Runway success – Ryanair
Despite transforming the European airline industry, the low-cost carrier has no intention of putting on the brakes – even in a recession, writes Kevin Done
FT ArcelorMittal Boldness in Business Awards
Resources
The FT ArcelorMittal Boldness in Business Awards ceremony was held in London on March 19, hosted by Lionel Barber, Financial Times editor, and Lakshmi Mittal, chairman and chief executive of ArcelorMittal. Read about the seven winners below, and view video from the ceremony.
Award videos
Hande victory
The founder and managing director of Selco India explains his company’s unique philosophy
From the judges
ON BOLDNESS
Chairman’s view
Lakshmi Mittal, chairman and chief executive of ArcelorMittal, outlines what the awards seek to recognise
From the editor
Lionel Barber, editor of the Financial Times, explains why boldness is so important in these difficult times
Towering success
Launching a new business award in the midst of a global recession might be judged a bold move in itself. But the Financial Times and ArcelorMittal, partners in the Boldness in Business awards, believe this is precisely the time to be bold – and to reward boldness.
Leaders step forward
Boldness is key to success in business – and never more so than in the troubled times we live in
Wisdom and experience
The judging panel brought together a wealth of knowledge from industry, academia and the media
The nominations
The winners were selected from a short list based on recommendation from the FT’s network of correspondents
The winners
The panel offer their thoughts on the winners of the awards
Related content and features
Drivers of change
CSR
Lighting the way – Selco India
A pioneering socially responsible enterprise is aiming to bring affordable solar power technology to India’s rural poor, writes Amy Kazmin
Environment
Paradise built – Masdar
Abu Dhabi is investing billions of dollars in a ‘green’ city that it hopes will become a centre for renewable energy research, writes Robin Wigglesworth
Entrepreneurship
Creative minds – Google
The world’s most popular search engine group exploits its own ‘collective intelligence’ to ensure entrepreneurial vigour remains strong, says Richard Waters
Emerging markets
Upwardly mobile – Huawei
Low-cost research and development has helped to propel China’s Huawei into the top echelons of its industry, write Kathrin Hille and Andrew Parker
Readers’ Award
No contest - HCL Technologies
HCL Technologies’s willingness to break new ground can be measured by last year’s £441m acquisition of the UK’s Axon Group, says Philip Stafford
Lifetime achievement
Sage advocate of investing
A single-minded adherence to his principles has made the ‘Sage of Omaha’ the world’s most-respected investor and a hard act to follow, writes Francesco Guerrera
Life of a star investor
Warren Buffett was born in 1930 in Omaha, Nebraska, where he still lives. He bought his first stock aged 11. Today, aged 79, he is revered as America’s best-known investor
