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Dr. Burkhard Schwenker
Chief Executive Officer,
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants

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Europe is a continent that embodies diversity. No other region is as politically and economically united and offers this combination of cultural diversity and structural political principles underpinned by common underlying values. More than fifty years after the ratification of the EU treaties, it is clear that the "European" experiment has largely succeeded on the cultural and political levels.

Yet, how are companies drawing strength from Europe’s diversity? How does profitable growth emerge from this situation? What makes the integration of companies successful across all national borders? How proficient are they in integrating foreign cultures and creating a European corporate culture? These are some of the questions we will be looking at this year in our third edition of the "Best of European Business" competition.
                                   
"Best of European Business" was created to honor Europe's best performing companies –whether European in origin or not. In 2005 and 2006, we examined the performance of companies in seven and subsequently ten European countries to determine national champions in the areas of growth, value creation, innovation, and strategies toward the "new Europe." This year, we will be looking at which companies have made best use of a strong internal market through cross-border mergers and acquisitions and have achieved strong, sustainable growth.

National awards will take place in seven of the European Union's strongest economies in the 2007/2008 awards series. The competition will undoubtedly highlight the commonalities between these entrepreneurial success stories. The European Business Summit in Brussels in February 2008, at which we will honor the pan-European winners of the competition, will serve as the capstone of this year's competition. Here, the results of all national competitions will be combined and "Europe's finest" – its outstanding achievers – honored with a Best of European Business award.

We hope that this website will offer you a comprehensive look at the Best of European Business competition and national and European award winners.

Dr. Burkhard Schwenker