Frost & Sullivan Growth Excellence Awards Honour Industry's Premier Growth Companies

- Growth, Innovation and Leadership Awards Banquet Ceremony to be held at the Grange St Paul's Hotel in London on 9 May 2012

LONDON, May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan's marquee one-day Growth, Innovation and Leadership (GIL) 2012: Europe (www.gil-global.com/europe) event, scheduled for May 9th, will culminate in the presentation of the highly coveted Frost & Sullivan GIL Awards Banquet.

"In keeping with the theme of GIL 2012: Europe – 'The Journey to Visionary Innovation' – the recipients of these Frost & Sullivan Awards are honoured as much for their innovative approach as for their solid, gold-standard performance throughout the course of the year," says Gary Jeffery, Partner, Frost & Sullivan. "These companies have consistently put into practice a set of actionable strategies, solutions and growth processes that have underpinned a strong vision and strategy to drive growth."

Awardees have been drawn from a wide spectrum of sectors spanning healthcare, automotive and transportation, aerospace and defence, chemicals and materials, environment and power supplies. They are commended for their outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development.

"The GIL Awards Banquet recognises today's best thinkers, visionaries and thought leaders," remarks Jan E Kristiansen Director Europe, Partner & Global Head of Growth Consulting at Frost & Sullivan. "It is a platform to honour companies for their fresh perspectives, innovative ideas, and practical solutions that have helped them stay ahead of the curve. At the same time the Awards Banquet offers an opportunity for everyone to learn and benefit from combined experience – to shape and drive our futures on a shared quest for achieving growth, innovation and leadership."

The 2012 Growth Excellence Awards Banquet features a veritable who's who of the industry's premier growth companies and their leaders. It offers companies and their management teams access to best practices, tools and strategies that will drive growth and inspire innovation.

Event Schedule

Frost & Sullivan Growth, Innovation and Leadership Awards Banquet

Date: 9 May 2012

Venue: The Grange Hotel, St Paul's, London, United Kingdom

19:30 pm onwards: Awards Reception and Banquet

About Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, enables clients to accelerate growth and achieve best-in-class positions in growth, innovation and leadership. The company's Growth Partnership Service provides the CEO and the CEO's Growth Team with disciplined research and best-practice models to drive the generation, evaluation, and implementation of powerful growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan leverages 50 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment community from more than 40 offices on six continents. To join our Growth Partnership, please visit http://www.awards.frost.com.

Contact:
Catherine Brassell
Best Practices – Europe
catherine.brassell@frost.com
+44 (0)20 7915 7867