IN TOUCH : Top business awards

Who is this year’s top executive? Which is the top company? All will be revealed this month when the Top 200 Awards are held at the SkyCity Convention Centre on Thursday November 23.
Nine awards will be presented in all and finalists have already been decided for some. They are:
•Deloitte/Management magazine Executive of the Year (finalists are Fisher & Paykel Healthcare’s Michael Daniell, Pumpkin Patch’s Greg Muir and Meridian Energy’s Keith Turner);
• Deloitte/Management magazine Company of the Year (F&P Healthcare, Fletcher Building and SkyCity);
•QBE Chairperson of the Year (Ian Farrant, Jim McLay, Gary Paykel);
•Colliers International Best Growth Strategy (ANZ/National, F&P Healthcare, Fletcher Building);
•Marsh Most Improved Performance (Crean Foodservice, Meridian, Ryman Healthcare);
•NZIM/Eagle Technology Young Executive Award;
•Deloitte Emerging Enterprise Award;
•Kensington Swan Ethical Governance; and
•DesignWorks Enterprise IG Visionary Leader Award.
Billed as the business event of the year, the Top 200 brings together this country’s leading business personalities for an evening of celebration with fine food, wine and entertainment. Organisers say bookings for 2006 are already running ahead of last year’s record attendance.
• For information/bookings go to www.management.co.nz/top200