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Team Philippines wins CIMA Global Business Challenge Team Philippines has been crowned as the global champion of the 2011 CIMA Global Business Challenged held in China during July 23 to 24. Pictured here are Team Scions from the Visayas College of Management of University of the Philippines, beat 16 international teams to win the title of Global Champion. With them are the Mayor of Chengdu Ge Hongling (left) and Harold Baird (right), President of CIMA or Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

Team Philippines has been crowned as the global champion of the 2011 CIMA Global Business Challenged held in China during July 23 to 24.

Team Scions from the Visayas College of Management of University of the Philippines beat 16 other teams to win the title of Global Champion. The team is made up of Jerard Megg D. Cordero, Ordisi P. Osonio, Marra Francillan P. Cordera and Dominique A. Dabad. The team provided innovative and feasible solutions that balanced attention to detail with the appreciation of broad strategic issues.

During the global final, Scions presented a business case and was assessed by a panel of industry expert judges from organizations across the globe including Barclays, Shell, L’Occitane en Province, Tangs Department Store,TRW and CIMA. The competition has evolved from eight regions and countries in 2009 to cover 17 in 2011, demonstrating the rising success and reach of the event.

The GBC is an international competition designed to bring out the best in potential young business leaders which gives them the opportunity to showcase their talent on a global platform. The team beat nearly 9000 international applicants to emerge as global champions at the GBC in China.

Other competing countries and regions were; Australia, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the UK.