António Rios de Amorim, Chairman and CEO of Corticeira Amorim, was distinguished as the Personality of the Year in the Industry category during the 2nd edition of the Inspiring Portugal Award, an initiative of Santander, Jornal de Negócios, Correio da Manhã and CMTV. The award pays tribute to personalities and companies who, through their work, have made a significant contribution to the market dynamism, innovation and economic development of Portugal.
Using a rigorous selection process, companies are assessed in function of performance data identified by Informa DB, subject to criteria defined by Accenture. The jury of the Personality Award was comprised by Armindo Monteiro, Rui Miguel Nabeiro and Isabel Furtado, who identified, voted for and elected António Rios de Amorim as personality of the year in the industrial sector.
The awards ceremony was held on 5 December at Santander's headquarters in Lisbon, streamed live via the Jornal de Negócios website, ensuring national reach to celebrate this distinction and the other awards.
This latest recognition reinforces António Rios de Amorim's role as a leading figure in the Portuguese industrial sector, in line with Corticeira Amorim's commitment to sustainability and innovation.
António Rios de Amorim said that the award highlights the importance of the company’s business mission and team. "Promoting business success and publicising the process and scale of companies is an absolutely fundamental mission to ensure the growth of our economy and our country."