Nowy Styl Sustainability Report 2018-2019

1.7 We have been recognised > Man of the Year 2017 in the Meble Plus – Product of the Year 2018 competition. Adam Krzanowski was awarded for his bold business decisions and skilful management of an enterprise which achieved global success in a short time, as well as his social activities and caring to run a “business with a humane face”. > Nowy Styl’s growing activity in the Middle East market has won recognition in business circles. The company won a prestigious award in the European Leadership Awards competition for creating a new brand Stylis there in January 2018. We won in the Global Success Leader category. > Polish Company – International Champion is a com- petition for the biggest Polish exporters and com- panies investing abroad. The Chapter looked at our investment activity in 2015–2017: the bold investment in the Swiss market, the establishment of Stylis Dubai, the entry into the Middle East hotel market and the constant development of manufacturing infrastruc- ture and showrooms in European locations. Not only did our company not slow down the pace of expansion in those years, but it continued to work consistently, in accordance with its adopted development objectives. > The Golden Hundred of Subcarpathia 2018 – a plebi- scite organised by the Polish Economic Society, which is an important source of information on the condition and development of business entities in Subcarpathia. In the main category of the ranking, which honours companies that influence the dynamic development of the region, Nowy Styl was ranked 3 rd . > Kusch+Co joined the elite group of Germany’s most famous brands. The company was recognised for its services to the development of the country’s design. The German Design Council listed Kusch+Co in its lat- est volume of the legendary publication Die großen deutschen Marken describing the most famous local brands. > Winner of Investment Diamonds in the category Pol- ish Global Investor. The jury of the competition rec- ognised the company for building its position based on innovation, a good understanding of customers’ needs and a consistent international expansion, the last success of which was the acquisition of Majencia. > Polish Ambassador – a title we were awarded in Wprost weekly’s ranking of 200 Biggest Polish Com- panies. The value of exports we achieved in 2018 placed us at the top of the podium in that category. Importantly, among many Polish exporters who are winning international markets with good value for money, our company has built its own, strong and in- ternationally recognisable brand. > Adam and Jerzy Krzanowski were honoured with BrandMe CEO , an award for authentic, transparent and brave CEOs. Last year’s edition of the award held by the Forbes magazine was themed Leaders of the 21st Century. The Chapter of the award appreciated the brothers’ courage in decision-making. Winners needed to show an expressive style of management, and their management vision and style had to be con- sistent. The CEOs’ impact on their environment was also an important criterion. Click to find out more > Transaction of the Year, M&A of the Year is an award our company received for its last year’s acquisitions of the German company Kusch+Co and the French company Majencia. Click to find out more Our activities have been appreciated and awarded in Poland and internationally: 22 Table of contents