Mondi's Peter Oswald Named Global CEO of the Year
RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced the winners of the 2013 PPI Awards. The PPI Awards honor leadership, vision, innovation and strategic accomplishments within the pulp and paper industry, and are the only global awards dedicated to recognizing the achievements of companies, mills and individuals in the sector.
The winners were announced at the PPI Awards ceremony, held at the conclusion of the RISI Global Outlook Conference on December 11 in Dubai at the Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre.
One of the highlights of the PPI Awards is the Global CEO of the Year, which this year was presented to Mondi Europe & International CEO, Peter Oswald. The judges commented that Oswald "has successfully plotted and steered a course that has seen Mondi head for the added value areas such as specialist packaging, as well as expand in some of the emerging regions of the world, such as Eastern Europe and China."
The 2013 PPI Awards winners are:
COMPANY AWARDS
Business Strategy of the Year Award
Kruger Products, L.P.
Environmental Strategy of the Year Award
Cascades Tissue Group
Bio Strategy of the Year
Smurfit Kappa Roermond Papier
Managing Risk and Safety Award
Mondi Heerlen
Promotional Campaign of the Year Award
Sappi Fine Paper North America – "Ideas that Matter"
Graphic Papers – Innovative Product of the Year
Gold East Paper (Jiangsu) Co.
Tissue – Innovative Product of the Year Award
Cascades Tissue Group – Moka Tissue
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Global CEO of the Year Award
Peter Oswald, Mondi Europe & International
Mill Manager of the Year Award
Jo Cox – Managing Director of Smurfit Kappa Roermond Papier
MILL AWARDS
Environmental Award
BILT Graphic Paper Products – Bhigwan
The Water Efficiency Award
Middle East Paper Company
Advances and Innovation in Sustainable Packaging
Ecologic Brands – eco.bottle®
Advances and Innovation in Specialty Papers
Sappi Fine Paper Europe – Alfeld
Supply Chain Award
Mondi SCP
SPECIAL TEAM AWARD
Breakthrough Technologies
Ashland Water Technologies
Judges on this year's panel were:
Teresa Presas (CEPI), Rod Young (RISI), John Pollard (Unilever), Mikael Lindström (Innventia), Phillip Lawrence (Eco Logical Strategies), Neil McCubbin (Industry Consultant), Jonathan Roberts (Pryor Roberts Communications), Mark Williamson (Journalist Engineer), Martyn Eustace (Two Sides), Jacqui Macalister (McDonald's), Robert Wilson (AMEC), and IIkka Hiirsalmi (Independent Industry Consultant).
