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

• Google
  

Best Use of Technology

• Yahoo!
• COMMENDATION
  Lafarge

Best in Financial Education

• Google
• COMMENDATION
  Yahoo!
  

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.

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.

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

• Pearson PLC
• ifs ProShare
  

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
  

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

• Publicis Groupe

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.

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
  

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

2008 Judges

• Debbie Tsoi-A-Sue, CEP
  YAHOO! Inc. (US)
• Hans Muench
  Swiss Reinsurance Company (CH)
• Derek Steptoe
  BHP Billiton (AU)

Pioneer Awards

• Edward Burmeister

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.

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

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.

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

Pioneer Awards

• Jeff Lees
• Nigel Mason

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.

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

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.

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)

The Judges’ Award 2004

• Professor Joseph Blasi

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

2004 Judges

• Andy Hodges
  Aviva plc (UK)
• Maoilíosa Ó Cúlacháin
  Eircom (IR)
• David Tuch
  KPMG (UK)

GEO Stars

• Creative Contribution
  “GEO Glossary of Terms”
  Peter Howells
  and
  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

* The GEO Stars are awarded by the GEO board and staff.

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

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

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

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

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