Bona Kemi, BTS, and Elekta Wins Swedish Trade Council's Achievement Award 2004.Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 2004 On April 2, 2004, Bona Kemi, BTS BTS - Bug Tracking System , and Elekta will be presented the Swedish Trade Council's Achievement Award for Corporate Excellence at a black tie gala dinner at Westin St. Francis Hotel The Westin St. Francis is a luxury hotel in the Union Square district of San Francisco, California. The hotel opened on March 21, 1904. The interior was destroyed in the 1906 Earthquake but the structure survived and the hotel re-opened in late 1907. , San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . Through the award the Swedish Trade Council recognizes the excellent contribution that these companies make to Swedish-American trade in their marketing and sales efforts. Present at the award ceremony will be California's State Controller Steve Westly Steven Paul Westly (born August 27, 1957, in Arcadia, California) is an American businessman and politician. He was the State Controller of California from 2003 to 2007 and was one of the top two candidates in the Democratic primary for Governor of California in the 2006 election. . Mr. Westly began his career in government in Washington, D.C., working on Capitol Hill and at the U.S. Department of Energy. In the private sector, Mr. Westly guided the $18-billion online auction company eBay through a period of rapid growth serving as senior vice president. Mr. Westly also served on the faculty at Stanford's Graduate School of Business for five years. Bona Kemi is nominated in the category "Most Sustainable Business A business is sustainable if it has adapted its practices for the use of renewable resources and holds itself accountable for the environmental and human rights impacts of its activities. ." When Bona Kemi waterborne finishing for hardwood was introduced to the market, waterborne finishes represented 3% of the total market. Through consistent work and products, Bona Kemi has been instrumental in growing the waterborne market to represent 30% of the total American floor finishing market capturing 40% of this segment in the process. Bona Kemi has over the last five years doubled the American revenue. Over the same time period, Bona Kemi has increased the total Swedish export to the American market from 14% to 20%. This has all been accomplished while maintaining the family owned structure. BTS, a world leader in developing and delivering customized business acumen simulations, has been awarded the Achievement Award 2004 for sustained excellence in one of the most competitive fields in the world, serving an impressive list of Fortune 500 clients. Despite a substantial downturn in the management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects market, BTS has succeeded in maintaining and strengthening its presence in the U.S. due to its client focus, attention to the highest level of quality, and its leading and unique methodologies applied with a Swedish and practical touch. Elekta has been awarded the Achievement Award 2004 for sustained corporate excellence on the U.S. market. From a small research company founded in Stockholm 1972, entering the crucial North-American market in 1983, Elekta has developed into a world-leading supplier of advanced and innovative radiation oncology radiation oncology n. The branch of radiology that deals with the use of ionizing radiation to treat cancers. radiation oncology and neurosurgery neurosurgery /neu·ro·sur·gery/ (noor´o-sur?jer-e) surgery of the nervous system. neu·ro·sur·ger·y n. Surgery on any part of the nervous system. solutions for precise treatment of cancer and brain disorders. Accounting for 40 % of the group's total revenues, U.S. is today the most important market for Elekta. The overall performance, commercial success and achieved market position make Elekta, Inc. a qualified recipient of the award. The winners were elected by a jury consisting of representatives from the Swedish Trade Council in the U.S. and Sweden, the Consulate General consulate general n. pl. consulates general The consulate occupied by a consul general. of Sweden, San Francisco, the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, San Francisco, and the main sponsors H&M and Swedbank. |
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