After defeating the other participating SEB teams, Team HKI of SEB Finland won the annual 2007 SEB Championships in Business Management, hosted by BTS Tournaments . In second place was SEB Norway, third, SEB Lithuania and fourth SEB Germany. The Finns have now secured a place in the BTS semi-finals that will take place during the course of 2008. Here the team will face international division winners from 2007. If they successfully win the semi-final division, they will proceed to our World Finals, where the top three winning teams will be selected to go to Cannes, French Riviera for our BTS awards ceremony. The winners from last years SEB Championship, SEB Lithuania, went all the way to the BTS World Finals and finished 3rd. For that, they will be awarded in the BTS Award Ceremony in Cannes that takes place in the beginning of April 2008. Will the Finnish team follow in their footsteps to the French Riviera this year? Remains to be seen, may the best team win!.Team HKI´s team member Tomi Tuominen said, "BTS Championship brought people from different functions and backgrounds to work together on a joint mission - with full enthusiasm. Although decisions in the competition did not have real-life consequences, the gaming experience, teamwork, tactics, analysis and the thrill were all very real. We wish to thank BTS for creating an intriguing and realistic simulation that gave participants the opportunity to put in their full focus and enjoy the tournament. For us, this competition proved that people, who do not work together or know each other previously, can form a unified team and concentrate on the task at hand - no matter if it is a multibillion company. Participants perfected their skills in teamwork, focus, analysis and understanding of complex decision structures - all vital to success anywhere, anytime."
About the SEB Championships in Business Management
The SEB Championships have been running for four successful consecutive years. The task is to gather a team of 3-5 participants. The team will then have the opportunity to run a simulated multinational company in competition with their SEB colleagues for market shares, profits and revenue. Besides the fun and motivational SEB competition, the purpose of the Championships are for individuals to further develop skills in business strategies, management board dynamics, financial analysis and team work. The SEB Championships take place every September.James Baker-Duly
