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Great Place to Work Award Ceremony 2016: EMC, Courteville Business Solutions, and Guinness Nigeria Top list of Best Companies to Work In Nigeria 2016

EMC Information Systems #1 Best Company to Work for in Nigeria!
Travers Nicholas EMC GM West Africa and Ben Langat MD, Nigerian Bottling Company
On April 29th, 2016, the Great Place To Work Award Ceremony took place at the Civic Center in Lagos bringing together MD/CEOs, Managers and Heads of HR from companies all over Nigeria to mark the 4th award ceremony in Nigeria. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Okechukwu Enelamah, was the Keynote Speaker at the event. In his address, he described the award as “a welcome initiative in Nigeria and an avenue for inspiring greatness.” He further challenged organizations to “rise beyond the ordinary to pursue excellence.”
This year, 10 organizations made it to the list of Best Companies to Work for in Nigeria 2016. Their outstanding achievement builds a better society by creating great workplaces. The Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment also spoke on the need of creating great workplaces for a better society, what organizations should know about his administration and that his pillar of vision is to create an enabling environment for workplaces, trade and Investment in Nigeria
Award Segment One: Best Companies to Work for in Nigeria
Companies
EMC Information System Nigeria Limited – 1st
Courteville Business Solutions Plc – 2nd
Guinness Nigeria Plc – 3rd
SC Johnson & Son Nigeria Limited – 4th
Microsoft Nigeria – 5th
Poise Nigeria – 6th
Konga Online Shopping Ltd -7th
Chemical & Allied Products Plc – 8th

Employees of EMC Information Systems and MD Nigerian Bottling company

Mr Adebola Akindele GMD Courteville Business Solutions Plc receiving the Award : #2 2016 Best Companies to Work for in Nigeria

Courteville Business Solutions #2 2016 Best Company to Work for in Nigeria! Awarded by the MD Nigerian Bottling Company Ben Langat

Guinness Nigeria #3 2016 Best Company to Work for in Nigeria! Sesan Sobowale, Corporate Relations Director, Guinness Nigeria Plc, Ben Langat, MD Nigerian Bottling Company and Monica Peach, Human Resources Director, Guinness Nigeria

Guinness Excited to be named one of the best places to work for in Nigeria on the same day they turned 66! #SixtySixYearsofGreatness

Monica Peach HR Director Guinness Nigeria and Rose Keffas (The HR Consultant) interview on what makes Guinness an Employer of choice

The GM SC Johnson & Son Limited Nigeria and Great Place to Work Nigeria country Director Micheal Thomas #4 2016 Best Company to Work for in Nigeria

SC Johnson and Sons Limited Nigeria #4 2016 Best Company to Work for in Nigeria

GM SC Johnson & Sons Limited Nigeria and Rose Keffas (The HR Consultant) interview on What makes SC Johnson & Son Limited a Great Workplace

Poise Nigeria #6 2016 Best Company to Work for in Nigeria

CEO Poise Nigeria Ukinebo Dare and Team #6 2016 Best Company to Work for in Nigeria

Konga Online Shopping Ltd #7 2016 Best Company to Work for in Nigeria
Award Segment Two: Best Practices Awards
This category seeks to celebrate companies that have great people practices, programs and policies in four selected categories. For the first time in Nigeria, the Best Workplace For Millennials was added to this segment;
Delivering Excellence in Leadership
EMC Information System Nigeria Limited
Courteville Business Solutions
SC Johnson
Courteville Business Solutions – Winner
Delivering Excellence in Wellness
SC Johnson
Guinness Nigeria Plc
EMC Information System Nigeria Limited
Guinness Nigeria Plc – Winner
Delivering Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility
Sanofi-Aventis Nigeria Ltd
Courteville Business Solutions Plc
ISON Group – Winner
Best Workplace for Millenials
Poise Nigeria
Konga Online Shopping Ltd – Winner
Courteville Business Solutions Plc.

GMD Adebola Akindele Courteville Business Solutions Plc won Delevering Excellence in Leadership awarded by His Excellency Honorable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Dr Okechukwu Enelamah

Guinness Nigeria Plc won Delivering Excellence in Wellness awarded by His Excellency Honorable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Dr Okechukwu Enelamah

ISON Group won Delivering excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility awarded by His Excellency Honorable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Dr Okechukwu Enelamah

ISON BPO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED BrightSpot Organization

Konga Online Shopping Ltd won Best Workplace for Millenials awarded by His Excellency Honorable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Dr Okechukwu Enelamah
Segment Three: Bright Spots Awards
For the first time this year, we introduce a new award category called the “Bright Spots” award. These are organizations that are not in the limelight but are engaged with their employees, customers and communities in deep and authentic ways:
Sanofi-Aventis Nigeria Ltd
ISON Group
Courteville Business Solutions Plc
See Some Guests at 2016 Best Companies To Work for in Nigeria Awards Ceremony

The Awardees 2016 Best Companies to Work for in Nigeria
Congratulations to 2016 Best Companies to Work for in Nigeria, other winners and nominees. Great Place to Work believes that any company can become a Great Workplace and can further help improve the society, and it’s our Mission to help them achieve that.
Take part in the Best Workplaces Programme and you’ll get the combined benefits of our unique methodology and the chance for external recognition as a great employer, Contact us today to apply as 2017 Best Workplaces Program is now open.
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