EST. 2014
Robin Bennett OBE, 1942-2011, was one of the founders of the British Business Group (BBG) Azerbaijan, the membership organization that preceded BCCA. He went on to chair for 10 years, developing the Baku business world with his sought-after experience and knowledge.
He came to Baku as a Managing Partner of EY, with whom he enjoyed a long and successful career, after which he set up the Azerbaijani branch of Moore Stephens. Here is a wonderful article by Anne Thompson about who Robin was and what he achieved.
The Robin Bennett Award is presented once a year by BCCA and EY. The recipient of the award is selected by the BCCA Board of Directors based on the nominee's efforts in improving and aiding relations between Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom.
The award has been given out to 16 individuals since 2014, including personnel from the Diplomatic Corps., NGOs, businesses, and education.
2014 John Patterson OBE, BBG Chairman, Director at i2offshore Ltd
2015 Gwen Burchell MBE, Director at United Aid for Azerbaijan
2016 Howard Lyn, Regional Director at Rapid Solutions
2017 Jacqui Mullen, Head of Commercial and Energy Sections at the British Embassy in Baku
2017 Outstanding Achievement Award Winner -Gordon Birrell, Regional President Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey at BP
2018 Elizabeth White, Azerbaijan Country Director at the British Council
2019 HE Dr. Carole Crofts, Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan
2020 Chuck Sheridan, Former BBG Committee member and BBG Treasurer
2021 Bakhtiyar Aslanbeyli, Vice President of Caspian Communications & Advocacy at BP
2022 John Quinn, Regional Director at ACE Forwarding Caspian
2023 Baroness Emma Nicholson of Winterbourne, Prime Minister's Trade Envoy
2024 Turgay Teymurov, Partner at EY and former Board of Directors Member at BCCA
2024 Outstanding Achievement Award Winner - Joel John Derbyshire, Country Director for the Department of Business and Trade