Winners of 2006 East Africa Most respected Companies

 

EAST AFRICA’S MOST RESPECTED COMPANIES SURVEY FOR 2006. 

 

OVERALL WINNER.

KENYA AIRWAYS. 

Agricultural Sector

Winner            Homegrown

2^nd                    Mumias Sugar

3^rd                    Bidco

Financial Service Sector

Winner            Standard Chartered Bank

2^nd                    Barclays Bank

3^rd                    Stanbic Bank
Uganda

Manufacturing Sector

Winner            East African Breweries

2^nd                    Bidco

3^rd                    Mukwano Group

Telecommunications and ICT Sector

Winner            Safaricom

2^nd                    MTN
Uganda

3^rd                    Celtel
Tanzania

Hotels and Tourism Sector

Winner            TPS
Eastern Africa

2^nd                    Kempinski Hotel

3^rd                    Tamarind Group

Service Sector

Winner            Nakumatt Holdings

2^nd                    Aga Khan Hospitals

3^rd                    Precision Air

East Africa Most Respected Companies Survey- Country Awards Most Respected Company in
Kenya

Kenya Airways

Most Respected Company in
Uganda

MTN

Most Respected Company in
Tanzania

Tanzania Breweries

ABOUT THE AWARDS 

Background of Survey

Ø      in its seventh year

Ø      its an opinion poll of CEOs in the region

What Drives CEOs choice of Company

§         reasons personal to CEOs but examples are

§         sound business strategy

§          innovative products and services

§          financial performance

§          good customer care

§         sound management practices

§         good corporate citizenship

§         responsible use of environment

Who participated in the survey and how do you select survey participants

• 300 companies took part this year

How survey is conducted

Conducted by face to face interview carried out by an independent company- this year it was Steadman

Who decides the winner?

Nominations are made by CEOs during their interviews.

Company emerging with most votes wins.

 

Source: Pwc