US EMMAs 2011 Photos

admin — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:04:09 +0000

The US EMMAs 2011 in Chicago was held on the 12 September in Chicago. The evening was a truly amazing experience with the excitment of the awards complimented by the entertaining ’Second City’ and one of the best ways to share it with everyone is through the photos from the event. We were pleased to have the Professional Photographer Robb Davidson document the evening for us. Below are the photos from the event.

High Resolution images can be purchased directly from the photographer’s website for us on your own website or printed material. http://robb-davidson.smugmug.com/Events/CMS-2011/CMS-2011/.

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US EMMAs Winners Announced

admin — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:31:54 +0000

The Forum for Expatriate Management is delighted to announce that the results for our prestigious EMMA Awards has now been annouced at the Gala Dinner at the US Global Mobility Summit in Chicago on the 12th September.

The EMMAs are the Oscars of the Global Mobility profession and winning an EMMA is the ultimate recognition of professional excellence. The FEM received over 200 nominations for our 2011 US EMMAs.

The Results are in:

Corporate Only Awards:

Global Mobility Team of the Year Under 250 assignees Sponsored by Grant Thornton
Winner: Tyco International Runner-Up: AllianceBernstein L.P. Highly Commended: Kohler Co.

Global Mobility Team of the Year 250 – 1000 assignees Sponsored by Equus Software
Winner: Dell Runner-Up: Abbott Highly Commended: Deloitte Global Mobility

Global Mobility Team of the Year over 1000 assignees Sponsored by Fragomen
Winner: BP Runner-Up: IBM Highly Commended: Kellogg Brown & Root

Best Practice in Challenging Locations Sponsored by International SOS
Winner: BP Runner-Up: CH2M Hill Highly Commended: World Bank Family Network

Best Spousal Support Program

Winner: World Bank Family Network
Runner-Up: Abbott

Most Effective Corporate Housing Strategy

Sponsored by BridgeStreet

Winner: Bucyrus International
Runner-Up: BP

Most Effective Reward Strategy

Sponsored by Delta Recovery Systems

Winner: Kohler Co.
Runner-Up: Deloitte Global Mobility
Highly Commended: Kraft Foods

Most Effective Relocation Management Strategy

Sponsored by Polaris

Winner: Dell
Runner-Up: Abbott
Highly Commended: IBM
Highly Commended: ITT Corporation

Joint Award:

Best Vendor Partnership
Winner: GE – Cartus Runner-Up: Lenovo – Executive Language Training Highly Commended: ConocoPhillips – KPMG Highly Commended: ITG Worldwide – CIGNA

Service Provider Awards:

Relocation Management Company of the Year
Winner: ACS Relocation & Assignment Services Runner-Up: Graebel Relocation Services Worldwide Highly Commended: Weichert Relocation Resources Inc

Destination Services Provider of The Year
Winner: Dwellworks Runner-Up: International Professional Relations Highly Commended: ExpatArrivals.com Highly Commended: The Intrepid New Yorker

Tax/Legal Services Provider of The Year
Winner: Global Tax Network Runner-Up: Pro-Link Global Highly Commended: Fragomen Highly Commended: KPMG LLP

Corporate Housing Provider of the Year
Winner: Oakwood Worldwide Runner-Up: AKA/Korman Highly Commended: Marriott ExecuStay

International Moving Company of the Year
Winner: Crown Relocations Runner-Up: Arpin International Group Highly Commended: Graebel Movers International Inc Highly Commended: Secor Group

International Benefits Provider of the Year
Winner: CIGNA International Runner-Up: Aetna International Highly Commended: ITG Worldwide Highly Commended: Jacob Street Partners

Thought Leadership – Best Survey or Research Study of the Year
Winner: Brookfield GRS – Flexible Policy in Practice Report Runner-Up: School Choice International Highly Commended: KPMG LLP

Open to all:

Most Innovative Use of Technology in Global Mobility (Program Management)
Winner: KPMG LLP Runner-Up: Equus Software Runner-Up: Polaris PCI Highly Commended: Weichert Relocation Resources Inc

Most Innovative Use of Technology in Global Mobility (Knowledge)
Winner: International SOS Runner-Up: Aperian Global Highly Commended: Brookfield GRS

Global Mobility Professional of the Year
Winner: Tod Day (CH2M Hill) Runner-Up: Andrea Elliott (Pro Link Global) Highly Commended: Laurette Bennhold-Samaan (Aperian Global)

Global Mobility’s Rising Star
Winner: Rene Decker (W.L. Gore) Runner-Up: David Dadoun (Gamesa Wind USA) Highly Commended: Kristin Ash (ITG Worldwide) Highly Commended: Frazer Williamson (Sterling)

In the Gift of The Forum:

Outstanding Contribution to Global Mobility – Sponsored by KPMG LLP

Winner: William Sheridan

Congratulations to all the EMMAs Winners, Runner ups and Highly Commended.