BritishAmerican Business Honors William C. Weldon and Sir Michael Rake With Its Transatlantic Business Awards for 2011

Jeff Smisek and Evan G. Greenberg receive Leadership and Entrepreneurial Awards

Over 500 business leaders to attend the Awards Ceremony in New York City

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Oct 13, 2011, 06:00 ET

NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- BritishAmerican Business, the leading transatlantic business organization, continues its tradition of honoring exceptional leaders for their commitment and contribution to the growth of transatlantic business, by presenting its US and UK Transatlantic Business Awards for 2011 to William C. Weldon, Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, and Sir Michael Rake, Chairman of BT Group plc. The Awards Dinner – the premier gala event in the transatlantic business calendar – will bring together more than 500 senior executives from both sides of the Atlantic.

The Transatlantic Business Awards will be presented by Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint, Minister for Trade and Investment.

BritishAmerican Business will also present two special awards, to Jeff Smisek, President and CEO, United Continental Holdings, Inc., for his leadership in driving the United merger with Continental, and to Evan G. Greenberg, Chairman and CEO, ACE Limited, for his entrepreneurial achievement.

Richard Fursland OBE, Chief Executive of BritishAmerican Business stated, "We are privileged, each year at this Dinner, to recognize an exceptional group of business leaders. Our honorees this year have all made outstanding and distinctive contributions to the development of global business."

William C. Weldon, Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, said, "I am honored to accept BritishAmerican Business's Transatlantic Business Award for 2011. Johnson & Johnson has made a commitment to advancing the health and well-being of people every day around the world. BritishAmerican Business plays an important role in helping companies like ours develop our international business, and we are proud to be associated with it."

"I am delighted to accept this award," said Sir Michael Rake, Chairman of BT Group plc. "We have made major commitments to developing our global business, and our close partnership with BritishAmerican Business plays an important role in this on both sides of the Atlantic."

"Entrepreneurial spirit is the wellhead of innovation and growth," said Greenberg. "So I am delighted that BritishAmerican Business recognizes this with its annual Entrepreneurial Award, and I am honored to accept this Award for 2011."

"I am honored, on behalf of my more than 80,000 co-workers at the new United, to accept this Special Award from BritishAmerican Business," said Smisek. "We strongly support the work of BritishAmerican Business and look forward to continuing the close partnership that we have enjoyed for many years."

The success of the Transatlantic Business Awards Dinner reflects the growing stature of BritishAmerican Business. Please see attached for a list of distinguished Dinner Benefactors and Co-Chairs.

Transatlantic Business Awards Dinner

Thursday, October 13, 2011

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HONORING

William C. Weldon

Chairman and CEO

Johnson & Johnson

Sir Michael Rake

Chairman

BT Group plc

Jeff Smisek

President and CEO

United Continental Holdings, Inc.

Evan G. Greenberg

Chairman and CEO

ACE Limited

Benefactors
ACE Group	BT	Johnson & Johnson	United Continental Holdings, Inc.	Willis Group Holdings plc

Dinner Chairs

Dan Glaser

Group President & COO

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

Thomas H. Glocer

Chief Executive Officer

Thomson Reuters

Eugene Ludwig

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Promontory Financial Group

David Stileman

Chairman, Americas, Standard Chartered Bank

Deputy Chairman and President, BritishAmerican Business

Gary von Lehmden

Managing Director,

EMEA Co-Head of Corporate Banking & Capital Management, Citi

Chairman, BritishAmerican Business

Co-Chairs
Michael J. Brzostowski Regional Sales Director United Airlines	Greg Case President and Chief Executive Officer Aon	Stephen A. Cozen Chairman Cozen O'Connor
Irene M. Dorner President and CEO HSBC Bank USA, N.A.	Brian Duperreault President and Chief Executive Officer Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.	Alan S. Elkin Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Active International
Timothy P. Flynn Chairman KPMG International	William D. Green Chairman Accenture	Scott K. Halliday Vice Chair and Northeast Sub Area Managing Partner Ernst & Young LLP
John Keogh Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, ACE Limited Chairman, ACE Overseas General	Harold McGraw III Chairman, President and CEO The McGraw-Hill Companies	Bob McKillip Managing Director Co-Head of GBM Americas Head of Global Banking Americas RBS Global Banking & Markets The Royal Bank of Scotland
Costas Miranthis President & CEO PartnerRe Ltd.	Duncan L. Niederauer Chief Executive Officer NYSE Euronext	Christopher J. Perry President & Global Head of Sales & Marketing Thomson Reuters
Julio Rojas CEO, Americas Standard Chartered Bank	Sir Nigel Sheinwald, GCMG British Ambassador to the USA Honorary Co-Patron of BritishAmerican Business	Neil Smith Chief Executive Officer Promontory Growth and Innovation
Sir Howard Stringer Chairman, CEO and President Sony Corporation	The Honorable Louis B. Susman U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James's Honorary Co-Patron of BritishAmerican Business	Maureen Sweeny General Manager, Financial Services Sector IBM
	Joe Trotti Chief Executive Officer, Global Specialties Willis Group Holdings plc
	Aspen Re Bloomberg BT Clyde & Co US LLP Promontory Financial Group

Vice-Chairs
Sam DeFranco Senior Vice President Carlson Wagonlit Travel	Peter Drummond-Hay Managing Director Russell Reynolds Associates	William H. Glenn President, Global Merchant Services American Express Company
James P. Gorman President & Chief Executive Officer Morgan Stanley	Maurice R. Greenberg Chairman and CEO C.V. Starr & Co., Inc.	Lee Olesky Chief Executive Officer TradeWeb Markets LLC
John M. Pope Partner PwC	Mahadev Raman Chairman, Americas Arup	Nicholas C. Walsh Vice Chairman & Chief Distribution Officer Chartis
	Lockton Companies Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Patrons

BCD Travel The Economist Group Heidrick & Struggles JPMorgan Chase & Co. Lloyds Banking Group MIDAS National Grid USA Tyco International UBS Valerie Wilson Travel/ALTOUR Viacom Virgin Atlantic Airways, Limited

Contributors

Aquiline Capital Partners LLC Bassett Media Relations, LLC Brown Lloyd James CNA Deloitte Delta Air Lines, Inc. Directravel Lloyd's America McKinney Rogers Merck Moelis & Company PA Consulting Group priceline.com Swiss Re Transatlantic Reinsurance UNIGLOBE Travel Partners