75 top GBS leaders Short-Listed for CEE Business Services Awards 2025

ElevAfter the initial Jury vote, 75 top GBS centres in CEE and Baltics move forward to the Short-List as finalists for the CEE Business Services Awards, set for 5-6 March in Warsaw (Hotel Intercontinental). In addition to this 13th annual Awards Gala, nearly 45 speakers will address key topics for GBS/Shared Service centre directors in the region - via keynote presentations, Panels featuring global Transformation Directors, Showcase Presentations offering deeper insights into Nominations, and Break-out Sessions for more in-depth look at specific topics.

See key Links here for more Information:

• Agenda Day 1 and Agenda Day 2 (draft, final speakers will be posted by 31 January)
• VIP Jury Members
• Ticket-Reservations

Announcing the Short-List for 2025:

Top GBS Transformation Initiative of the Year
Alcon Polska
Aptiv
Arla Global Shared Services
Cognizant Technology Solutions (GB) Limited
Dexcom Lithuania
Elevate
IBM Hungary ISSC Kft
International Flavors&Fragances (IFF)
Marsh – European Business Support Centre
Tesco Business Solutions
Trivium Packaging BSC Europe

Most-promising New-entrant “Business Services” Investor
GoCardless
Kanadevia Inova Slovensko
LITIT part of NTT Data
Societe Generale Global Solution Center Poland
Tech Mahindra Limited

Best University-Business Cooperation of the Year
Alcon
Aros Marine
Cencora / World Courier Lithuania
Citco Vilnius
IBM Slovensko
MSC Shared Service Center Riga
Technology VOIS (Vodafone) Romania

Top AI or Process-Automation Project of the Year
Aptiv
Cognizant Technology Solutions Lithuania
Danone
Danske Bank Lithuania
Dexcom Lithuania
Festo, UAB
Holcim European Business Services
IBM International Services Centre
Mercer Services Poland
Metso GBS
MMC Group Services
Porsche Group SRL
Process Solutions Kft.
Sii Poland
Tesco Business Solutions
VOIS Romania

Top Diversity & Inclusion Initiative – CEE
Booking Holdings Romania
Deutsche Telekom Services Europe Slovakia
IFF
Moody's Lithuania
Roche Services & Solutions EMEA
Siemens Healthcare
Steelcase
Telia Global Services Lithuania
Western Union Processing Lithuania

Top Diversity & Inclusion Initiative – Poland
AXA XL
HEINEKEN Global Shared Services
ISS

Top Employer Branding Initiative – CEE
Booking Holdings Romania
Danske Bank Lithuania
ELEKS
Elevate
Gurtam
Trivium Packaging BSC, Europe

Top Employer Branding Initiative – Poland
ADAPTIVE GROUP SAG
Arla Global Shared Services
AXA XL
Danone
HEINEKEN Global Shared Services
Pegasystems Software Limited
PwC Service Delivery Center
Sii Poland
thyssenkrupp Group Services Gdańsk

Top Customer Experience Provider (BPO)
Miele Global Services
Sterling
Tata Consultancy Services

Top IT Outsourcing Services Partner in CEE
Gurtam
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LITIT part of NTT Data
Sii Poland
Vention

Top CSR Initiative – CEE
Cencora / World Courier Lithuania
Cognizant Technology Solutions
ELEKS
EPAM Systems
IBM International Services Center
Telia Global Services Lithuania
VOIS Romania

Top CSR Initiative – Poland
Aptiv
Arla Global Shared Services
AXA XL
PwC Service Delivery Center

Business Centre Director – GBS – CEE
Alter Domus
Holcim
Johnson Matthey Global Business Services Lithuania

Business Centre Director – GBS – Poland
Danone
Hapag-Lloyd Knowledge Center
ISS
Metso Poland
Noble Drilling Poland
Sterling

Top GBS HR Director – CEE
Alter Domus
Booking Holdings Romania
IG Group
Metso Poland

Most Vibrant Employer – Poland
ARLA Global Shared Services
AXA XL
HEINEKEN Global Shared Services
Herbalife GBS Krakow Center
ISS World
Metso Poland
Noble Drilling Poland
thyssenkrupp Group Services Gdańsk
Zoetis

Most Vibrant Employer – Lithuania
Alter Domus
Cencora / World Courier Lithuania
Citco Vilnius
Dexcom Lithuania
Telia Global Services Lithuania

Most Vibrant Employer – Latvia
DNB Bank ASA Latvijas filiale
GoCardless SIA

Most Vibrant Employer – Slovakia
AT&T Global Network Services Slovakia
ING Hubs Slovakia
Holcim European Business Services
ON Semiconductor Slovakia
Zurich Insurance Ltd.

Most Vibrant Employer – Hungary
International Flavors & Fragrances I.F.F. (Hungary)
Roche Services & Solutions EMEA
Trivium Packaging BSC, Europe

Most Vibrant Employer – Romania
Booking Holdings Romania
OMV Petrom Global Solutions

Most “Dynamically Developing” City – CEE
City of Riga
City of Vilnius

Most “Dynamically Developing” City – Poland
City of Gdańsk/Gdynia (Tricity)
City of Poznań

Emerging City of the Year – CEE
City of Debrecen
City of Kaunas