Philstar.com
December 31, 2024 | 12:00am
ISTANBUL, Turkey – Pantheon Holdings’ work is again recognized worldwide, receiving the Silver Stevie Award under the Executive of the Year – Business or Professional Services category at the 2024 International Business Awards last October 11 at the InterContinental Istanbul, Turkey.
The Stevie Awards are the world’s premier business awards, created in 2002 to honor and generate public recognition of the achievements and positive contributions of organizations and professionals globally. The awards receive more than 12,000 nominations annually across nine distinct programs, making the Stevie one of the most coveted prizes in the business world.
Among these programs, the International Business Awards is the only fully international program celebrating workplace achievements across all industries, organizational sizes, and sectors.
Pantheon Holdings was honored alongside other esteemed winners in the Executive of the Year – Business or Professional Services category. The Gold Stevie Award was presented to Shiju Varghese, country head of Tata Consultancy Services (Philippines), for his outstanding contributions to the business solutions sector. Joining Pantheon as a Silver Stevie recipient, Brian Poe Llamanzares shared this recognition with global leaders, while the Bronze Stevie Awards were given to Jose Herrera, CEO of Horatio (New York, USA), and Alice Bautista, CEO of OneBPO (Iloilo City, Philippines), for their respective achievements in advancing their industries.
Established in 2021, Pantheon Holdings specializes in providing services for startups and small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs), enabling entrepreneurs to scale their businesses. Its core offerings include business consultancy, finance and legal assistance, sales and marketing strategies, operations and business development, and investor relations.
The company is led by its chairman, Poe Llamanzares, whose unwavering passion for the startup economy has expanded Pantheon’s portfolio into industries such as technology, artificial intelligence, F&B, hospitality, retail, media, marketing, esports, property management and blockchain technology.
“It has been an incredible journey for Pantheon over the past year,” said Faye Abrihan, CEO of Pantheon Holdings. “We were faced with numerous challenges, but the time and effort our team has put into building our foundation have paid off. With the ecosystem we’ve created, we are excited for the synergies and opportunities ahead, especially in furthering education and training for our talent.”
Pantheon Holdings has invested in well-known brands such as TripAdvisor Manila’s top restaurant, Uma Nota, and JLABS, the winner of The Final Pitch Season 9, which recently opened another round of investments for its AI development project.
The company also supports innovative startups like Leevit, a platform offering Airbnb storage alternatives, Doon, which tackles Metro Manila’s traffic problems with revolutionary ride-rental solutions, having raised over PHP 100M in venture capital funding, and Mind You, the country’s leading mental health platform.
Additionally, Pantheon has nurtured homegrown brands like Time Master Watches, which recently collaborated with artist Dominic Rubio, and Llamanzares Barongs, which debuted at New York Fashion Week.
“It is without a doubt that Llamanzares Barongs will become a staple purely local brand that produces quality garments while supporting our barong maker community in Lumban, Laguna,” said JP Centeno, a partner at Llamanzares Barongs. “A big thanks to Pantheon for supporting our efforts to join the global stage at New York Fashion Week. We will continue to strive to be the leading barong makers in the Philippines and eventually a household name.”
The Pantheon team was also instrumental in developing the first Porsche Design Racing Team in Asia, which won Rookie of the Year and 3rd place overall in its inaugural season during the Radical Seaoil Challenge.
“We are grateful for the recognition, and more so, for earning the respect of the global business community,” said Brian Poe. “We look forward to building more businesses and contributing to the improvement of the Filipino workforce.”
Pantheon Holdings was also previously recognized at the 2023 Burj CEO Awards as the Fastest Growing Company of the Year, solidifying its position as a trailblazer in the business world.
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