Freightways and Toyota New Zealand have been named finalists in the Deloitte Top 200 Awards for 2022.
The awards showcase the best of New Zealand business and their commercial strength in a world which has reopened borders but not yet returned to business as usual.
Freightways and Toyota NZ are up for the Best Growth Strategy award, alongside Scott Technology.
“Our finalists have had time in recent years to re-evaluate what mattered most to their organisation. Delivering stakeholder value has still been top of mind but viewed through a wider lens that also encompasses sustainability and climate, diversity and inclusion, business culture and employee wellbeing, said Deloitte chief executive Mike Horne.
“They’re also focused on the challenges of reconnecting with the world and re-engaging with people, and through continued agility and a committed long-term focus, our 2022 finalists have taken these challenges and turned them into opportunities.”The winners will be announced 8 December.
A full list of finalists can be found below.
2022 Deloitte Top 200 Awards Finalists
| Award category | Finalists |
| Amazon Web Services (AWS) Company of the Year | ● Briscoe Group ● Vulcan Steel ● EBOS Group |
| ServiceNow Chief Executive of the Year | ● Jolie Hodson – Spark
● Ross Taylor – Fletcher Building ● Rhys Jones – Vulcan Steel |
| Tax Traders Chief Financial Officer of the Year | ● Jo Allan – Foodstuffs North Island
● Phillippa Harford – Infratil ● Marc Rivers – Fonterra |
| Forsyth Barr Chairperson of the Year | ● Mark Verbiest – Meridian Energy and Summerset Group Holdings
● Prue Flacks – Mercury ● Dame Therese Walsh – Air New Zealand and ASB Bank |
| The Aotearoa Circle Sustainable Business Leadership | ● Meridian Energy
● KMD Brands ● Fisher & Paykel Healthcare |
| 2degrees Best Growth Strategy | ● Freightways ● Toyota New Zealand ● Scott Technology |
| BusinessNZ Most Improved Performance | ● Steel & Tube
● Fonterra ● Silver Fern Farms |
| Meredith Connell Young Executive of the Year | ● Kate O’Brien – Air New Zealand
● Nick Flack – Christchurch Airport ● Victoria Lam – Fonterra |
| Barfoot & Thompson Diversity and Inclusion Leadership | ● Lion
● Spark |
| Hobson Leavy Visionary Leader | To be announced at the Top 200 awards & gala dinner on 8 December |
