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“As B.I.D.’s company President, over the years, I have had unforgettable moments at our conventions and Iam very proud of having had the privilege of presenting B.I.D. Quality Awards to numerous and signifcant

representatives of the worlds of business and science.

I would like to share the names of some of those international leaders:

The Sheraton Hotels brand is renowned throughout the world. It was a great honor to grant the B.I.D. QualityAward to Mr. Mady , Director General of the Sheraton Harare Hotel & Towers General Director.

One of the world’s most impressive entrepreneurs, Shahnaz Husain, from India, President of ShahnazHerbals, has been a special guest at two of B.I.D. Conventions,and received the B.I.D. Quality Awards , afterher appearance at the “Success” (U.S.A) cover magazine.

As one of the most infuential businesswomen in the world, Husain has held audience with the likesof HillaryClinton and Barack Obama.

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Herbals company is valued at over 100 million dollars on the world market.

Mr Gennady Biryukov, Director of KBTM, a company that designs satellite launching platforms.

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The Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, a state organization, of more than 100 years old, in charge ofcertifying and establishing quality and safety standards in Russia and other former Soviet countries.

From China: Hong Yuen Electronics Ltd. (Hong Kong), a subsidiary of China Aerospace InternationalHoldings Limited (CASIL), that specializes in the research, development, manufacture and commercializationof products, and space technology; exporting 95% of its production to clients in the U.S., Japan, Europe andSoutheast Asia.

Guangdong Foodstuffs Import & Export (Group) Corp., is made up of 40 companies, ranked among the500 most important import and export companies in the world. It owns Swire Guandong Coca-Cola Ltd,China’s main producer and distributor of Coca-Cola products

Commercial Press, one of the largest and most infuential publishing houses in China, well-known for its

dictionaries and academic titles. Although most of its editions are for the national market in China, itsdictionaries and language textbooks are distributed throughout the rest of the world.

Some of the leaders

Inventec Electronics Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia), of the Inventec Group, is a world leader in the design andmanufacture of electronics, amd associated with the largest corporations in the world.

Arab Contractors (Egypt), is one of the most important engineering and construction companies in theMiddle East and Africa. Carrying out projects in 29 countries.

Royal Jordanian Airline, one of the leading airlines in the Middle East with daily �ghts to the U.S, Europe,

Middle East and Far East.

Pharmed, a pharmaceutical leader in Uzbekistan who works closely with outstanding companies such asBayer.

Laboratorio Nacional de la Construcción S.A. (LANCO), the number one company in Mexico inverifcation and quality control for the construction industry.

Institute of Viticulture & Enology, a public organism belonging to the Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture. Itis a leading national scientifc research institution, and places fourth in viticulture worldwide.

Servicio de Electrónica (Selec), belonging to the Peruvian Air Force, specializes in logistical support andmaintenance of communications equipment for the country itself and for the FAA (Federal Aviation

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Administration, U.S.A.).

From Spain: Comercial Cointra S.A., among the top 400 major companies in the country, leaderof the centrlheating industry for the past 30 years.

Grupo Zeta, one of the most infuential media groups nationwide. A conglomerate wich specializes in internet,

book publishing, audiovisuals, multimedia as well as other services.

Banque Centrale Populaire,subsidiary of the Banques Populaires Group of Morocco, which holds 32% of thecountry´s accounts bank.

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (Socar).

Radisson SAS Lazurnaya Hotel Sochi, one of the most luxurious hotels in Russia on the Black Sea coast.

Poltava Petroleum Company (PPC) , gas and petroleum producers of Ukraine.

EPAL S.A. , an important company in Greece in aluminum production.

Korea Electric Power Corporation, ranked number 264 on Fortune Global 500 list.

Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa Sp. z o.o. (Poland).

British-American Tobacco and Navoi Mining & Metallurgy Combinat, from Uzbekistan, are world leadersin the gold mining industry.

Other famous people

B.I.D. awards have grown throughout the years and have witnessed great business achievements. I have seen

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companies from all over the world growing in number, size and quality.

I have had the opportunity to meet and speak personally with business leaders, scientists, politicians andmarketing experts who have taken their ideas and turned them into business successes, achieving notablerecognition amongst their peers.

B.I.D. has positioned these entrepreneurs at the pinnacle of recognitio, recognizing their achievements with aquality awards presented annually in locations such as Paris, Geneva, London, Frankfurt, New York, Moscowand Madrid.

I had had the honor of sharing the stage of B.I.D. Quality Conventions and presenting the BID Award toValery Menshikov , Director of the Research Institute of Space Systems of Russia (Research Institute ofSpace Systems – NII Kosmichekikh Sistem GKNPTS Im. Khrunichev), whose multiple achievements arecrowned by the development of the motor of perpetual movement to be used both in space and on earth.

I was recently with Ali H. Odeh, Vice President & General Manager at the Middle East headquarters ofTurner Construction International LLC. , who was in charge of the construction of the world’s tallestbuilding, the Burj Khalifa tower. The building was completed in 2010 with a height of 828 meters.

I experienced a very special moment in 1986 when I presented a B.I.D. Quality Award to the then the Mayorof San Antonio, Texas (USA), Mr. Henry Cisneros, at the Town Hall of the country’s 10th most populouscity. Six years later, the elected president of the U.S.A. named Henry Cisneros as Secretary of Housing.Yearslater, my family and I had the opportunity of greeting Bill Clinton himself during an o�cial visit to Spain as

President of the USA.

Growing countries

China impresses me for the strength of its entrepreneurs and for the size of some of its companies, such asB.I.D. Quality Award winner Beijing Cofco Plaza Development Co. belonging to the COFCO group, whichholds 393th place in the Fortune Global 500.

It is interesting to note that China, the world’s most densely populated country and source of greatimmigrations to Europe and America, has produced a Chinese businessman named Mr. Peter J. Crowhurst,General Manager of Beijing Cofco Plaza and grandson of an Englishman who emigrated to China, makinghim an unusual Chinese business leader.

India, with its emerging strengths in business, also collects B.I.D. awards annually. The subcontinent hasproduced outstanding leaders, in charge of companies of up to 80,000 employees.

Indian Oil Corporation, whose Executive Director is Mr. P.S. Rao , received the BID Quality Award inGeneva presently holds 83rd place on the Global Fortune 500 list.

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An unforgettable experience was opportunity to meet with Mr. Sergey Dubinin, Vice Chairman of the Boardof RAO of Russia, the company which administers 60% of the energy in Russia. I had the great honor topresent the prestigious BID Quality Award in Geneva to Mr. Dubinin when he was Advisor to the President ofRussia, President of the Central Bank and also the Secretary of Finance”.

Jose E. PrietoChairman and CEO B.I.D. Business Initiative Directions

President of the Convention