89 companies Short-Listed for CEE Business Services Awards

89 companies have been Short-Listed for the 14th annual CEE Business Services Awards, set for 25-26 February, 2026 in Warsaw.

The Awards Gala is preceded by 2-days CEE Business Services Summit, with key topics such GBS Transformation, AI-applied to GBS processes, a Geopolitical overview of the CEE/Baltics region, and 10+ Showcase Presentations, diving deep into select GBS centres and their processes: Agenda on 25 February and Agenday on 26 February.

The following companies have been short-listed, with the final vote to be 25 February, at the VIP Jury Dinner. Also during the Summit days, all attending Guests will be able to vote on the Nominees. The Jury vote is weighted 2/3 and the Popular Vote during the Summit is 1/3 weighting:


Best City: “After-Care Investor Services”:
City of Riga
City of Vilnius
City of Katowice

Best University-Business Cooperation of the Year:
Debrecen Business Service Centers
Körber Hungária Gépgyártó Kft.
MSC Shared Service Center Riga
Rocket Software Lithuania, UAB
PwC Service Delivery Center
Capita
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
IBM International Services Centre s.r.o.
Cognizant Technology Solutions Lithuania
Western Union

Business Centre Director – GBS – CEE:
Atea Global Services
MSC Shared Service Center Riga
ORLEN Centrum Usług Korporacyjnych

Business Centre Director – GBS – Poland:
DSV - Global Transport and Logistics
ISS
Sterling

Emerging City of the Year:
City of Riga
City of Kaunas
City of Katowice

Most Vibrant Employer: 
Accedia
Elevate Change
TATA Consultancy Services Hungary Branch Office
Trivium Packaging BSC, Europe
Atea Global Services
GoCardless
MSC Shared Service Center Riga
Cencora / World Courier Lithuania
Devoteam Lithuania
Gurtam
LITIT
Nasdaq
Sterling
GSD Solutions
Holcim European Business Services
Lenovo (Slovakia) s.r.o.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)
Sanofi
Zabka

Most-promising New-entrant “Business Services” Investor:
Epta International Kft.
Janus Henderson
Norse Atlantic Airways
DANONE

Top AI Application or Implementation Project of the Year (3 Winners in this category):
IBM International Services Centre
Stefanini Group
Tesco Business Solutions
Roche Services & Solutions EMEA (Riga & Budapest)
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
IBA Group
Randstad Enterprise
Process Solutions Kft.
Atea Global Services
Holcim European Business Services
Accedia
Elevate Change
Devoteam
Gurtam

Top CSR Initiative - CEE/Baltics:
IBM
EPAM Systems Inc.
Epta International Kft.
Randstad Enterprise
Cencora / World Courier Lithuania
Citco Lithuania
Dexcom Lithuania
Johnson Matthey Global Business Services Lithuania
EPAM Systems Lithuania
Booking Holdings Romania
IBM Romania
Holcim European Business Services

Top CSR Initiative - CEE/Baltics:
DANONE
EY Global Services (Poland) Sp. z o.o
HEINEKEN Global Shared Services
IBM Romania
ORLEN Centrum Usług Korporacyjnych
Philips Capability Center Łódź
PwC Service Delivery Center
Sii Poland
Capita
Western Union

Top Employer Branding Initiative:
Lexmark Budapest Competence Center
Rocket Software Lithuania, UAB
Alcon

Top GBS Transformation Initiative of the Year -  CEE/Baltics:
Elevate Change
Cencora / World Courier Lithuania
Dexcom
Johnson Matthey
Cognizant Technology Solutions Lithuania
Western Union

Top GBS Transformation Initiative of the Year -  Poland:
Adaptive Group
DANONE
ORLEN Centrum Usług Korporacyjnych
Rockwell Automation
Plus8Soft
Zabka Polska

Top IT Outsourcing Services Partner in CEE:
Accedia
ITELENCE
Stefanini Group