Grupo ROS held the 20th edition of the Grupo ROS Awards this Thursday, an event now firmly established as one of the major business and social gatherings in Extremadura and sponsored by Unicaja. The bank presented the Extremadura Business Award to ARC Arquitectura, handed over by Unicaja’s regional manager for Extremadura, Marga Serna.
The gala brought together more than 400 attendees in Badajoz for a particularly emotional edition, marking twenty years of recognising the talent, innovation, entrepreneurship and track record of companies, institutions and professionals linked to the region.
Hosted by Manu Pérez, news presenter at Canal Extremadura, the event was attended by numerous authorities, including Guillermo Santamaría, Regional Minister for Economy, Employment and Digital Transformation of the Regional Government of Extremadura; Ignacio Gragera, Mayor of Badajoz; Juan María Delfa, First Vice-President of the Badajoz Provincial Council; Isabel Ruiz Correyero, Second Vice-President for Finance and General Administration of the Cáceres Provincial Council; and José Luis Quintana Álvarez, Government Delegate in Extremadura.
The 20th edition of the Grupo ROS Awards has had as main sponsors Badajoz Town Hall, Unicaja, the Regional Government of Extremadura through the Regional Ministry of Economy, Employment and Digital Transformation, the Badajoz Provincial Council, the Cáceres Provincial Council and Extretel.
In addition, the following organisations participated as sponsors: Azor Gallardo Asesores Jurídicos, the Badajoz Chamber of Commerce, Grupo Maven e Hijos, the University of Extremadura, Bodegas Ruiz Torres, RC&Media, the Extremadura Energy Cluster, the Cáceres Chamber of Commerce, the Fundaçao do Desporto and Moleón.
Gamero Gil, Hotel Río, Empresas en Positivo, Savex, Sonido Rubio, Patrocina un Deportista, and Extremadura Avante also collaborated, with the support of the PAE, Fundecyt-PCTEX, Cuenta 13, and Joselito.
With this 20th edition, Grupo ROS reaffirms its commitment to boosting Extremadura’s business community and recognising those who contribute to the region’s economic, social and business development.
Award-winning companies
The following awards were presented during the dinner:
- Youth Award, sponsored by RC&Media: to Polo Opuesto.
- Veteran Award, sponsored by Azor Gallardo Asesores Jurídicos: to Eurovídeo.
- Science-Based Business Award, sponsored by the University of Extremadura: to SOLUTE.
- Opening Markets Award, sponsored by the Badajoz Chamber of Commerce: to Metaphase 7.
- Innovation Award, sponsored by Fundecyt-PCTEX: to Himalaya Computing.
- Energy Cluster Award for Business Cooperation, sponsored by the Extremadura Energy Cluster: to Asinet.
- Extretel Award for Communication Strategy, sponsored by Extretel: to the Extremadura Basketball Federation.
- Moleón Award for Corporate Social Responsibility, sponsored by Moleón: to the Dolores Bas Foundation, for the El Rebellao Project.
- Iberian Cooperation Award, sponsored by Fundação do Desporto: to Campomaior Town Council.
- Extremadura Business Award, sponsored by Unicaja: to ARC Arquitectura.
- Cáceres Rural Women’s Entrepreneurship Award, sponsored by the Cáceres Provincial Council: to Ana María Martín Arjona.
- Badajoz Rural Women Entrepreneur Award, sponsored by the Badajoz Provincial Council: to Alba María Santiago Madera.
- ROS National Group Special Award, sponsored by the Regional Government of Extremadura through the Regional Ministry of Economy, Employment and Digital Transformation: to Canal Extremadura.
- ROS International Group Special Award, sponsored by Badajoz City Council: to Resilux.
