The 2012 GEO Award Recipients 
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2011 GEO Award Recipients 
2012 Judges
- Maurice Fenton
Vice President for HR Policy, Process and Systems, Shell International
- Maliya Price
VTB Bank, Interim Reward Director
- Bettina Gohm
Vice President Executive Compensation & Benefits, Siemens AG, DE
- Ward Kraemer
Senior Vice President of Total Rewards, Ahold USA, Inc.
- Frederic Barge
Independent Consultant
The Judges’ Awards 2012
- Brad Anderson
Best Buy Inc.
Best Buy Inc. wishes to acknowledge the following company for professional contributions made to their award winning equity compensation plans: Fidelity Stock Plan Services
Best Use of Technology
- Mobility Solution
Google Inc.
Google, Inc. wishes to acknowledge the following companies for professional contributions made to their award winning equity compensation plans: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, PwC
- Employee Facing and Back Office Solutions
Vodafone Group
Services Ltd.
Vodafone Group Services Ltd wishes to acknowledge the following company for professional contributions made to their award winning equity compensation plans: Knit Communications
- COMMENDATION
Coty Inc.
The Judges would like to extend a commendation to Coty Inc. for their launch of the customized LTIP Employee Portal which aligned perfectly with Coty's company culture of building for the future. GEO is honored to recognize Coty with a commendation for its achievement.
Best in Financial Education
- Abbott Laboratories
Abbott Laboratories wishes to acknowledge the following companies for professional contributions made to their award winning equity compensation plans: UBS Financial Services,
Baker & McKenzie
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Best Plan Effectiveness
- With less than 30,000 employees.
Gamesa
Gamesa wishes to acknowledge the following companies for professional contributions made to their award winning equity compensation plans: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Garrigues
- With more than 30,000 employees.
Skanska
Skanska wishes to acknowledge the following companies for professional contributions made to their award winning equity compensation plans: Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Mannheimer Swartling, KPMG, Hallvarsson & Halvarsson
Best Plan Communications
- Vodafone Group
Services Ltd.
Vodafone Group Services Ltd wishes to acknowledge the following company for professional contributions made to their award winning equity compensation plans: Knit Communications
- COMMENDATION
Discovery Communications
The Judges would like to extend a commendation to Discovery Communications for the Discovery Employee Stock Purchase Plan (DESPP). They felt the mechanics and design of Discovery's plan were simply explained and would also like to recognize their internal cross departmental team collaborative approach.
Most Innovative
and Creative Plan Design
- BSkyB Inc.
BSkyB Inc. wishes to acknowledge the following companies for professional contributions made to their award winning equity compensation plans: Equiniti, Hewitt New Bridge Street
Best Outcome for Employees Share Plans in a Corporate Action
- bwin.party
bwin.party digital entertainment plc wishes to acknowledge the following companies for professional contributions made to their award winning equity compensation plans:
Global Shares, PwC
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Pioneer Awards
- OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION
IN SUPPORT OF GEO
John Bagdonas , CEP
Global Shares (US)
GEO Stars
- NEW CHAPTER OF THE YEAR
Washington, D.C.
- EMERGING CHAPTER
OF THE YEAR
Milan, Italy
- CHAPTER OF THE YEAR
Northern California, US
(San Francisco & Silicon Valley Chapter
- OUTSTANDING
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Boston, US
- GEO STAR
Bernice Toy
- GEO STAR
David Geake
- GEO STAR
Michele Holly
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2011 GEO Award Recipients
2011 Judges
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Dennis Paalman,
Global Head of Compensation & Benefits, Royal Ahold (NL)
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Maurice Fenton,
Head of HR Policy, Shell International (UK)
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Dr. Joseph Blasi,
George Beyster Professor of Employee Ownership, Rutgers University (US)
The Judges’ Awards 2011
Best Use of Technology
- ConocoPhillips
MOBILITY SOLUTIONS
- Microsoft
BACK OFFICE SOLUTIONS
- Telefonica
EMPLOYEE FACING SOLUTIONS
Best in Financial Education
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Best Plan Effectiveness
Best Plan Communications
- UniCredit
- COMMENDATION
eBay Inc.
Most Innovative
and Creative Plan Design
- For Farmers Group
Companies with more that
5,000 employees
- ING Investment Management Group
Companies with less that
5,000 employees
Best Outcome for Employees Share Plans in a Corporate Action
- AON Hewitt
- COMMENDATION
Norwegian Air Shuttle
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Pioneer Awards
- OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION
IN SUPPORT OF GEO
Janet Cooper
Linklaters (UK)
GEO Stars
- OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO GEO IN A VOLUNTEER CAPACITY
Hilary Williams
E*TRADE Corporate
Services (US)
- OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO GEO IN A VOLUNTEER CAPACITY
Dennis Paalman
Royal Ahold (NL)
- OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO GEO IN A VOLUNTEER CAPACITY
Paul Jackson
Howells Consultancy
- OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO GEO IN A VOLUNTEER CAPACITY
DACH Chapter
Leadership Team
- CHAPTER OF THE YEAR
France
- EMERGING CHAPTER OF THE YEAR
New York, US
* The GEO Stars and Pioneer Awards are awarded by the GEO board and staff. |
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2010 GEO Award Recipients
2010 Judges
- PAUL JACKSON,
HEAD OF REWARD, HSBC GROUP INSURANCE (UK)
- MIKE NAMIE, SENIOR COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, GLOBAL STOCK, INTEL CORPORATION (US)
- DENNIS PAALMAN,
GLOBAL HEAD, COMPENSATION & BENEFITS, ROYAL AHOLD NV (NL)
The Judges’ Awards 2010
Best Use of Technology
- Yahoo!
- COMMENDATION
Lafarge
Best in Financial Education
- Google
- COMMENDATION
Yahoo!
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Best Plan Effectiveness
- eBay Inc.
- COMMENDATION
Siemens
Best Plan Communications
- Siemens
- COMMENDATION
Genworth Financial
Most Innovative
and Creative Design
- Lafarge
- COMMENDATION
Investor AB
Best Outcome for Employees in a Corporate Action
- Delta
- COMMENDATION
eBay Inc.
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Pioneer Awards
- OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION
IN SUPPORT OF GEO
Judith Greaves
Pinsent Masons (UK)
GEO Stars
- OUTSTANDING SUPPORT OF GEO
Mike Namie
Intel Corporation (US)
- OUTSTANDING SUPPORT OF GEO
Robert Head
Pearson PLC. (UK)
- OUTSTANDING SUPPORT OF GEO
Kim Reifel
Consultant (US)
- OUTSTANDING SUPPORT OF GEO
WorldatWork
- CHAPTER OF THE YEAR
UK and Chanel Islands
- EMERGING CHAPTER OF THE YEAR
Boston, US
* The GEO Stars and Pioneer Awards are awarded by the GEO board and staff. |
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2009 GEO Award Recipients
2009 Judges
- Debbie Tsoi-A-Sue, CEP
YAHOO! Inc. (US)
- Susan Jane Mellors
Diageo plc. (UK)
- Paul Jackson
HBOS Insurance (UK)
The Judges’ Awards 2009
Best Use of Technology
- COMPANIES WITH 30,000 TO 75,000 EMPLOYEES
Logica
- COMPANIES WITH FEWER THAN 30,000 EMPLOYEES
Google
- HONORABLE MENTION
Freescale Semiconductor
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Best Plan Effectiveness
- Royal Ahold
- Royal Dutch Shell
Best Plan Communications
- COMPANIES WITH MORE THAN 75,000 EMPLOYEES
BAE Systems
- COMPANIES WITH 30,000 TO 75,000 EMPLOYEES
Serco Group
- HONORABLE MENTION
Hewlett-Packard
Most Innovative
and Creative Design
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Pioneer Awards
- OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION
IN SUPPORT OF GEO
Anthony M.D. Kirwan
The Law Firm Network, Ireland
GEO Stars
- OUTSTANDING SUPPORT OF GEO
Debbie Tsoi-A-Sue, CEP
YAHOO! Inc. (US)
- Exceptional Merit for
Support of GEO Activities
– Australian Regional Events
Sandra Buth
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
- CHAPTER OF THE YEAR
The Netherlands
- EMERGING CHAPTER OF THE YEAR
Atlanta, United States
* The GEO Stars and Pioneer Awards are awarded by the GEO board and staff. |
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2008 GEO Award Recipients
The Judges’ Awards 2008
- Corey Rosen, Ph.D., NCEO
- Celtel International BV
Best Use of Technology
- COMPANIES UNDER 20,000 EMPLOYEES
Spansion
- COMPANIES BETWEEN
20,000 AND 75,000 EMPLOYEES
Sun Microsystems
- COMPANIES OVER 75,000 EMPLOYEES
Royal Dutch Shell plc
Best Plan Effectiveness
- COMPANIES UNDER
20,000 EMPLOYEES
Celtel International BV
- COMPANIES BETWEEN
20,000 AND 75,000 EMPLOYEES
CEVA Logistics
- COMPANIES
OVER 75,000 EMPLOYEES
Intel Corporation
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Best Plan Communications
- COMPANIES UNDER 20,000 EMPLOYEES
Hormel Foods Corporation
- COMPANIES BETWEEN
20,000 AND 75,000 EMPLOYEES
Linde AG
- COMPANIES OVER 75,000 EMPLOYEES
BT Group plc.
Most Innovative
and Creative Design
- COMPANIES UNDER 20,000 EMPLOYEES
Google
- COMPANIES BETWEEN
20,000 AND 75,000 EMPLOYEES
Diageo plc.
- COMPANIES
OVER 75,000 EMPLOYEES
ABB ltd.
Best in Financial Education
- COMPANIES BETWEEN
20,000 AND 75,000 EMPLOYEES
CBS Corporation
- COMPANIES
OVER 75,000 EMPLOYEES
Starbucks Coffee Company
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2008 Judges
- Debbie Tsoi-A-Sue, CEP
YAHOO! Inc. (US)
- Hans Muench
Swiss Reinsurance Company (CH)
- Derek Steptoe
BHP Billiton (AU)
Pioneer Awards
GEO Stars
- Exceptional Merit for
Support of GEO Activities
Australian Regional Events
Emmi Foster
- Outstanding Contribution for Support of GEO
Stephen Fackle
- Outstanding Contribution for Support of GEO Activities
French Chapter Events
Veronique Jap
- Outstanding Emerging
Chapter Development
Hong Kong Chapter
- Outstanding New Chapter
French Chapter
* The GEO Stars and Pioneer Awards are awarded by the GEO board and staff.
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2007 GEO Award Recipients
Best Use of Technology
- COMPANIES UNDER 50,000 EMPLOYEES
ANZ
- COMPANIES OVER
50,000 EMPLOYEES
UBS
Most Innovative
and Creative Design
- COMPANIES UNDER
50,000 EMPLOYEES
Syngenta
- COMPANIES OVER
50,000 EMPLOYEES
HSBC
Best Communications
- COMPANIES UNDER
50,000 EMPLOYEES
bhp billiton
- COMPANIES OVER
50,000 EMPLOYEES
Vodafone
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Pioneer Awards
- Fred Whittlesey
- Hans Muench
GEO Stars
- Outstanding Contribution
Regional Events
Michael Bendorf
- Outstanding Contribution
London Regional Event
Lisa O’Connell
- Outstanding Contribution
Hong Kong Regional Event
Andrew Lui
- Outstanding Contribution
Hong Kong Regional Event
Andrew Lui
- Exceptional Merit for Support
GEO Activities
Lisa Brook
- Outstanding New Chapter Development
Barcelona
Juan Bonilla
Mike Pewton
- Exceptional Merit for Chapter Development
US Midwest Chapter
Mary Samsa
Aimee Soodan
Doug Wilson
* The GEO Stars and Pioneer Awards are awarded by the GEO board and staff. |
2007 JUDGES
- Diane Hay
(UK)
- Jule Torre
(US)
- Allen Powley
(UK)
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2006 GEO Award Recipients
Best Use of Technology
- MORE THAN 100,000 EMPLOYEES
Accenture
- BETWEEN 30,000 - 100,000 EMPLOYEES
Microsoft
Best Plan Effectiveness
- MORE THAN 100,000 EMPLOYEES
BT
- LESS THAN 30,000 EMPLOYEES
Agilent Technologies
Most Innovative
and Creative Design
- BETWEEN 30,000 - 100,000 EMPLOYEES
Novartis
- LESS THAN 30,000 EMPLOYEES
Smith & Nephew
Best Communications
- MORE THAN 100,000 EMPLOYEES
Starbucks Coffee Company
- BETWEEN 30,000 - 100,000 EMPLOYEES
Vodafone
- LESS THAN 30,000 EMPLOYEES
Diageo
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Pioneer Awards
GEO Stars
- Outstanding Contribution
GEO Awards Event
Claudia Bogris
- Outstanding Contribution
Regional Events, UK
Damian Carnell
- Outstanding Contribution
Regional Events, India
Harshu Ghate
- Outstanding
Chapter Coordinator
US
Saundra Genoni
- Outstanding
Chapter Leader
NL
Rik Stikkelbroeck
- Exceptional Merit
Chapter Development
Dublin Chapter
* The GEO Stars and Pioneer Awards are awarded by the GEO board and staff.
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2006 Judges
- Diane Hay
(UK)
- Robert Head
(UK)
- Stan Veliotis
(US)
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2005 GEO Award Recipients
The Judges’ Award 2005
- Charlie McCreevy
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER
FOR INTERNAL MARKETS AND SERVICES
Most Innovative
and Creative Design
- LESS THAN 30,000 EMPLOYEES
SMIC
- OVER 30,000 EMPLOYEES
Roche
Best Communications
- OVER 30,000 EMPLOYEES
Vodafone
Best Plan Effectiveness
- LESS THAN 30,000 EMPLOYEES
Reuters
- OVER 30,000 EMPLOYEES
ABB
Best Use of Technology
- LESS THAN 30,000 EMPLOYEES
Agilent Technologies
- OVER 30,000 EMPLOYEES
BP, plc
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GEO Stars
- Outstanding
Chapter Leader
Nicholas Greenacre, UK
- Outstanding
Chapter Leader
Stacy Fox, US
- Outstanding
New Chapter Leader
Mary Samsa,
Midwest, US
- Outstanding
Chapter Development
Simon Sloan,
Ireland
- Exceptional Merit For
Chapter Development
DACH Chapter
(Deutschland, Austria and Switzerland Chapter)
- Outstanding Contribution
One Day Events
Warren Miles &
Chris Galway, Australia
- Outstanding Contribution
2005 GEO Awards
Kate Berry, UK
* The GEO Stars are awarded by the GEO board and staff.
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2005 Judges
- Jeff D Grady
Director, Global Compensation of VNU, Inc. in New York (US)
- Diane Hay
Senior tax official with extensive knowledge of share plans (UK)
- Debi O’Donovan
Editor of the UK-based Employee Benefits magazine (UK)
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2004 GEO Award Recipients
The Judges’ Award 2004
Most Innovative
& Creative Plan Design
- OVER 60,000 EMPLOYEES
Roche
Best Use of Technology
- LESS THAN 10,000 EMPLOYEES
(OPERATIONAL)
Axcan Pharma
- 10,000 - 60,000 EMPLOYEES
Best Use of Technology
(COMMUNICATION)
Astra Zeneca
- OVER 60,000 EMPLOYEES
Best Use of Technology
(ADMINISTRATION/OPERATIONAL)
GlaxoSmithKline
- OVER 60,000 EMPLOYEES
Best Use of Technology
(COMMUNICATION)
UBS
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2004 Judges
- Andy Hodges
Aviva plc (UK)
- Maoilíosa Ó Cúlacháin
Eircom (IR)
- David Tuch
KPMG (UK)
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GEO Stars
- Creative Contribution
“GEO Glossary of Terms”
Peter Howells
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Nick McKenna
- San Diego Chapter Coordinator
Lisa Murzic
- European Outreach and Development
Rik Stikkelbroeck
- US West Coast One Day Coordinator
Fred Whittlesey
- Outstanding Chapter
DACH Chapter
Deutchsland, Austria and Switzerland Chapter
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Best Plan Communications
- 10,000 - 60,000 EMPLOYEES
Agilent Technologies
- OVER 60,000 EMPLOYEES
HBOS plc
Best Plan Effectiveness
- UNDER 10,000 EMPLOYEES
Xansa
- 10,000 - 60,000 EMPLOYEES
Imperial Tobacco
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2003 GEO Award Recipients
Communication Category
- LESS THAN 35,000 EMPLOYEES
Xansa
- 35,000 – 75,000 EMPLOYEES
Abbott Laboratories
- OVER 75,000 EMPLOYEES
Michelin Group
Plan Effectiveness Category
- OVER 75,000 EMPLOYEES
Procter & Gamble
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Use of Technology Category
- LESS THAN 35,000 EMPLOYEES
Cisco Systems
- 35,000 – 75,000 EMPLOYEES
Nokia
- OVER 75,000 EMPLOYEES
International Paper
Innovative and Creative Plan Category
- 35,000 – 75,000 EMPLOYEES
HBOS plc
- OVER 75,000 EMPLOYEES
Michelin Group
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2003 Judges
- Ed Carberry
Cornell University (US)
- Maoilíosa Ó Cúlacháin
eircom (IR)
- Nigel Turner
BP plc (UK)
- Mark van Beusekom
PS Participation Solutions (NL)
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2002 GEO Award Recipients
The Judges’ Award 2002
- Gordon Brown
UK Finance Minister
House of Commons
Communication Category
- LESS THAN 15,000 EMPLOYEES
PerkinElmer
- OVER 15,000 EMPLOYEES
BP
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Innovative and
Creative Plan Category
- LESS THAN 15,000 EMPLOYEES
Swiss Re
- OVER 15,000 EMPLOYEES
BP
Pearson
Plan Effectiveness Category
- OVER 15,000 EMPLOYEES
Cisco Systems
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2002 Judges
- George Greenham
HR Consultant
- Corey Rosen
National Center for
Employee Ownership (US)
- Mark van Beusekom
PS Participation Solutions (NL)
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