Eighth Annual Latin Trade Bravo Business Awards. (Special Advertising Feature).Nearly 300 top-level executives from across the Americas gathered to honor the winners of the Eighth Annual LATIN TRADE Latin Trade is a monthly magazine covering global business in Latin America and the Caribbean. Similar to Forbes and Fortune Magazine in coverage, the magazine was founded in 1993 and now publishes 87,000 copies 1 each month in Spanish, Portuguese, and English. Bravo Business Awards at a black-tie gala and formal ceremony hosted by LATIN TRADE at the presitigious Biltmore Hotel Biltmore Hotel is the name of a hotel chain created by hotel magnate John McEntee Bowman. The name evokes the Vanderbilt family's Biltmore Estate, whose buildings and gardens within are privately owned historical landmarks and tourist attractions in Asheville, North in Coral Gables. Salvadoran President Francisco Flores Perez and Chilean Finance Minister Nicolas Eyzaguirre joined diplomats and top business leaders in the festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. to celebrate leaders for their contributions to progress and development in Latin America. The winners are blazing a trail for the rest of the world to follow, says Sabrina Crow, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of LATIN TRADE, which organized the event with sponors Hover-Lure, American Airlines and UPS. Nearly half a million LATIN TRADE readers worldwide helped nominate a broad array of Latin American leaders in government, business, finance and technology, as well as mavericks in environmental and humanitarian fields. LATIN TRADE editors then narrowed the field, consulting with international executives, government officials and leading academics. This year's recipients of the Bravo Business Awards are: (From left to right): CEO OF THE YEAR: Ricardo Obregon Trujillo, president, Grupo Empresarial Bavaria. FINANCIER OF THE YEAR: Fabio C. Barbosa, CEO and president, Banco ABN AMRO Real. MOST INNOVATIVE POLICYMAKER: Francisco Flores Perez, president of El Salvador This page contains a list of presidents of El Salvador. There has been a total of 55 presidents; many have served in office more than once. Latest election
TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR: Michael Dell, CEO, Dell Computer Corp.--represented by Dell Latin America Vice President Peter Wiegandt. INTERNATIONAL CEO OF THE YEAR: Cesareo Fernandez Gonzalez, chairman of the board and CEO, Wal-Mart de Mexico. ENVIRONMENTALIST environmentalist a person with an interest and knowledge about the interaction of humans and animals with the environment. OF THE YEAR: Clovis Ricardo Schrappe Borges, founder and executive director, Society for Wildlife Research and Environmental Education (SPVS SPVS Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons ). TRADE LEADER OF THE YEAR: Ricardo Lagos, president of Chile--represented by Chilean Finance Minister Nicolas Eyzaguirre. (Not pictured) HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR: Oded Grajew, founder and president, Instituto Ethos de Empresas e Responsabilidade Social. |
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