Strategic Communication Management Awards 2011 - the winners are announced
LONDON, October 14, 2011
The winners of the inaugural Strategic Communication Management (SCM) Awards were revealed on Wednesday 12 October at a ceremony held at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower, London.
BBC presenter and journalist Jeremy Vine announced the winners at an awards dinner, which took place on the first evening of the Strategic Communication Management Summit.
The SCM Awards, run by Melcrum in association with Towers Watson, are the UK’s only awards scheme to showcase teams and individuals who have positively impacted business results through strategic internal communication.
The SCM Awards 2011 winners are:
Business Impact
Heineken UK
Excellence in Employee Engagement
The Phoenix Group
Team of the Year
Essex County Council
Excellence in Technology
Bupa
Leader of the Year
Fiona MacAllan, Group Head of Internal & Change Communication, Corporate Affairs Division, Nationwide Building Society
Rising Star
Klavs Valskov, Director of Communication, Maersk Line
SCM Lifetime Achievement Award
Lynne Gray (former Internal Communications Director, Aviva)
Victoria Mellor, co-founder and CEO of Melcrum, and chair of the judging panel, said:
"Congratulations go to all the winners of the SCM Awards. Our mission has always been to showcase and celebrate teams and individuals who, through the use of strategic internal communication, have made a positive difference to business results.
The judges and I have been overwhelmed not just by the number of entries, but also by the extremely high standard of the work shared with us. This is tough work and the challenging economic environment is making it tougher. It’s clear that many communicators have raised their game and for that I congratulate them."
Richard Veal, EMEA communication and change practice leader at Towers Watson, said:
"In the struggle to survive and prosper, employers who recognise how to use communication to support the business agenda are the ones who stay in front. The strength and variety of this year’s SCM Awards entries demonstrate this at many levels.
I have been deeply impressed by the standard, variety and commitment demonstrated by our industry. It’s clear the communicator has a central role to play in the prosperity of today and tomorrow’s organisations."
Details and pictures from the night will be available next week at:
http://www.melcrum.com/scmsummit/awards.html
About Melcrum
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