On June 13, the Chamber of Commerce of Seville presented its awards at the 5th Edition of the Night of the Economy and Business, during an emotional event held at the Teatro Cartuja Center Cite. The event was sponsored by CAIXABANK and with the collaboration of Antea Prevención, Gàrantia and Cremades & Calvo Sotelo.
On this occasion, four awards were given to Sevillian companies, a recognition to the business trajectory and six “anniversary awards”, among which was our company on the occasion of its 50th anniversary of foundation:
● INTERNATIONALIZATION AWARD: SCALPERS.
● INNOVATION AWARD: GALGUS
● STARTUP AWARD: COVERMANAGER
● EMBLEMATIC PROJECT AWARD: “ANTIGUA FÁBRICA DE TABACOS DE SEVILLA”.
ANNIVERSARY AWARD
● 50TH ANNIVERSARY: GRUPO CONCESUR
● 50 ANIVERSARIO: GRUPO CONCESUR
● 50TH ANNIVERSARY: GOYA ESPAÑA
● 70TH ANNIVERSARY: CASA ROBLES
● 120 ANIVERSARIO: CRUZCAMPO
● 150TH ANNIVERSARY: GORDILLO’S CAL DE MORÓN
RECOGNITION OF BUSINESS CAREER: José Luis Manzanares Japón, president and founder of AYESA.
The meeting was chaired by the Minister of Presidency, Interior, Social Dialogue and Administrative Simplification, Antonio Sanz; the the Minister of Economy, Finance and Public Funds,Carolina España; the Minister of Industry, Energy and Mines,Jorge Paradela; the president of the Chamber of Commerce of Seville,Francisco Herrero; the third deputy mayor and president of the City Council Plenary,Álvaro Pimentel; and the general director of the Chamber of Commerce of Spain, Inmaculada Riera.
The sponsors of the event were the director of Corporate Banking in Western Andalusia of Caixabank, Guillermo Martín; the commercial director of Caixabank in Seville, Ana Belén Morales; the president of Antea Prevención, Joaquín Caro Ledesma; the general manager of Garántia, Antonio Vega; and the managing partner of Cremades & Calvo Sotelo, Francisco José Fernández.
Recognition of the Sevillian business network
The president of the Chamber of Commerce of Seville, Francisco Herrero stressed that with the distinctions awarded on this anniversary “we intend to recognize the work well done by companies that have proven their worth in different areas and that stand out in key sectors of our economy”. Thus, he praised the work of entrepreneurs: “you are the real generators of employment, and wealth thanks to your effort and courage, and your commitment to society you show, day by day, that you are able to get out of the difficult situations that you have to live,” said Francisco Herrero.
Finally, Herrero had words of gratitude for “the trust placed by the 290 companies that are part of the Club and the Chamber Foundation, for remaining loyal to our institution”.
For his part, the third deputy mayor and president of the Seville City Council Plenary, Alvaro Pimentel,explained that “in the Night of the Economy and Business we have the best example of the professionalism, capacity and potential of the Sevillian business sector and I can think of no better host than the Chamber of Commerce, a fundamental entity for the Sevillian economy. With its work, the Chamber not only provides advice to Sevillian companies as a meeting place and information to entrepreneurs, but also develops an essential work in attracting new opportunities for the economic growth of Seville”.
Finally, the Minister of the Presidency, Antonio Sanz Antonio Sanz has closed the meeting and in his speech stressed that “public administration can not go down one sidewalk and private enterprise on the other”, defending the “public-private partnership for society to move forward”, while thanked the work of Andalusian companies for the tenacity, work and business culture they defend.
