The following professionals participated in the preliminary judging of The 2012 International Business Awards, the world's premier business awards competition. 2012 IBA winners were announced on August 15; see the complete list of 2012 winners here. The 9th Annual International Business Awards will be celebrated in Seoul, South Korea at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Monday, 15 October. We thank our judges for their time, insights, and support.
Husam Abdallah, Sr. Specialist Strategy & Excellence, Dubai Airport Free Zone, Dubai, UAE
Tsvika Abramovitch, Vice President, HR, Hadera Paper, Hadera, Israel
Yesim Aksu, VP & Head of HR, Ericsson Region Middle East, Istanbul, Turkey
Allyson Stewart Allen, Director, International Marketing Partners, London, UK
James Alfred, Chairman & Chief Executive, Maltecorp Sdn Bhd, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Ahmad Alhai, Business Relationship Management Analyst, ADCO, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Selcuk Alimdar, Distance Learning and Projects Manager, Avea, Istanbul, Turkey
Stewart Andrews, Creative Director, Noodlebox Design, LLC, Washington, DC, USA
Ani Atanasova, CEO, Pixelhunters, Dubai, UAE
Ann Badmus, President, Badmus Law Firm, Dallas, TX, USA
Lisa Ball Moskal, Professor, ASU, Jonesboro, AR, USA
Victoria Barnett, Sr Marketing Exec, Royal College of Nursing, London, UK
Maxim Behar, CEO, M3 Communications Group, Inc., Sofia, Bulgaria
Erin Bolton, VP Strategic Services, Pivot Communications, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Israel Bonequi, Creative Director, Birds Nest Foundation, Montreal, Canada
Kathleen Boylan, Senior Vice President, Public Communications, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA
Adrian Brady, CEO, Eulogy!, London, UK
Jock Breitwieser, Director Global Public Relations, Dell SonicWALL, Inc., San Jose, CA, USA
Oana Bulexa, Head of PR Department, The Practice, Bucharest, Romania
Jorge Cachinero, Director Senior, Llorente & Cuenca, Madrid, Spain
Benito Castro, Spain Blog, Evento Blog España, Madrid, Spain
Rachel Deutsch, Principal and Creative Director, The Design Channel, Washington, DC, USA
Zhenya Dmitrijeva, Web Designer, Foxtons, London, UK
Cho Donggyul, Head of Group, Cheil Worldwide, Seoul, South Korea
Alexander Dourchev, CEO, All Channels Communication, Sofia, Bulgaria
Gayle Duncan, Partner, Executive Options, Seattle, WA, USA
Stacey Edmonds, Head of Films & Digital, Be Learning, Moore Park, Australia
Rochelle Ekanayake, MrPierce Studios International Asia (PVT) Ltd, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Mahdi El Horchi, Consultant, Blue Ocean Consulting JLT, Dubai, UAE
Timur ERTEN, Performance Reporting Specialist, Türk Telekom, Istanbul, Turkey
Natasha Gangaramani, Director, Al Fara'a Properties, Al Fara'a Group, Dubai, UAE
Kristina Garcia, Managing Director, German State of Hessen U.S. Office for Economic Development, New York, NY, USA
Steve Gershik, Marketing Director, 28Marketing LLC, San Ramon, CA, USA
Lauren Gertzman, Owner, Inside Minds, LLC, Washington, DC, USA
Edgar Green, Sr. Manager, IT Quality, Spirit Airlines, Miami, FL, USA
Lisa Gregovich, Vice President - Customer Service, ePlan Services, INC, Denver, CO, USA
Naresh Gupta, Associate Partner, IBM Global Business Services, Gurgaon, India
Robin Harris, Principal and Creative Director, Harris Design INC, Mclean, VA, USA
Danita Harn, VP of Operations, Harn & Associates Bookkeeping Firm, Woodstock, GA, USA
Deanna Hart, Operations Manager, IHG - InterContinental Hotels Group, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Brenton Hayden, President/CEO, Renters Warehouse, Golden Valley, MN, USA
Randy Hines, Associate Professor, APR, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA, USA
Jamie K. Holt, President/CEO, JMK Notary And Services, Miami, FL, USA
Young Il Hong, Professor of College of Design, Hongik University, Seoul, South Korea
Susan Hudgins, Fourth Wall Events, New York, NY, USA
Peter Jares, et netera, Prague, Czech Republic
Beverly Jensen, President/CEO, WomensMedicineBowl.com, Greeley, CO, USA
Jane Johnson, Director of Content Development, Pivot Communications, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
JP Jones, Owner, Paige1Media, Lawerenceburg, TN, USA
Tae Hee Jung, Chief Director of International Cooperation, KBCA, Seoul, South Korea
Anila Kalleshi, President, Kalleshi Center, Tirane, Albania
Sinta Kaniawati, Director, Unilever Foundation, Unilever Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Hakan Karamanli, Operation and Customer Service Manager, Garanti Teknoloji, Istanbul, Turkey
Sabri Kart, Manager, Turkish Economy Bank, Istanbul, Turkey
Melanie Katschinski, Head of Consumer Marketing, Ogilvy Public Relations, Berlin, Germany
Aslam Khan, President & CEO, Octaware Technologies, Mumbai, India
Hak Jae Kim, Sr Mgr, Corporate Culture & PR Team, Korea South-East Power, Seoul, South Korea
Hung Ki Kim, President, Korea Business Communicators Association, Seoul, South Korea
Kyung Hwa Kim, CEO, Fieldguide Group, Seoul, South Korea
Steve King, Executive Producer- Corporate Television, Screentime, Auckland, New Zealand
Ron Klingensmith, Chief Creative Officer, Slack and Company, Chicago, IL, USA
Jae Choon Ko, PR Team Manager, One Mount, Seoul, South Korea
Vivek Kumar, Head Servicing - Professional Services, Adfactors PR, New Delhi, India
Wayne Kurie, Director, Projects and Strategy, Fuszion, Washington, DC, USA
Ji Hyun Kwak, CEO, Communication on, Seoul, South Korea
Ben Larkey, Sr. Corp. Environmental Manager, Sharp Electronics Corp, New York, NY, USA
Silk Lee, PR Team Leader, Samyang Holdings, Seoul, South Korea
Ju Hwak Lee , CEO, SIDM Co., Ltd, Seoul, South Korea
Andreea Leonte, PR Director, McCann PR, Bucharest, Romania
Montira Limpanarom, Executive Director, Sony Music Entertainment Operating (Thailand)Co.,Ltd, Samutprakarn, Thailand
Ke Je Tony Liu, Founder, Creative Chairman, aeiou, Shanghai, China
Petro Lymar, Regional Business Development, Yandex, Odessa, Ukraine
Kanak Madrecha, Advisor-Corporate Excellence Division, Municipality of Abu Dhabi City, Dubai, UAE
Connie Maina Nkatha, Kenya Wildlife Service, Nairobi, Kenya
Margaret Manning, CEO, Reading Room, London, UK
Ronaldo Manosa, CEO, TAYBURN, Istanbul, Turkey
Mervat Mansour, Quality Manager, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
Wessam Massoud, Program Delivery Manager, Abu Dhabi Systems & Information Center, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Elena Mateeva, Corporate Communications Expert, Sopharma JSCo, Sofia, Bulgaria
Colin McKillop, Chief Executive Officer, Butcher Enterprises, Windsor, Canada
Jennifer McQueen, Managing Partner, Ausnindo-Asia/Pacific, Hawthorn, Australia
Ronald Meske, President, Training Systems Design, Camarillo, CA, USA
Sharon Metzung, Publications & Graphics Manager, Lake Metroparks, Concord Township, OH, USA
Karina Milani, Manager of Marketing & Public Relations, City of Henderson, Henderson, NV, USA
Dana Miller, Digital Communications Specialist, MediaMind, London, UK
Eliza Misiecka, GENESIS PR, Warsaw, Poland
Hashik Mohammed, Management Consultant, Synergy Solutions, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Simona Mollova, CEO, Investment JSPK, Sofia, Bulgaria
Rajesh Kumar Mudiakal, SAP Project Manager, CMC Limited, Mumbai, India
Pat Mussieux, Founder, Wealthy Women Leaders, London, Canada
Linda Myers, Global Partner, WorldWise, Baltimore, MD, USA
Debra Naylor, President, Naylor Design, Washington, DC, USA
Kum Ng, Founder, International Frameworkcooking Foundation, Madison, WI, USA
Angela Nielsen, President, One Lily Creative Agency, Barstow, CA, USA
Esther Oh, Deputy Director, Commercial Services, CITIC PACIFIC MINING, Perth, Australia
Mark O'Toole, Managing Director, Public Relations & Content Marketing, H|B, Newton, MA, USA
Ufuk Ozgul, Research Associate, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
Ae Kyung Park, Editor in Chief, Today Newspaper, Seoul, South Korea
Jong-Sun Park, CEO, BR Communication, Seoul, South Korea
Young Sik Park, CEO, Advertising Institute Culture, Seoul, South Korea
Abhay Patvardhan, Area Sales Manager, Al Gurg Paints LLC, Doha, Qatar
Mia Petersen, CTO - Strategy, Marketing & Engagement, UBS, Stamford, CT, USA
Donald Pillai, International Marketing Executive, Bumbo (Pty) Ltd, Rosslyn, South Africa
Melanie Pope, Director, Australian Paramedic Support Foundation, Aspley Qld, Australia
Jesintha Rajaratnam, Partner, Joje India Consultants-Finance & HR FZC, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
V.S. Ramachandran, Sr. VP, Emarat, Dubai, UAE
Emma Real, Specialist, Corporate Communications, AECOM, Chicago, IL, USA
Maja Recnik, Education Director, SPEM Communication Group, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Dennis Reno, Vice President, Customer Experience, Oracle, San Francisco, CA, USA
Gabby Rojchin, Principal and Creative Director, Street Sense, Bethesda, MD, USA
Brillian S. K., Head Talent Engagement, AIL, Mumbai, India
Mohamed Amr Sadik, VP - Curriculum Development, INTEX, Cairo, Egypt
Gauri Sankar, Senior Manager - Retired, Canara Bank, Velachery, India
Hande Sarantopoulos, Corporate Communications Manager, Coca-Cola Icecek, Istanbul, Turkey
Susan Savage, General Manager, MICROS Fidelio Australia, South Turramurra, NSW, Australia
Bong Bae Seog, Director, Korea Commercial Film Makers Union, Seoul, South Korea
Paula Shannon, Chief Sales Officer, Senior VP, Lionbridge, Baie d'Urfe, Canada
Juliet Shavit, President, SmartMark Communications, LLC, Newtown, PA, USA
Jessica Shearer, Marketing Director, MWW Group, New York, NY, USA
Paul Shearer, Executive Creative Director, HMDG, London, UK
Keira Shein, Partner, WilkinsonShein Communications, Arlington, VA, USA
Carol Sheldon, Sr. Vice President Global Customs, DHL Global Forwarding, West Columbia, SC, USA
Garrick Sheldon, Assistant Project Manager, Rising Tide Interactive, Washington, DC, USA
Jung Hieh Shon, CEO, Hanaro Adcom, Seoul, South Korea
Shreesha Shreesha, Manager, LeadFormix, Pleasanton, CA, USA
Bo Simmons, President , Cool Blue Interactive, Atlanta, GA, USA
Jonathan Simnett, Communications Consultant, Big Stick Communications, London, UK
Seema Singh, Business Excellence Manager, Al Fara'a Group, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Nikolay Spasov, Recruitment and Health and Safety Specialist, Alpha Bank - Bulgaria Branch, Sofia, Bulgaria
Caroline Storey-Sabetti, Executive Director, Business Solutions & Marketing, Staff Management | SMX, Chicago, IL, USA
Robert Sugar, Creative Director, Auras Design, Silver Spring, MD, USA
Heather Szymura, Logistics Coordinator, AutohausAZ, Tempe, AZ, USA
Erika Taylor Montgomery, CEO-Chief Publicist, Three Girls Media & Marketing Inc., San Jose, CA, USA
Jacqueline Teo, General Manager, Programme Management Office, FOXTEL, Putney, Australia
Han Tjan, VP, Corporate Communications, Daimler, New York, NY, USA
Mike Tobin, CEO, Telecity Group, London, UK
Rosa Maria Torres Valdés, Public Relations Professor, University of Alicante-Spain, Alicante, Spain
Savas Usta, HR Director, Turk Telekom A.S., Istanbul, Turkey
Rosalinde van de Wall, Managing Director & Senior Partner, Fleishman-Hillard, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tusshard Varangaonkar, Director, Gharrkul Industries PVT. Ltd., Amravati, India
Vinny Verdi, Producer, CUNY-TV, New York, NY, USA
David Vogin, Owner, 314 Design, Washington, DC, USA
Angela Wende, Director of Marketing & Sales, CETRA Language Solutions, Elkins Park, PA, USA
Mara Woloshin, Principal, Woloshin Communications, Portland, OR, USA
Timothy Yew, Director, Digital Innovation, BIG Digital / BIG Advertising Pte Ltd, Singapore, Singapore
Hye Kyung Yim, Managing Director, sisainterview, Seoul, South Korea
Joo Hyun Yoon, PR & Communication Team Manager, NuSkin Korea, Seoul, South Korea
Julia Zamorska, VP of Corporate Communications, iolo technologies, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Rebecca Zhao, Director/Designer, Z Studio, GuangZhou City, China
Nicknamed the Stevies from the Greek word “crowned,” the awards will be presented at a gala event on Monday, 15 October at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Seoul, South Korea. Tickets for the event are on sale now at 
Final judging is now underway and 2012 winners will be announced on August 15. The 9th Annual International Business Awards will be celebrated in Seoul, South Korea at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Monday, 15 October.
