The Business Continuity Institute (BCI) has announced the winners of its 2020 Global Awards, which recognize business continuity and resilience excellence from around the world. The honorees were recognized during a virtual ceremony in November. Entrants in the BCI Global Awards were also winners of regional BCI awards during 2020.

This year’s winners were:

• Continuity and Resilience Consultant 2020: Tracey Linnell MBCI (Africa)
• Continuity and Resilience Professional Private Sector 2020: Rob van den Eijnden FBCI (Europe)
• Continuity and Resilience Professional Public Sector 2020: Yasmine Elhamouly MBCI (Middle East)
• Most Effective Recovery 2020: South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue (Europe)
• Continuity and Resilience Newcomer 2020: Patrick Meidenbauer AMBCI (Americas)
• Continuity and Resilience Team 2020: Cognizant Corporate Business Continuity Management Team (India)
• Continuity and Resilience Provider 2020: Enterprise Health Security Centre + Consulting (International SOS) (APAC)
• Continuity and Resilience Innovation 2020: New Expansion Module for ReadiNow Business Continuity Management Suite (APAC)
• Continuity and Resilience Contributor 2020: Elaine Tomlin MBCI (Europe)
• Collaboration in Resilience 2020: King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) (Middle East)

BCI Hall of Fame
Entry into the Hall of Fame is one of the highest accolades available from the BCI. To enter an individual or organizations must have won three or more Awards in the same category. During the Global Awards ceremony the following entries to the Hall of Fame were announced:

• Tracey Linnell MBCI – Winner of Continuity & Resilience Consultant
  • Africa 2016
  • Africa 2020
  • Global 2020

• Sanjiv Agarwala FBCI – Winner of Continuity & Resilience Consultant
  • India & South Asia 2017
  • India & South Asia 2019
  • India & South Asia 2020

• ClearView by Castellan Solutions – Winner of Continuity & Resilience Provider
  • Europe 2017
  • Europe 2019
  • Middle East 2020

• Avalution by Castellan Solutions – Winner of Continuity & Resilience Provider
  • Americas 2014
  • Europe 2018
  • Americas 2020
  • Global 2020

• SARAS Ventures – Winner of Continuity & Resilience Innovation
  • India & South Asia 2019
  • Global 2019
  • India & South Asia 2020

• ReadiNow Corporation – Winner of Continuity & Resilience Innovation
  • Australasia 2018
  • APAC 2020
  • Global 2020

• Rob van den Eijnden FBCI – Winner of Continuity & Resilience Private Sector Professional
  • Europe 2017
  • Europe 2020
  • Global 2020

• Cognizant – Winner of Continuity & Resilience Team
  • India & South Asia 2017
  • Global 2017
  • India & South Asia 2020
  • Global 2020

• TELUS – Winner of Most Effective Recovery
  • Americas 2014
  • Americas 2017
  • Americas 2020

BCI Gifted Grades
The final element of the Global Awards was the presentation of the 2020 Gifted Grades, which reward exceptional service to the BCI and the business continuity profession. These were presented to:

• Gary Dade – Honorary Fellowship
• Alice Kaltenmark – Honorary Fellowship
• Michael Davies – Honorary Fellowship
• Pierre Wettergren – Honorary Fellowship
• John Frost – Honorary MBCI
• Steve Daniels – BCI Merit
• Rachel Micallef – BCI Merit
• Rhona Moodly – BCI Merit
• Sam Chari – BCI Merit
• Lynnda Nelson – BCI Achievement
• Kate Needham-Bennett AMBCI – BCI Achievement
• Gianna Detoni FBCI – BCI Achievement

Read more about the BCI’s 2020 Global Awards and Hall of Fame entrants here.