Auckland, 28 January – The finalists in the Deloitte Top 200 Awards for 2021 showcase the best in New Zealand business and their commercial strength and agility in a year that has once again seen a lot of disruption and uncertainty due to COVID-19.
“Many of our finalists have seen success by investing in technology, improving their people and putting their organization’s purpose and value into everything they do.
“They also continue to balance the need to stay focused on long-term strategies against the need to stay agile and adapt to the changing environment and emerging challenges exacerbated by the pandemic,” said Deloitte Chief Executive Mike Horne.
Fran O’Sullivan, New Zealand Media and Entertainment’s Head of Business Content, returns as judge convenor for the 32nd year of the awards.
“The finalists in the Deloitte Top 200 awards have demonstrated perseverance and real resilience in a compelling drive to succeed in the turbulent environment created by COVID-19,” O’Sullivan said.
“The strong business performance from all the finalists is a result not only of leadership from above, but also a commitment from the staff of the businesses to succeed.”
This year’s jurors also include Jonathan Mason, Neil Paviour-Smith, Cathy Quinn, Ross George, Hinerangi Raumati-Tu’ua, Joan Withers, Rob Campbell, Liam Dann, Royal Reed,
Simon Moutter and Ranjna Patel.
“The judging for Deloitte’s awards reflects business excellence in implementing plans in the middle of the second year of COVID-19 with new variants, longer lockdowns and tougher ongoing challenges than previously thought. last year, ”said Top 200 judge Jonathan Mason.
“While the market as a whole has had a difficult year, NZ’s most successful businesses have added significant value for shareholders in 2021 and positioned themselves to better meet the long -term needs of stakeholders including employees, their communities and, for the country, on environmental and economic sustainability issues. ”
The Top 200 awards would not be possible without our exclusive media sponsor NZ Herald Premium and the support of our category sponsors Amazon Web Services, ServiceNow, Tax Traders, Forsyth Barr, The Aotearoa Circle, 2degrees, BusinessNZ, Hobson Leavy and Barfoot & Thompson.
A full list of finalists can be seen below. The winners of the 2021 Top 200 awards will be announced on Wednesday 2nd March.
2021 Deloitte Top 200 Awards Finalists
| Award category | Finalists |
| Amazon Web Services Company of the Year |
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| ServiceNow Chief Executive of the Year |
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| Tax Traders Chief Financial Officer of the Year |
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| Forsyth Barr Chairperson of the Year |
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| The Aotearoa Circle Sustainable Business Leadership |
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| 2degrees Best Growth Strategy |
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| Improved BusinessNZ Performance |
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| Young Executive of the Year |
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| Barfoot and Thompson Diversity and Inclusion Leadership |
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| Hobson Leavy Visionary Leader | To be announced on Wednesday 2 March |
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