Awards Dinner12th May 2016

Hosted at One Great George Street, London

Supported by

About the Awards

Good evening and welcome to the first BritishAmerican Business annual

CHASE Awards Dinner.

Tonight it is a privilege to celebrate, recognise and showcase some of the very best

stories of successful exporting and inward investment in the transatlantic corridor as we

highlight those small and medium sized businesses who have been shortlisted for their

UK & US business success.

We believe that no two nations share closer economic ties than those between the andthe

UK, with those ties underpinned day in day out by British, American and transatlantic

businesses creating jobs, growth and prosperity. Our Members power a vast transatlantic

economy which is a source of strength, security and sustainability in the global economy.

Moreover, we believe that international trade and investment creates prosperity,

shares progress inside our nations and across our borders, reduces poverty and adds

to human wellbeing.

We also believe in sharing the knowledge, insight and perspectives of our members

from around the world – from the Small and Medium Enterprise “grassroots” to global

multinationals and that transatlantic businesses should proactively tell their stories.

Tonight is about sharing these stories and celebrating successes of a vanguard category

of businesses – our Award winners - operating in the UK-US channel and we salute

their endeavour.

Furthermore, I would like to extend a warm thank you to our CHASE Award sponsor

EY and prestigious panel of judges.

I hope you enjoy what promises to be a memorable evening and congratulations to all our

worthy CHASE Awards winners.

With all good wishes,

Jeffries Briginshaw

CEO , BritishAmerican Business

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Drinks receptionTournée du Sud, Vin de Pays D’Oc, 2014, France

Grenache, Sauvignon Blanc

’Le Chapeau Qui Rit’ 2014, France Carignan, Grenache

Dinner Pan-fried seabass niçoise with green bean and

potato salad, quail’s eggs and tapenade

–––Roast breast of duck on a root vegetable, lentil and

cumin mash with caramelised kumquats and herb jus

––– Eton mess with meringue, cream, fresh

strawberry and raspberry crumble topping

–––Dinner wines

Tournée du Sud, Vin de Pays D’Oc, 2014, France Grenache, Sauvignon Blanc

’Le Chapeau Qui Rit’ 2014, France Carignan, Grenache

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Coffee and petit fours

Awards CeremonyExport Award Micro Business

Export Award Small Business

Export Award Medium Business

Inward Investment Award

FinTech Award

Order of Service

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Steve Allen Partner, Mills & Reeve Steve is the current President of the British-American Business Council having been appointed in May 2015. He heads the Birmingham office of leading UK law firm, Mills & Reeve. Steve is a commercial litigator with an international practice representing clients based in Europe, North America & the Far East. Recognised as a ‘Leading Lawyer’ in Legal 500 UK & Chambers UK he has particular expertise in handling international arbitration disputes under LCIA, ICC & UNCITRAL rules. Steve is a member of the Council of the Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Group, an ambassador for the city of Birmingham appointed by Marketing Birmingham and a Board Member of BABC Midlands. Steve is a former recipient of the ‘International Solicitor of the Year’ award presented by the Birmingham Law Society.

Judges

Jeffries Briginshaw CEO, BritishAmerican Business & British-American Business Council

Jeffries Briginshaw was appointed CEO of BritishAmerican Business in March 2015 and has been with BAB since 2012 serving as Managing Director in London. Before joining BritishAmerican Business, Jeffries worked as EU Director for the TransAtlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) in Brussels from 2007 and prior to this at British American Tobacco holding a number of positions, most recently Head of Political and Regulatory Affairs (2004 – 2007) and Head of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs, Latin America and the Caribbean (2001 – 2004). With a background at BAT and before as a lawyer, from 1990 to 1993, he worked at the law firm Lovells (now Hogan Lovells) latterly within the intellectual property practice area. He has also worked in public service as Housing Welfare Officer in the London Borough of Lambeth, from 1982 to 1986.

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Tony Dewick Assistant Director English Regions & Trade Services, UK Trade & Investment Tony has worked in UK Trade & Investment for 13 years and currently is responsible for a number of export support services delivered by UKTI to companies in the English Regions, including the flagship Medium Sized Business and Passport to Export programmes. Previously Tony managed UKTI’s relations with local and regional stakeholders and devolved administrations on exporting and inward investment matters. Before joining UKTI, Tony worked at the EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, on manufacturing policy. He has also done a range of jobs at the (then) Department for Trade & Industry in the areas of defence and aerospace, radio and telecommunications, general manufacturing, and management services. His career has given him a wide range of experience in working with companies, Ministers and a range of other public and private sector stakeholders.

Simon Brocklebank-Fowler Executive Chairman, Cubitt Consulting Simon leads all the key accounts of Cubitt Consulting, a leading corporate and financial consultancy, including a quarter of the FTSE100 over the last decade, and a range of growth companies and elite tier service firms. A former diplomat and investment banker, he served as head of the investor relations practice of Shandwick 1992-1994. From 1994 – 1998, he was a divisional then Group Chief Executive of Citigate. In his career he has led some of the most high-profile financial and corporate communications campaigns in Europe of the last decade. He was educated at Cambridge University, and is a Fellow and past Vice Chairman of the UK Investor Relations Society. He also served for four years as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Corporate and Financial Group of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations. He is an Honorary Visiting Fellow of Cass Business School, Chairman of the SME Forum of British American Business and Trustee of Policy Exchange, the leading charitable think tank.

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Christopher Fraser OBE Strategic Counsel, Head of External Affairs He is responsible for advising senior management on engagement with external stakeholders and has a key role in developing relationships to advance the commercial and reputational objective of BNY Mellon and its clients. Before joining BNY Mellon Christopher was MP for South West Norfolk, and Mid Dorset and North Poole between 1997 and 2010. Whilst serving in Parliament, Christopher was appointed by the Prime Minister to the Council of Europe and the Assembly of the Western European Union. Christopher has an honours degree and practiced as a Management Consultant prior to being elected. He is a Freeman of the City of London and was awarded an OBE for Public and Political service in the New Year’s Honours List 2013.

John Simmons Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs, Embassy of the United States of America, London John is a career member of the United States Senior Foreign Service and began his current assignment as the Senior Commercial Officer at the US Embassy in London in August 2015. From 2011-2015 he was stationed at the US Embassy in Abu Dhabi, serving as the Regional Senior Commercial Officer for the Gulf. There, John was responsible for coordinating commercial programs with US Embassies in Kuwait, Oman and Qatar, in addition to UAE operations in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Previously, he served as the Senior Commercial Officer in Pakistan (2010-2011), overseeing commercial offices at the US Embassy in Islamabad and Consulates in Karachi and Lahore. John also served as the Senior Commercial Officer in Lima, Peru (2007-2010); and Commercial Officer positions at the US Embassies in Hanoi, Vietnam (2003-2006), and Tokyo, Japan (1999-2002). John holds a BA in Political Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an MA in International Affairs from the School of International Service at American University, Washington, D.C.

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Allyson Stewart-Allen Director, International Marketing Partners Ltd Allyson is a renowned marketer, whose expertise in brand internationalisation is sought by leading businesses globally through her consultancy, publications, appearances, mentoring and corporate education. A Californian based in Europe for over 25 years, Allyson applies her extensive international consulting experience, MBA education with Dr. Peter Drucker and languages (French, German) to the company she founded, International Marketing Partners. Using its BrandTravel™ methodology, Allyson helps companies to successfully and profitably span international and functional boundaries. Allyson is co-author of best-selling book Working with Americans (Prentice Hall), the first business manual exclusively about the US business culture. Allyson is an experienced commentator lending her insights to broadcast, print and digital media across the globe. She is also engaged for her award-winning corporate education experience by both Fortune 50 companies and the world’s leading business schools. A frequent keynote speaker at international conferences, she also serves as a judge for the National Business Awards and UK Women in Marketing Awards.

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AIR2EAU offers a sustainable, disruptive innovation to replace the ‘traditional water-cooler. It is called atmospheric water generation - where we literally “make water out of thin air”. We capture the moisture from the atmosphere and push it through a seven-stage filtration system to make the world’s purest drinking water.

The Centre for Business Innovation in Cambridge manages international blue chip consortia around fast moving areas of technology or business process. Companies from across Europe and the USA benefit by sharing the costs of horizon scanning, benchmarking, research projects, engaging with regulators and doing deals… all in a confidential and professionally facilitated environment – away from the attention of consultants and competitors.

Eatsleepthink Design Limited are a multifaceted team of creative individuals with a passion for great work. With a diverse range of talents and their US partner G&S Business Communications, we offer a genuine promise of originality, creativity and innovation from their hub in Sheffield. With a tightly knit team of 10, we connect with our partners all over the globe, from New York, Chicago, Raleigh and Philadelphia to Basel. We collaborate with all seven continents with a diverse range of clients such as Syngenta, Dow Chemical, Martin Marietta, Trinseo and Dufry.

FabFunky make lovely, slightly loopy home decor designed to make customers smile and bring a little whimsy into life. We specialise in and are best known for our Antiquarian Book Prints. 2016 saw us expand our range to include unique and stunning lampshades that bridge the gap between art and design, hand decorated bone china plates, and cushions.

Nominees Export Award Micro Business

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Gummee Glove was set up in 2012 & was invented by Jodine Boothby when her son was too young to grasp a teething toy, but was constantly chewing on his hands. Gummee Ltd is now a growing brand of teething toys in the UK, with their flag ship product being the worlds first teething mitten, the Gummee Glove. Gummee employs a team of seven & is about to launch four new products, one of which will be for children with special needs. Gummee now directly supplies over 100 independents throughout the UK & Ireland, & has distributors in 12 countries. Gummee Glove has won numerous awards within the industry, a note worthy one being the Best New Product in the industry in 2013.

FabFunky Prints feature the highly collectable illustrations of Kelly Stevens-McLaughlan, an established artist living by the sea on the south coast of England.

Quality Bearings Online is a leading online supplier of high quality industrial bearings and lubricants to many countries and industries across the world. The US however, with its shared values, language, excellent transport links and diverse industries represent a key market for our current and future growth strategy.

SurveyMe is a real-time customer experience feedback and reward tool designed to empower companies of all sizes with the ability to better understand and serve their client base. Available in over 140 countries and 8 languages, SurveyMe is a global leader in point of experience, customer feedback solutions.

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Avongard are the originators and global suppliers of gauges for the monitoring of cracks in buildings and civil engineering structures. Avongard was formed in 1976. The joint founder of the company and now the Technical Director is a Chartered Structural and Civil Engineer and Chartered Surveyor. He recognised there was a need for a simple but reliable calibrated gauge for the monitoring of cracks.

Prior to that time only crude qualitative methods or high precision high-resolution instruments were available. Keeping in line with latest advancements in crack monitoring Avongard also now supply a range of continuous and wireless monitoring systems.

Nominees Export Award Small Business

Dantech UK Ltd was formed in 2000 and is an SME based in Lancashire and started the manufacturing in 2010 investing 40% of the capital into Dantech Engineering Ltd. As a start-up we were looking to build products and solutions for the global food industry. The US is the world’s largest consumer of streaky bacon made from the belly of pork. Between 2014 and 2015 from zero we achieved over $1m sales and have sales in South Africa, Europe and have just delivered our first machine to China at a sales cost of $210,000 and are proud to be awarded North West Export Champions 2016 by UKTI. We have a 100% growth programme over the next two years in the US.

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ICC Solutions has embraced innovation combined with a clear vision, commitment and expertise to deliver a radical new Chip & PIN certification environment for the USA. The Company’s significant and high profile market penetration has seen USA sales increase by 800% since 2012 and this exponential growth will continue.

Slingco is an international business with its UK Head Office near Whitworth, Lancashire and its US base in Tyrone, Georgia. Slingco has ISO9001 quality assured design and manufacturing facilities in Europe and provides innovative products, outstanding service, backed with excellent stock levels, to customers throughout the world.

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Ford Farm is a traditional cheese making company located on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset and is internationally renowned for producing some of the finest, multi-award winning cheddars from the heart of the West Country including Coastal and Wookey Hole Cave-Aged Cheddar.

Nominees Export Award Medium Business

The Sherwin-Williams Company was founded in 1866 by Henry Sherwin and Edward Williams. Today, the company is a global leader in the development, manufacture and sale of coatings and industrial related products with approximately 41,000 employees and business in 115 countries. With annual sales of more than $11 billion, Sherwin-Williams is one of the top three coatings companies in the world.

The Floow is a UK-based independent company supporting the worldwide motor insurance and automotive industries through device-agnostic predictive analytics and digital end-user services that increase customer loyalty. The Floow has radically transformed conventional telematics by spearheading the use of smartphones and harnessing contextual analysis for enhanced prediction of claim propensity.

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Nominees Inward Investment Award

Hi-Rez Studios is a unique video game company. Created from the outset to develop online video games, it has always put the players that make up its community at the heart of its strategy. With the community in Europe growing with its lead title, SMITE, 2016 Bafta winner, being extremely popular on all major gaming platforms, Hi-Rez is more committed than ever to provide the best experience to its European players and so opened the Hi-Rez Europe as its local branch in Brighton, UK in early 2016. Hi-Rez Europe is a small team whose sole mission is to make the gaming experience the best possible for its five million+ players in the region. They do this by engaging with the communities directly, localising Hi-Rez titles to the next level of quality, and leading the competitive gaming growth in Europe through its eSports initiatives.

Kiz Studios is an independent video game and entertainment development company. We develop and publish digital games released across console and mobile app stores the world over with content that is considered and localized for local markets. The content of the games bend genres and blurs the lines between casual and hardcore, making accessible games for a global audience. Our catalogue of games includes the mobile hit Critter Escape, cross-platform battler, Might and Mayhem, PlayStation 4 action brawler, Trans Galactic Tournament, and Wonky Ship, featured by Apple in their “Best of 2015” apps.

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Digital Shadows provides cyber situational awareness to help organizations protect against cyber attacks, loss of intellectual property, and loss of brand and reputational integrity. Digital Shadows helps our customers see their organizations through an “attacker’s eye view” and keep their assets and reputation intact.

Symphony transforms the way users communicate effectively and securely with a single workflow application. Forging a new path in the industry, Symphony is designed to help individuals, teams and organizations of all sizes improve productivity, while meeting complex data security and regulatory compliance needs. Symphony was founded in October 2014 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, with offices in New York, Hong Kong, Singapore and London.

Nominees FinTech Award

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Craig Albeck Lab42 Limited Steve Allen Mills & Reeve Aitor Alonso Lloyds Bank Helen Anderson BritishAmerican Business Tracy Arch Barker Brettell Tom Armour Arup John Berens CliftonLarsonAllen Bruce Bernstein Careington International Garry Bernstein ABS Exchange Sheraz Bhatti 3verest Valerie Blackholly BABC Orange County Ed Blincoe Kiz Studios Andrew Boyd BritishAmerican Business Adam Brace Corporate Traveller Jeffries Briginshaw British American Business Simon Brocklebank-Fowler Cubitt Consulting Colin Brown Venturexcel James Buckle Lloyds Bank Simon Bumfrey Lloyds Bank Steve Cain BABC Triangle North Carolina David Carrick SNABC Estela Cassilatti Cassilatti Creations Henry Chan Arup James Chappell Digital Shadows Robert Chase Bridge to Britain Corinne Cianfanelli American Airlines Nick Claydon Brunswick Group Andrew Connors Lloyds Bank Eamonn Cooney British-American Business Association Washington, DC Dr. Mark Coté Kings College London Nigel Crowe UKTI Colette Cunningham CBI Scotland Declan Cushley Browne Jacobson Ellen Cutler Liverpool Vision Mark Danis American Airlines Clive Davenport FSB Tony Dewick UK Trade & Investment John Doherty Penningtons Manches Stephen Edwards Interel Lee Evans Survey Me Nicola Evans Survey Me Dr Peter F Hewkin Centre for Business Innovation Mark Farber Withum Louise Farley DeepBridge Capital Catherine Filippini BABC - Pacific Northwest Chapter Christopher Fraser OBE BNY Mellon Hannah French Forsyth Group Helen French BABC Michigan

Guests

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Jerome Frost Arup Jillian Gable BritishAmerican Business Clive Gallagher Slingco Neil Gibbs BT John Gordon Air2Eau Ellen Greenberg Arup Roma Greening Symphony Priya Guha HM Consul General, San Francisco Mark Harrison Quality Bearings Online Jeffrey S. Hay Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice Jo Healey BABC Northern California Sanford Henry BritishAmerican Business Paul Henty Charles Russell Speechlys Greg Hodkinson Arup Allan Hogarth SNABC Gordon Innes London & Partners Russell Jeans Mills & Reeve Julian Johnson Avongard Roger Johnson Avongard David Kearney Lloyds Bank James Kenny Arup Zachary Kimball Development Advisors Kathleen Kimura MBE Tokyo Express Co. Robert King Lloyds Bank Veronique Lallier Hi-Rez Studios Julie Langley Greater Minneapolis St Paul Partnership Michael Langley Greater Minneapolis St Paul Partnership Jean-Paul Larché City of London Corporation Frank Lawton Slingco Tony Liebo Mills & Reeve Paul Lingard Dantech UK Danny Lopez British Consulate General Bruce Lowe Taft, Stettinius & Hollister Susan Lowe Alastair Lukies CBE Innovate Finance Vincenzo Maggio Mills & Reeve Aoife Maher Liverpool in London Dave Maisey ICC Solutions Wendy Maisey ICC Solutions Rob Malvasi Careington International affiliated with Munro Sutton Liz Manfredi ICC Solutions Leroy Margolis Lloyds Bank Mike Marshall eatsleepthink Mayor Maso Frisco Economic Development Corporation Emma Mason Aston Business School Tariro Masukume BritishAmerican Business Denny Maude Quality Bearings Online Erin Maude Delta Air Lines Brian Mawdsley BritishAmerican Business Lyndon McCullough 3verest Helen Melville BABC Midlands Wendy Mendenhall BritishAmerican Business 17

Dr Brad Millick Pondera International Mary Mitchell TASIS The American School in England Sam Moore American Airlines John Mortimer Angela Mortimer Jayne Murphy Intercede Sophie Neary Mills & Reeve Andrew Nugent Smith Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co Claire O’Brien Mills & Reeve Richard Parris Intercede Sarah Peeler BABC Charlotte Tania Peitzker Contrib.com Grant Petersen Ogletree Deakins Warren Poll Lloyds Bank Mike Pullin Ford Farm Aarti Ravi UPS Rachel Reaney BritishAmerican Business Harry Reilly Mills & Reeve Kevin Richardson Zebra Technologies Corporation Stacey Richley Quality Bearings Online Simon Riley Quality Bearings Online Justin Ripman Mills & Reeve Shaun Robinson Hilton Anaheim Daniel Rosenberg Charles Russell Speechlys Wouter Schuitemaker Hickey and Associates Sonia Sehgal American Airlines Hunter Shull Wells Fargo John Simmons Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs Embassy of the USA Dr Dean Smith Cadesky and Associates Jacquelyn Smith Cadesky & Associates Paul Stanislas OBE BABC New England Nicholas J. Stasevich Michigan K Thomas Stevens BABC Chicago Allyson Stewart-Allen Director, International Marketing Partners Jonathan Strassberg True Course Jim Tait Browne Jacobson Michael Teden Whitehall Advisory Group Chris Tholstrup Venturexcel John Tunstall Florin Pensions Margaret Van Pelt Lloyds Bank David Varnham Mills & Reeve Kristen Verderame Pondera International, Vice President, British-American Business Council Gareth Wade BABC Pacific Northwest Chapter Louise Walmsley ICC Solutions Bridget Walsh EY Ian Warwick Survey Me David Weatherhead Lloyds Bank Sophia Wedderkopp Brunswick Group Harry Whalen Frisco Economic Development Corporation Barbara Williams Careington International Urszula Wojciechowska MBE BABC New England Rhett Workman American Airlines Christina Woskobojnik Dyke Yaxley

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