The GSBA Judging Summit was recently held at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, with an elite group of judges including prominent business and academic leaders, industry business experts and key representatives from the professional trade press.  

Paula Kent-Meehan, founder of the Global Salon Business Awards, held a lovely closing dinner at her Beverly Hills home (once owned by Elvis Presley). “This was truly an amazing experience for all of us”, said Mary Rector-Gable. “Paula’s love of Japan is reflected in the beautiful garden where we enjoyed drinks as well as in numerous oriental design an detail items within the house and grounds.”
 
Click on the individual images to see the details of this lavish after party.

Participating in the 2006 judging panel along with our own Mary Rector-Gable were:

Renowned UCLA faculty and business leaders, including: Marx Cazenave (USA), Elaine Hagan (USA), Pamela Joyner (USA), Don McCrea (USA), Dr. Alfred E. Osborne, Jr. (USA),  Angela Pennington (USA), Professor Xavier Sala-i-Martin (USA/Spain) and Professor Eric Sussman (USA).

Industry Business Leaders including: Neil Ducoff (USA), Lluis Llongueras (Spain), Peter Mahoney (Canada), Charlie Miller (Scotland), Steven Moody (USA), Klaus Peter Ochs (Germany), Alan Austin Smith (UK), Otto Sommer (Switzerland) and Melissa Yamaguchi (USA), Jane Aiko Yamano (Japan).

Trade Magazine Publishers and Editors: Sergi Bancells (Spain), Deborah Carver (USA), JoAnne Cowan (Australia), Kelley Donahue (USA), Jarl Garder (Norway), Roberto Pissimiglia (Italy),  Laurel Smoke (USA), Maria Weijers (UK) and Hubert Zieseniss (France).

Judges worked in teams of three (3) people, with a member from each discipline where they reviewed and discussed each entry at length, though each judge scored each entry individually. 

Winners of the 2006 Global Salon Business Awards will be announced at a gala ceremony during the Global Salon Business Forum & Awards, June 3-6, 2006 in Barcelona, Spain. 

Click here for more information on the GSBA process.   

Photos courtesy of Neil Ducoff.