We were delighted to be crowned winner of the ‘Most Successful Market Entry Asia’ Award at the 2022 Asia Matters Business Awards.
The black tie Gala Award Ceremony took place in Dublin on December 2nd, and the award was presented by Alan Dukes – Asia Matters Chairman and Co-Founder, alongside MC – television broadcasting star – Gráinne Seoige.
The Asia Matters Business Awards are held in partnership with The Irish Government Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment; Sponsors Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, and media partner The Sunday Times.
Martin Osborne-Shaw, Head of Business Development EMEA, accepted the award for Global Shares.
The Asia Matters Business Awards finalists 2022 included 18 world class organisations. What links them all is a solid strategic approach to expansion in Asia, investment in innovation to move up the value chain, a commitment to Asia, building strong win-win partnerships and developing world class products tailored to the market – quite simply they are doing a brilliant job.
Alan Dukes, Asia Matters Chairman and Co-Founder; Economist & former Political Leader
We are so delighted to be named winner of the Most Successful Market Entry Asia Award, recognising the speed and scale of our entry and expansion in the Asian region and the fantastic team that has made this possible.
Our commitment to the Asian market began in 2018 with the opening of offices in Hong Kong and Beijing, following the signing of a number of large strategic partnerships with some of the largest banks and brokerage firms in the region.
In 2018 we also began partnering with Japanese companies and within 12 months had established a sales office in Tokyo, followed by a Service Delivery Centre in Miyazaki.
Today we partner with some of Asia’s top banks and large multi-national corporations, and this year we’ve also expanded into South Korea on the back of our momentous client win of Coupang, having supported their IPO on the New York Stock Exchange.
The use of equity-based incentives by Asian companies is still relatively new which means the potential is enormous. Now that we have built such a solid foundation, I am confident that our Asian business will grow from strength to strength.John Meehan, Global Business Development Director, Global Shares
The Judging Process
A panel of 12 judges shortlisted Global Shares for three award categories:
• Most Successful Market Entry Asia
• Financial Services Exporter of the Year
• Technology Exporter of the Year
The Most Successful Market Entry Asia Award recognises Irish companies with global ambition who have successfully entered or achieved significant expansion and scale in a new Asian market. The judges looked for evidence of ‘an innovative and well executed Asia specific strategic approach with clear business results, referencing key contributing factors such as strategic approach, key milestones, results, strengths in branding & communications, new product design, partnerships, and more.
To find out more about the Awards, you can visit the Asia Matters Business Awards website.
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