EY Family Enterprise Award of Excellence

The EY Family Enterprise Award of Excellence recognizes exceptional entrepreneurs who lead some of the world’s most successful, multigenerational family enterprises.

The award recipients stand as a testament to the unique resilience, values, long-term vision and entrepreneurial spirit that characterize the world’s most successful family enterprises.

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EY Family Enterprise Award of Excellence Class of 2023

We are delighted to celebrate the recipients of the EY Family Enterprise Award of Excellence, an honor that recognizes excellence in family businesses. 

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Congratulations to all recipients

We are proud to feature and recognize the outstanding achievements of these remarkable women and men in pursuing their ambitions and building a long-term, intergenerational legacy.

Past recipients

  • Class of 2022

    FE Award 2022 Belgium

    Belgium
    Ben and Sarah Spaas
    Spaas Kaarsen

    FE Award 2022 France

    France
    Benoît Neyret
    Neyret Group

    FE Award 2022 Germany

    Germany
    Martin Dürrstein
    Dürr Dental

    FE Award 2022 Italy

    Italy
    Nicola Drago
    De Agostini Publishing SpA

    FE Award 2022 The Netherlands

    The Netherlands
    The Heijink family
    Rensa Family

    FE Award 2022 Singapore

    Singapore
    Arthur and Alex Chua
    Goldbell Group

    FE Award 2022 Slovenia

    Slovenia
    Štefan and Sabina Sobočan
    VARIS Lendava

    FE Award 2022 Switzerland

    Switzerland
    Markus Gericke
    Gericke Group

  • Class of 2021

    Family business award winner Austria

    Austria
    Hannes Moser
    Axel Kühner
    Greiner AG
    (Photo copyright: Greiner AG)

    Family business award winner Belgium

    Belgium
    Jean-Louis de Cartier de Marchienne
    Stefaan Merckx
    Frederic de Somer
    Cartamundi group

    Family business award winner Brazil

    Brazil
    Décio da Silva
    WEG

    Family business award winner Denmark

    Denmark
    Mads Kann-Rasmussen
    VKR Gruppen

    Family business award winner 2021, Finland

    Finland
    Annaleena Hakola
    Hakola huonekalu

    Family business award winner 2021, Norway

    Norway
    Knut K. Heje
    Agra

    Family business award winner 2021, Peru

    Peru
    Boris Schwartzman
    Cía. Industrial Nuevo Mundo S.A.

    Family business award winner Romania

    Romania
    Nicolae Şerban
    Grup Şerban Holding

    Family business award winner Singapore

    Singapore
    Kwek Leng Beng
    Hong Leong Group




    Family business award winner Slovenia

    Slovenia
    Marjeta Furlan
    Marino Furlan
    Anej Furlan
    Nika Furlan
    Intra Lighting

    Family business award winner South Korea

    South Korea
    Ji Ho Hyun
    Seung Hoon Hyun
    Suk Ho Hyun
    Hwaseung Group

    Family business award winner Switzerland

    Switzerland
    Patrick Firmenich 
    Firmenich

  • Class of 2020

    Austria family business award winner

    Austria
    Rudolf Staudinger
    Fritz Poppmeier
    Gerhard Drexel
    Hans K. Reisch
    SPAR

    Belgium family business award winner

    Belgium
    Michel Moortgat
    Duvel Moortgat



    Brazil family business award winner

    Brazil
    Ivan Botelho
    Maurício Botelho
    Ricardo Botelho
    Energisa Group


    Denmark family business award winner

    Denmark
    Bent Jensen
    Linak A/S



    Finland family business award winner

    Finland
    Antti Aho
    Kari Jussi Aho
    Ville Aho
    Annakaija Lappalainen
    Miia Porkkala
    Aho Group

    France family business award winner

    France
    Michel Haag
    Edouard Haag
    Yolande Haag
    Brasserie Meteor


    Germany family business award winner

    Germany
    Dr. phil. Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller
    Trumpf GmbH & Co. KG




    Italy family business award winner

    Italy
    Attilio Zanetti
    Matteo Zanetti
    Paolo Zanetti
    Zanetti S.p.A.

    Netherlands family business award winner

    Netherlands
    Familie Van der Leegte
    VDL Groep



    New zealand family business award winner

    New Zealand
    Kiri Barfoot
    Peter Thompson
    Stephen Barfoot
    Barfoot & Thompson
     

    Singapore family business award winner

    Singapore
    Far East Organization




     

    Slovenia family business award winner

    Slovenia
    Marko Lotrič
    LOTRIČ Metrology Ltd.



    South Korea family business award winner

    South Korea
    Young Ju Park
     Seung Jun Park
    EAGON

     

    Spain family business award winner

    Spain
    Ignacio Osborne
    Grupo Osborne


     

    Sweden family business award winner

    Sweden
    Martin Bengtsson
    Fabian Bengtsson
    Isabel Bengtsson
    Eva Bengtsson
    SIBA Invest AB

    Switzerland family business award winner

    Switzerland
    Stefan Ganzoni
    Christian Ganzoni
    Sigvaris Group


    United Kingdom family business award winner

    United Kingdom
    Sarah Dunning
    Jane Lane
    The Westmorland Family of Businesses 

    USA family business award winner

    USA
    Thomas Hartland-Mackie
    City Electric Supply Co.

     

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