The American Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2023 AmCham-DHL Express Success and Innovation Awards, the 24th year of these awards celebrating success and innovation for companies doing business with the USA.
This year we are pleased to see the return of our Contribution to Tourism with the USA award return and one of the finalists will also be presented with a Commitment to Sustainability award.
AmCham Executive Director, Mike Hearn said that “bilateral trade with the US continues to grow, up by over $2.6b last year or 18.77%, with services and technology also growing significantly. With more flights than ever before tourism numbers are up both ways. We have also seen a strengthening of NZ US relations with a series of high-level government to government visits including the recent visit by US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken.”
Commenting on the awards, Mark Foy, Managing Director New Zealand & Pacific Islands, DHL Express, said “DHL Express is proud to celebrate our 14th year of partnership with AmCham to deliver the 2023 AmCham-DHL Express Success & Innovation Awards. As the leading international express service provider, we are committed to supporting Kiwi businesses in navigating the global trade market, particularly in exports to the USA. Kiwi export success stories are a testament to our ingenuity and the success of the United States export market. We extend our congratulations to all the finalists for 2023.”
This year’s awards and finalists are:
Exporter of the Year to the USA - Innovation
Havelock Wool
Heilala Vanilla Ltd
Huntaway Wild Ltd
New Zealand Mint Ltd
Exporter of the Year to the USA - Technology
Fingermark Ltd
Goodnature Ltd
Quantifi Photonics Ltd
Nui Markets Ltd
Exporter of the Year to the USA - High Growth
Aroa Biosurgery Ltd
Auror Ltd
Xtend-Life Group Ltd
Bilateral Connections with the USA
Global Cities New Zealand
Norris Echetebu Law
Palmerston North City Council
Investor of the Year to or from the USA
Intel Capital for their investment in Quantifi Photonics Ltd
JW Marriott Auckland
Te Arai Links/Ric Kayne
Contribution to Tourism with the USA
Active Adventures & Austin Adventures
JW Marriott Auckland
The Hotel Britomart
One of the above will be chosen as the Supreme winner.
One other award will be presented on the night: The AmCham Supporter of the Year
We will also be recognising four key members who have completed 25 years of membership:
Minter Ellison Rudd Watts
Pfizer New Zealand
Wendy Pye Publishing
Zespri International
The awards will be presented at a black-tie gala dinner at the Pullman Hotel Auckland on 29th August with 5 times Oscar winner, Joe Letteri, ONZM, Senior Visual Effects Supervisor of Wētā FX as the keynote speaker. For details and tickets see www.amcham.co.nz
In addition to AmCham, DHL Express, United Airlines, the awards are supported by ANZ Bank, Ironside McDonald Intellectual Property and Lockheed Martin New Zealand. Media sponsor - The Business. Wine sponsor - Constellation Brands. Event Manager and sponsor – DD Events.
Previous winners of the Supreme Award have included Peace Software; Airways Corporation; HumanWare; Tenon; Orion Health; Zeacom; SMI Group; Fonterra; Pratt & Whitney Air New Zealand Services t/a Christchurch Engine Centre; Buckley Systems; Greenshell New Zealand; Vista Entertainment; Fisher & Paykel Healthcare; Zespri International; Tourism Holdings; Peter Beck, Seequent Ltd and Oritain Global.
