2002 Winners
From left to right: Mr Joseph Assaf, Chairman, ETCOM; The Hon Ian Macfarlane, Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources; Mr Mak Swee Wah, Senior Vice President South West Pacific, Singapore Airlines; Mr Wayne Rees, GM Business Financial Services, National Australia Bank; Small Business Winner: Mr Craig Mark (on behalf of Japanese born Ms. Masako Koga), La Lingua Language School; Initiative Award Winner: Vietnamese born Mrs Chhay Hua Ung, Shaye Paper Products; Large Business Winner: Lebanese born Mr Anthony Khouri, Bufori Motorcar Company and Dr Ziggy Switkowski, CEO, Telstra Corporation Ltd
2000 Winners
From left to right: Mr Mike Pratt, CEO, National Australia Bank and 2000 Small Business Winner: Turkish born Mr Ibrahim Sahin of Sleepcraft Distributors
From left to right: Mr Mike Pratt, CEO, National Australia Bank and 2000 Medium to Large Business Winner: Italian born Mr Mario Salvo of Delta Car Rentals
1999 Winners
From left to right: Mr King Fong, Director, Chinatown Promotions abd Public Relations (judge); Mr Michael Kiely, Managing Director, Boomerang (judge); Ms Eve Crestani, Legal Consultant (judge); Mr Frank Cicutto, Managing Director and CEO, National Australia Bank; Large Business Winner: Italian born Domenico Marrocco of Belmadar Constructions and Small Business Winner: Syrian born Sue Ismiel of Nads
1998 Winners
From left to right: Mr Don Argus, Managing Director and CEO, National Australia Bank; Large Business Winner: Lebanese born Mr George Ghossayn and Mrs Kari Ghossayn of Kari and Ghossayn Pty Ltd; Small Business Winner: Dutch born Mr Bert Rijk and Mrs Margriet Rijk of Silverdale Nursery Pty Ltd and Mr Alastair Lindsay, Singapore Airlines
1997 Winners - 10th Anniversary of the Ethnic Business Awards
From left to right: Non-manufacturing Winner: Polish born Mrs Sandra Gross of Yoram Gross Film Studios Pty Ltd; Special Recognition Award Winner: Mr Andrew Yeo of Mastra Corporation; SBS Newsreader Mary Kostakidis; Manufacturing Winner: Greek born Mr Sarantos Moularadellis of Kingston Estate Wines; Mr Don Argus, Managing Director, National Australia Bank and The Hon. Philip Ruddock, Federal Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
1996 Winners
From left to right: Manufacturing Winner: Dutch born Mike Koster of Jaws Buckets and Attachments Pty Ltd; Prime Minister John Howard; Non-manufacturing Winner: Chinese born Johnsen Wang of Edge Technology Pty Ltd and Mr Don Argus, CEO, National Australia Bank
1995 Winners
From left to right: Mr Don Argus, Cheif Executive of National Australia Bank; Manufacturing Winner: Argentine born Mr Carlos Broens of Broens Toolmaking Pty Ltd; Prime Minister Paul Keating; Non-manufacturing Winner: Portugese born John Da Silva of Bella-Vista Fruit and Veg Company Pty Ltd and Productive Diversity Winner: Vietnamese born Jimmy Lu of Global Seafood Fisheries Pty Ltd
1994 Winners
From left to right: Mr Alan Diplock, General Manager, National Australia Bank; Manufacturing Winner: Italian born Mr Tommaso D'Orsogna of D'Orsogna Bros Ltd; Export Award Winner: Taiwanese born Joey Pan of Pans Australia Pty Ltd and Non-manufacturing Winner: Italian born Orazio Cantarella of Cantarella Bros Pty Ltd
1993 Winners
From left to right: NAB Ethnic Award Media Award winner: Mr David Nhat Giang, Publisher of the Chieu Duong Vietnamese newspaper; Manufacturing winner: Italian born Sante Troiani of Wide Bay Brickworks Pty Ltd; Presenting the Awards, Mr Allan Diplock, Chief General Manager, National Australia Bank; Non-manufacturing winner: Croatian born Bob Bosnjak of Westbus Pty Ltd and Productive Diversity Winner: Malaysian born Fred (Siew Heng) Tan of Tixana Pty Ltd (Soya King Snackfoods)
1992 Winners
From Left to Right: National Australia Bank’s Ethnic Business Award winners with the bank’s Managing Director, Don Argus. Encouragement Award winner: Vietnamese born Alice Lu; Manufacturing winner: Italian born Rocco Falcomata of Jarol Pty Ltd and Non-manufacturing winner: Lebanese born Stefan Arckerie
1991 Winners
From Left to Right: Manufacturing winner: Italian born Giorgio Gjergja of Atco Controls Pty Ltd; Small Business winner: Dutch born Petronella Moonen of Ruband Wholesale Pty Ltd (First woman winner in the National Australia Bank’s Ethnic Business Awards); Don Argus, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, National Australia Bank; Business Migration Program winner: Taiwanese born Jonathan Huang of Britcola Developments and Non-manufacturing winner: South African born David Shein of Comtech Communications
1990 Winners
From Left to Right: Encouragement Award Winner: Greek born Alex Peppas of Modern European Security Roller Shutters; Business Migration Program Winner: Lebanese born Dr Karim Obaidi of Marblo Pty Ltd; Large Business Winner: Italian born Antonio Schiavello of Schiavello; Geraldine Doogue, Small Business Winner: Austrian born Ernst Stuhler of Stuhler's Patisserie and Mr Nobby Clark, Managing Director, National Australia Bank
From Left to Right: Encouragement Award Winner: Greek born Alex Peppas of Modern European Security Roller Shutters receiving the award from Ms Wendy Fatin, Federal Minsiter for Local Government on behalf of OMA
1989 Winners
From Left to Right: Small Business winner: Lebanese born Raymond Bechara of Deemah Marble and Granite Pty Ltd; Arthur Sanderson, General Manger for NSW/ACT, National Australia Bank; Large Business winner: German born Kurt Weisenberger of KW Engineering Pty Ltd and George Donikian who completed the evening
1988 Winners
From Left to Right: Mr Arthur Sanderson, General Manager NSW and ACT, National Australia Bank (left) with Small Business winner: Chilean born Umberto Urriola of Atlantis Water Management
From Left to Right: Dr Peter Shergold, OMA presenting the Encouragement Award to Spanish born winner Mr Theo Garcia
