PACESETTERS AWARDS 2020

TOP 100 COMPANIES SCOOP PACESETTERS AWARDS 2020

Jubilant Stewards of Africa (JSA) held Pacesetters Awards (PSA) 2020, targeting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).  Several institutions and individuals were awarded in various categories. Among the awardees include Quipbank Trust Limited, Zenka Finance Limited, Blue Nile Rolling Limited, Dr. Mattress, Myspace Properties and Masumali Meghji Insurance Brokers Ltd, Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO). Individual Categories awardees includes notable names in the media industry such as Pauline Ongaji journalist Daily Nation and Noah Kipkemboi of KTN News.  Nimrod Taabu of Citizen TV and Steven Letoo Citizen TV were also awarded.

Quipbank was second runners up in last year’s KPMGs Top 100 awards and Myspace Properties a real estate firm was in the top 15 in the same KPMG Nation Media Survey. Some of the Awardees includes companies incubated onto Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) premium incubation and acceleration programme, Ibuka.  

“We initiated the Pacesetters Awards to recognize and appreciate key industry players, leading our economy via innovation, quality product and service provision, job creation and leadership. This is not about their balance sheet but due to their various contributions in the industry. This will be the next Oscar Awards for Africa. It is the first award and it has taken us 4 years to plan for it. Most of the awardees we have been studying them for the last 4 years. We will work with likeminded people to help the awardees grow,” said JSA Executive Director Jared Oundo.

Amish Gupta vice Chair of Kenya Association of Stock Brokers & Investments Banks (KASIB) was the Chief Guest. He is an expert in Investment banking and has done transactions of over Kes. 40 billion. He has been involved in major IPOs in the region and currently a trainer for the companies planning to list at NSE.

“I submit that Ethics has played a critical role in becoming a pacesetter. Ethics is also called the moral philosophy, the discipline concerned with what is morally good and bad and morally right and wrong. Ethics is the process of questioning, discovering and defending values, principles and purpose. It’s about finding out who you are and staying true to that in the face of temptations, challenges and uncertainty.  It is increasingly furious and shameful to read about poor ethics year after year, month after month. An entire new approach is required by many in positions of seniority to in searching for the vaccine for the new Ethics Aids Virus and achieve Ethics Transformation. It also permeated into our industry with both issuers of securities and listees notwithstanding the legal framework and visibility in place. This ceremony has validated my approach to the need for a Capital Markets Ethics Framework Improvement Initiative in order to deliver to investor expectations,” said  FA Amish Gupta.

Pacesetters Awards (PSA) survey is a one-year Industry leadership Recognition appraisal initiated by Jubilant Stewards of Africa (JSA), a Non-Governmental Organization, to celebrate industry leaders for their innovation, quality products, services, job creation, exemplary leadership, growing the economy and transforming the society. The survey started on 1^st November 2019 and concluded on December 1^st 2020.  The winners in various categories were competitively selected through a thorough process that partly involved a public vote and a panel of judges.

“Some of the world’s finest brains we are working with will take organization and individuals that were considered for the awards through training and mentorship programs. This will help them acquire more skills and grow progressively,” added Jared Oundo. 

“In adherence to the covid-19 guidelines, we only invited a few awardees, the rest we sent them letters and we will be dropping them trophies, medals and certificates in their respective offices.  We only allowed 50 individuals plus journalists to attend the physical Annual Industry Leadership Awards gala that brought together selected awardees. We are planning to premiere the event on various media platforms after Christmas to allow the awardees who didn’t get the opportunity to attend the physical gala follow up the proceedings,” explained Jared Oundo.

The PSA ceremony, were held at  Ole Sereni Hotel, saw organizations and individuals feted in three categories, including Business, Government agencies recognized for various contributions.

Oundo further says, “these awards seeks to encourage organizations and individuals to go beyond the call of duty in their service to humanity, by not just considering excellence as being top in the industry but looking at the processes involved and how organizations go out of their way to serve humanity. It also purposes to promote best practices and ethics in industry leadership.”

The NGOs Executive Director explains that Pacesetters awards are based on Performance Index (OPI) where processes and systems are scrutinized and benchmarked against global acceptable standards. The winners were competitively chosen through a thorough process, which partly involves a public vote and a panel of judges.

“Pacesetters awards recognizes and celebrates the key players in various categories who have over the years achieved outstanding results and made positive contributions in the industry growth,” said the Executive Director of Jubilant Stewards of Africa.

Notable quotes by awardees

 “I am thankful to have been awarded the customer service pacesetters award and I look forward to excel and win another award next year. I thank the team for their efforts and support and also congratulations to the other award winners too,” Patel Karan, CEO Tailwind Africa.

“We, Masumali Meghji Insurance Brokers Ltd (MMLTD) are very pleased to be nominated and to win the Outstanding Insurance Broker of the Year 2020 Award. We thank the Jubilant Stewards of Africa team for letting us be part of such an important and momentous Pacesetters Awards (PSA) 2020.

It is a huge honour for us to receive this award putting in mind the post effects of the pandemic, honestly it’s a great privilege and a great mental and moral boost for our team.

We have faced several challenges on our way here, but each one of them has only strengthened us to be the company we are today. Winning this award would not have been possible without the team work and great commitment of the entire mmltd team.

We also appreciate our awesome and supportive clients and partners for without whom we would not have superseded any milestone. Once again we are grateful for the award.” Hasnain Meghji CEO of Masumali Meghji Insurance Brokers Ltd

Blue Nile Rolling Mills, Director Botu Rao said, “It is such a great pleasure to be recognized as Pacesetters in manufacturing. We will continue innovating and manufacture locally made products in our drive of buy Kenya build Kenya to support Economy.”

ABOUT JUBILANT STEWARDS OF AFRICA (JSA)

Jubilant Stewards of Africa (JSA) is a Non-Governmental Organization dedicated to the improvement of living standards, social ethics, dignity and empowerment of communities. JSA is registered with NGO bureau of Kenya to conserve environment, provide access to education, health care services, increase agricultural production and promotion of peace. Over the years, we have been widely involved in leadership training, mentorship programs, Capacity building, business support, environmental advocacy and protection, training of farmers, crusades against drug and substance abuse, promotion of peaceful coexistence, campaign for responsible sexual behavior with the aim of bringing up a responsible and a dependable generation. As an Umbrella of NGOs and other Community Based Organizations, we work with work with strategic partners to serve humanity. 

ABOUT PACESETTERS AWARDS

Pacesetters Awards (PSA) survey is a one-year Industry leadership Recognition appraisal initiated by Jubilant Stewards of Africa (JSA), a Non-Governmental Organization, to celebrate industry leaders for their innovation, quality products, services, job creation, exemplary leadership, growing the economy and transforming the society. The survey started on 1^st November 2019 and concluded on December 1^st 2020.  The winners in various categories were competitively selected through a thorough process that partly involved a public vote and a panel of judges.

PSA seeks to encourage organizations and individuals to go beyond the call of duty in their service to humanity. PSA awards doesn’t just look at excellence as being top in the industry but looks at the processes involved and how organizations go out of their way to serve humanity. It also purposes to promote best practices and ethics in industry leadership. The awards are based on Performance Index (OPI) where processes and systems are scrutinized and benchmarked against global acceptable standards. Pacesetters Awards recognize and celebrate the key players in various categories who have over the years achieved outstanding results and made positive contributions in their industry growth.

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