{"id":1013000000299,"date":"2023-09-17T13:47:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T13:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.version1.com\/en-us\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1013000000299"},"modified":"2026-09-11T13:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T13:48:13","slug":"celebrating-our-people-at-the-version-1-excellence-awards-2023","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.version1.com\/en-us\/news\/celebrating-our-people-at-the-version-1-excellence-awards-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Our People at the Version 1 Excellence Awards 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"single-column-content single-column-content--container-regular single-column-content--align-left  block-theme-light block-surface-white\">\n    \n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"single-column-content__inner\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n            \n                            <div class=\"single-column-content__content standard-body\">\n                    <h3>A Unique Celebration Bringing Together Employees Across the Globe<\/h3>\n<p>The Version 1 Excellence Awards is our annual employee recognition and celebration event. This year, more than 200 nominations were submitted across 10 award categories, recognising both individual and team achievements spanning public sector delivery, customer success, innovation and ESG contributions.<\/p>\n<p>At Version 1, we believe excellence is driven by our commitment to our core values, our dedication to innovation and creativity, and our focus on delivering exceptional outcomes for our customers. Underpinning this is our promise to be easy to do business with, working collaboratively with customers by listening, learning and taking action.<\/p>\n<p>The Excellence Awards also provide an opportunity for colleagues around the world to come together, whether in person at local offices or virtually through the live broadcast. It is a day dedicated to celebrating the hard work, achievements and commitment of our people while inspiring another year of excellence and innovation.<\/p>\n<h2>Award Categories<\/h2>\n<h3>Team Categories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Public Sector Team of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Private Sector Team of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Operational Team of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Customer Success Team of the Year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>People Categories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Newcomer of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Rising Star of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Manager of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Integration Champion<\/li>\n<li>Strength in Balance Leader<\/li>\n<li>ESG Inspiration of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Customer Champion of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Global Innovator<\/li>\n<li>Spirit of Version 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    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