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Winners 2026

International Brilliance Awards 2026- Winners

Celebrating Brilliance since 2014

The winners of the International Brilliance Awards™ 2026 have now been announced.

This year’s winners represent outstanding organisations and individuals whose work demonstrated exceptional quality, impact, and consistency. Each winning entry achieved one of the highest scores in its category following a rigorous and independent judging process.

Recognition at the International Brilliance Awards™ is earned through merit. All entries are assessed by a panel of senior industry experts against clearly defined criteria, ensuring fairness, transparency, and credibility at every stage of the process.

We are grateful to our diamond sponsor, H&H,  for their valued support and partnership.

We congratulate all 2026 winners on this significant achievement.

The full list of winners is available below.

Business Brilliance Awards - WINNERS

The Business Brilliance Awards celebrate outstanding leadership, innovation, and organisational success. Our finalists represent companies and individuals who have demonstrated exceptional achievement and made a meaningful impact in their fields.

Brand Brilliance

Brilliance Award Winner: 
SupportYourApp
Gold Award Winner:
My Pension Expert
Silver Award Winner:
先理知学REAL PhD

Employer of the Year

Brilliance Award Winner: 
Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) – Dubai
Gold Award Winner:
ServiceMaster AAA
Silver Award Winner:
My Pension Expert

Start-up of the Year

Brilliance Award Winner: 
Change Rebellion

International Business of the Year

Brilliance Award Winner: 
Saudi German Health UAE (SGH)

UK Business of the Year

Brilliance Award Winner: 
YTKO Ltd
Gold Award Winner:
Corporate and Sporting Events
Silver Award Winner:
Graham Shapiro Design (GSD®)

Brilliance in Customer Service

Brilliance Award Winner
AD Ports group – Noatum Maritime
Gold Award Winner:
Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA)
Silver Award Winner:
SupportYourApp

Agency/Consultancy of the Year

Brilliance Award Winner: 
Outlier Technology
Gold Award Winner:
YTKO Ltd

New Product/Service Launch

(Digital Product)
Brilliance Award Winner: 
Pan American Energy / Product Name: ON
Gold Award Winner:
Reggie® Fire drill  / Product Name: Reggie® Fire drill
Silver Award Winner:
The General Directorate of Residency & Foreigners Affairs-Dubai / Product Name: VIP Yacht Service

New Product/Service Launch

(Physical / Experiential Service)
Brilliance Award Winner: 
London Northwestern Railway / Product Name: London Northwestern Railway Class 730/2
Gold Award Winner:
Road and transportation authority  / Product Name: Malkia+ 

Environmental & Corporate Sustainability

Brilliance Award Winner: 
General Mills (UK) Ltd
Gold Award Winner:
AD Ports Group – Noatum Maritime 
Silver Award Winner:
AD Ports Group – Sustainability Unit

Brilliance in Artificial Intelligence

Brilliance Award Winner: 
HALKBANK / Project Name AI Supported Digitalization in Banking
Gold Award Winner:
Accedia JSC / Project Name: Accedia AI Capability Center – Enabling Accessible and Scalable AI Adoption

Innovative Use of Technology

Brilliance Award Winner: 
Lenovo / Campaign Name: Lenovo AI FRU Finder: When Knowledge Graphs Met AI for Smarter Warranty 
Gold Award Winner:
TruRating / Campaign Name: Real-time retail – turning feedback into performance
Silver Award Winner:
Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) / Campaign Name: Knowledge & Human Development Authority 

BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR

Brilliance Award Winner: 
Siva Kugathas, CEO, ServiceMaster AAA
Gold Award Winner:
Brigadier Nabil Mohammed Algergawi, Deputy Assistant Director General for the Sea and Land Ports Affairs Sector, The General Directorate of Identity & Foreigners Affairs-Dubai 
Gold Award Winner:
Osman Arslan, CEO, HALKBANK
Silver Award Winner:
Mr Makarem Batterjee, President and Vice Chairman, Saudi German Health UAE

CEO of the Year

(Government & Public Sector)
Brilliance Award Winner: 
Major General Khalaf Ahmed Al Ghaith, Assistant Director General for the Entry and Residence Permits Sector, General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs – Dubai
Gold Award Winner:
Captain Saif Al Mheiri, Chief Sustainability Officer • Sustainability Unit, Abu Dhabi Ports Group
Silver Award Winner:
Fatma Ibrahim Belrehif, Chief Executive Officer of the Quality Assurance and Compliance Establishment, Knowledge & Human Development Authority, Dubai

CEO of the Year

(Private Sector)
Brilliance Award Winner: 
Daria Leshchenko, CEO and Managing Partner, SupportYourApp
Gold Award Winner:
Dr Ahmed Eissa, Group CEO, Saudi German Health UAE
Silver Award Winner:
Lee Hughes, CEO, YTKO Ltd

Entrepreneur of the Year

Brilliance Award Winner: 
Professor Graham Shapiro, CEO & Founder, Graham Shapiro Design (GSD®)
Gold Award Winner:
Daria Leshchenko, CEO and Managing Partner, SupportYourApp 
Silver Award Winner:
Siva Kugathas, CEO, ServiceMaster AAA

HR BRILLIANCE AWARDS – WINNERS

The HR Brilliance Awards celebrate excellence in people strategy, culture, and employee experience. Our finalists showcase organisations and leaders who are shaping the future of HR through innovation, impact, and a genuine commitment to their people.

Best Company to Work For

Brilliance Award Winner: 
AlRayan Bank
Gold Award Winner:
ANS Group

HR Consultancy of the Year

Brilliance Award Winner: 
RHR International
Gold Award Winner:
Go Slow to Go Fast
Silver Award Winner:
The Affable Partnership Ltd
Silver Award Winner:
AVILIO

Diversity and Inclusion

Brilliance Award Winner: 
Kernel
Gold Award Winner:
Royal Mail / blue goose

AI-Powered HR Solutions

Brilliance Award Winner: 
Lloyd’s / Project Name: AI SMART Objectives Tutor
Gold Award Winner:
TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş / Project Name: ReFlex360° AI-Powered Development System
Silver Award Winner:
TURKCELL İLETİŞİM HİZMETLERİ A.Ş./ Project Name: Turkcell Talent Acquisition Team’s AI Member: HIRI

Corporate Wellness

Brilliance Award Winner: 
Metinvest
Gold Award Winner:
TEKNASYON
Silver Award Winner:
DHL Global Forwarding

Recruitment & Retention

Brilliance Award Winner: 
Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (Modon)
Gold Award Winner:
Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş.
Silver Award Winner:
Farmak JSC
Silver Award Winner:
Metinvest

Employee Engagement

(Recruitment, Onboarding & Early Talent Experience)
Brilliance Award Winner: 
Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority / Initiative: Talent Value Proposition (TVP)
Gold Award Winner:
Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (Modon) / Initiative: Our Pulse Framework: Our Employees at the Heart
Silver Award Winner:
Ministry of Industry & Mineral Resources (MIM) / Initiative: Employee Experience: From Application to Integration 

Employee Engagement

(Engagement, Culture, Wellbeing & Retention)
Brilliance Award Winner: 
DHL Global Forwarding / Initiative: The DGFF Wellbeing Cup
Brilliance Award Winner: 
JSC Farmak Initiative: We are here. We are grateful. We act.
Gold Award Winner:
Dubai Media / Initiative: Employee Engagement Program at Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI)
Silver Award Winner:
Lazza Global / Initiative: Excellence in employee engagement  

Innovative Use of Technology In HR

(HR Systems, Automation & Workforce Infrastructure)
Brilliance Award Winner: 
Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (Modon) / Initiative: Our Digital HR Ecosystem: An HR system with Employees at the Heart
Gold Award Winner:
Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resorces / Initiative: Employee Experience: From Application to Integration 
Gold Award Winner:
Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority / Initiative: Predict & Place: ZATCA’s Digital Workforce Revolution 
Silver Award Winner:
Vakıf Katılım / Initiative: HERObot  

Innovative Use of Technology In HR

(Learning, Experience & Behavioural Technology)
Brilliance Award Winner: 
Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş. / Initiative: ReFlex360° AI-Powered Development System
Gold Award Winner:
Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority / Initiative: NexusGuard XR™: A Virtual Reality (VR) Revolution in Customs Training 
Silver Award Winner:
Eksim Holding A.Ş. / Initiative: Feedbeksim – Continuous Feedback & Behavioural Insight Platform

Learning and Development

(Leadership & People-Development Programmes)
Brilliance Award Winner: 
Bounce Coaching & Development Ltd / Orsted / Initiative: LEAP
Gold Award Winner:
DHL Global Forwarding / Initiative: ELEVATE Leadership Development Program
Silver Award Winner:
Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A / Initiative: MAP FORWARD

Learning and Development

(AI-Driven Skill-Building & Digital Capability Programmes )
Brilliance Award Winner: 
Allianz SE and Allianz Technology / Initiative: Global AI Run
Gold Award Winner:
Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş. / Initiative: ReFlex360° AI-Powered Development System
Silver Award Winner:
Kernel / Initiative: AI@CORE: Building Smart Business from Within – Stage 1

HR Professional of the Year

Brilliance Award Winner: 
Lyndsay Chapman, Chief People Officer, Talos360
Gold Award Winner:
Sutharsan Rajagopalan, Talent Acquisition Lead, Tata Consultancy Services UK & Irland
Silver Award Winner:
Clair Staines, Head of People & Talent, POWWR

HR Team of the Year

Brilliance Award Winner: 
Paysafe / Team Name: Paysafe’s Global People Function 
Gold Award Winner:
Ministry of industry and mineral Resources / Team Name: The Human Resources Team at the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources 
Silver Award Winner:
ANS Group /. Team Name: People Team  

Innovative (HR) Team of the Year

Brilliance Award Winner: 
Eksim Holding A.Ş./ Team Name: Human Resources & Organisational Development Team
Gold Award Winner:
Pan American Energy / Team Name: Downstream Vice Presidency / Elevating Training with VR
Silver Award Winner:
Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (Modon) / Team Name: From Support Function to Strategic Partner, Our HR Team Journey

IC Brilliance Awards - WINNERS

The IC Brilliance Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in internal communications. Our finalists represent the organisations and teams who are redefining connection, engagement, and storytelling in the workplace.

Employee Engagement

Brilliance Award Winner: 
Persimmon & Gallagher Communication / Initiative: Target Zero 
Gold Award Winner:
Virgin Media O2 / Initiative: Move to Paddington

Employee Experience

Brilliance Award Winner: 
SAP SE / Initiative: Performance management
Gold Award Winner:
Royal Mail / blue goose / Initiative: We Deliver More by Royal Mail with blue goose
Silver Award Winner:
CaixaBank / Initiative: Active Listening Strategy

Employee Wellbeing

Brilliance Award Winner: 
Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / Initiative: The DCT Wellness Day
Gold Award Winner:
Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) / Initiative: KHDA’s employee well-being programme

Internal Communications Strategy

Brilliance Award Winner: 
bp /  blue goose / Initiative: BPme Rewards
Gold Award Winner:
solutions by stc /  Initiative: Connected, Informed, and Engaged: Driving a Digital-First Culture through Internal Communications and Events
Silver Award Winner:
SOCAR Türkiye / Initiative: Building Engagement, Well-being and One-Team Spirit at SOCAR Türkiye

Brilliance in Intranet

Brilliance Award Winner: 
Girls’ Day School Trust / Oak Engage / Intranet Platform: myGDST
Gold Award Winner:
Savvy Games Group / Intranet Platform: Savvy’s Intranet hosted on Workvivo
Silver Award Winner:
Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi /  Intranet Platform: Workvivo By Zoom

Change Communications

Brilliance Award Winner: 
Virgin Media O2
Gold Award Winner:
Gallagher Communication 

Internal Communications Campaign

Brilliance Award Winner: 
AstraZeneca Kazakhstan / Campaign Name: Building a Disease-Aware Culture at AstraZeneca Kazakhstan
Gold Award Winner:
Persimmon /  Gallagher Communication / Campaign Name: Target Zero
Silver Award Winner:
Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / Campaign Name: Building Tomorrow’s Workplace

IC Agency/Consultancy of the Year

Brilliance Award Winner: 
Gallagher Communication

IC Professional of the Year

Brilliance Award Winner: 
Sharn Kleiss, Strategy Partner: Employee Experience and Insights, Gallagher Communication

Marketing and PR Brilliance Awards - WINNERS

The Marketing & PR Brilliance Awards celebrate excellence in brand storytelling, creative campaigns, and communications that inspire action. Our finalists showcase the very best in strategic thinking, innovation, and impact across the industry.

Crisis Management

Brilliance Award Winner: 
Dubai Municipality 
Gold Award Winner:
Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA)

Customer Relationships

Brilliance Award Winner: 
NinjaOne
Gold Award Winner:
Time etc Limited

Social Media Campaign

Brilliance Award Winner: 
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) / Topham Guerin / Campaign Name: Make Care Your Career
Gold Award Winner:
Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) / Campaign Name: World Teacher Day • Back to School • Summer campaign

Integrated Campaign

Brilliance Award Winner: 
Mira / Fungi PR / Campaign Name: 120 Years of Hormones
Gold Award Winner:
Dubai Media / Campaign Name: Shark Tank Dubai – 2025
Silver Award Winner:
Pan American Energy /  Campaign Name: Boss of the Hood
Silver Award Winner:
Parimatch Sports / Campaign Name: This Cricket Season, Not Just the Players — You Win Too!

Public Relations (PR) / Communications

Brilliance Award Winner: 
Lightspeed Commerce Inc. / Campaign Name:  The UK’s first Dine Out Week and What the Fork? A Modern Dining Out Guide
Gold Award Winner:
Liberty Communications / Campaign Name: Liberty Communications: Promoting the Portuguese Tech Ecosystem
Silver Award Winner:
Department of Health and Social Care / Campaign Name: Change NHS – Rebuilding trust through the largest conversation in NHS history

Use of Technology / AI in Marketing/PR

Brilliance Award Winner: 
rankingCoach GmbH / Campaign Name:  AI Marketing Assistants for SMBs
Gold Award Winner:
Parimatch Sports / Campaign Name: Parimatch Sports × Argentine Football Association — Bringing the Champions to Life through AI Technology
Silver Award Winner:
Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) / Licensing Systems Department & Techvista /  Campaign Name: Title of the Campaign/Project: Driver Training System 2.0 (DTS 2.0) – A Digital Transformation Initiative

Brilliance in Marketing

Brilliance Award Winner: 
Pan American Energy / Campaign Name: Lifetime Dreams
Gold Award Winner:
Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission / Campaign Name: The Riyadh International Book Fair 
Silver Award Winner:
Pan American Energy / Campaign Name: Gas Station Stories 

Marketing/PR Team of the Year

Brilliance Award Winner: 
Department of Health and Social Care / Team Name: DHSC Communications and Marketing Team – Helping the nation live healthier lives for longer.
Gold Award Winner:
Dubai Customs / Team Name: Dubai Customs – Marketing, PR & Social Media Team (Corporate Communication Department) 

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