Six years since its launch, RBC's "The Company of the Year" national business award hit the headlines again in December, drawing the attention of Russian and world audiences to Russian business success. Assembled in the theatre hall at Moscow's glittering House of Music, Anton Khrekov and Yulia Rutberg took the stage as masters of ceremony for proceedings voted informal yet dynamic.
Company representatives taking a bow were asked to add their touch to a canvas picturing the solidarity of business and its future - a prospect many guests said was clouded by circumstances viewed far from simple in contemporary Russia.
Distillers Johnnie Walker, top-selling whiskey in Russia and worldwide, sponsored proceedings, launching a new award reflecting brand essence and ideology.
The following companies took the accolade "The Company of the Year 2004".
MAIN CATEGORIES
FINANCE:
- Bank of the Year - Russian Development Bank
- Management Company of the Year - PIOGLOBAL Asset Management
- Investment Company of the Year - Aton Capital
- Insurance Company of the Year - Rosgosstrakh
INDUSTRY:
- Fuel and Energy - Gazprom
- Machine Building - Transmashholding
- Metallurgy - Severstal
- Transportation - Transaero Airlines
- Defense - Sukhoi Aviation Holding Company
- Construction - SpezVisotStroy
- Food Industry - AlterWEST Group
NON-MANUFACTURING:
- Business Services - Prado Group
- Consumer Services - NTV-Plus Satellite Company
- Logistics and Freight Transportation - Russian Railways
- Telecommunications - TransTeleCom
- Leasing - KAMaz Leasing
- Distribution Network - Eurose
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- Public Catering - Uley-Catering
SPECIAL CATEGORIES
- Breakthrough of the Year - KNC
- Business Reputation - LUKOIL
- Most Dynamic Company - Snezhnaya Koroleva (Snow Queen) Store Chain
- For Investment Attractiveness - Mobile TeleSystems
- For Best Management - Realtor Information Center Consulting Company
- For Successful Business Strategy - Genser
- For Attracting Foreign Investments to Russia - United Financial Group
- Discovery of the Year - Russneft Oil Company
- For Social Responsibility - Social Initiative Finance Corporation
- For High Quality - BENELUX RESIDENCES
- For a Contribution to Russian Business Legal Protection - Barshchevsky and Partners Bar Association
- For Efficient Diversification Policy Implementation - Siesta Plus
- Rehabilitation of an Industry - Orgkhim Wood-Chemical Production Holding
- For Establishment of the Best Transportation Center - EAST LINE Group
- Industry Leader (Transportation) - STS-LOGISTICS
- Industry Leader (information security) - Kaspersky Laboratory
