
Highly commended: Olga Kovaleva, Sentronex & Jack Armstrong, Marsh

Excellence in Business Continuity in the Insurance Industry
Sponsored by AIRMIC
Lloyd's of London


Business Continuity Consultant of the Year
Sponsored by the Emergency Planning Society
Hugh Morris, Marsh

Industry Personality of the Year
Sponsored by Willis
Rick Cudworth, Deloitte

Specialist Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Company of the Year
Sponsored by BAE Systems
Harwell Document Restoration Services

Most Innovative Product of the Year
Sponsored by London First
Business Continuity Exercising Toolkits, Ear Productions Ltd

"The Business Continuity Awards are the pinnacle of achievement for a business in our field and to be recognised by our peers and clients in this way is an excellent commendation of a year of hard work by everyone." Mike Osborne, managing director, ICM Continuity Services

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See edited highlights from the Business Continuity Awards 2008: