Co-Founder and CEO of SmartOSC Nguyen Thai Son has won the gold award in the "Entrepreneur of the Year" category for the Computer Service industry at the International Business Awards IBA 2022.

Son was the only Vietnamese winner in the Entrepreneur of the Year Category and also the only Gold award winner in the Computer Services category of the IBA Stevie Awards system.

“With this international recognition, we know we are on the right path to drive innovation and help companies everywhere create more lifelong customers," said Son.

"This recognition is not just for me, but for the nearly 1,000 employees at SmartOSC for always striving to meet challenges with decisive action, no matter what lies ahead," he said.

The Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 300 executives worldwide who participated in the judging process in June and July.

“We’re thrilled that we’re able to return to celebrating Stevie winners in person this year,” said Stevie Awards president Maggie Miller. “This year’s class of honourees are as innovative, adventuresome, persistent, and successful as we’ve ever had”.

The judges appreciated Son’s business achievements and strategic vision shown through the development of the full-service eCommerce agency SmartOSC.

SmartOSC, which was founded in 2006, has powered more than 1,000 eCommerce and digital transformation projects for major international corporations such as Ricoh, Lotte, Courts, Nestle, and Unilever.

It is also active in building and leading the eCommerce community in Asia Pacific. Meet Magento Asia events organised by SmartOSC have attracted about 3,000 global brands to attend, share experiences and seek cooperation opportunities.

The company has received plaudits for its efforts to enhance customer experience and provide seamless eCommerce services from the likes of Forrester, Sitecore, CX Asia, and Gartner.

The International Business Awards - Stevie Awards is one of the world's most prestigious awards, established and held annually since 2002. In the international business world, the IBA Stevie Awards honour the achievements and positive contributions of businesses and individuals globally to the benefit of the community, including in the IT field. — VNS