MILESTONES & AWARDS
1997
Alan Louis appointed as CEO of Louis Group (South Africa).
2001
Alan Louis released by his family to pioneer the UK and European business opportunities for the Group.
2002
Alan Louis relocates with his family to England, choosing Stratford-upon-Avon as his base of operations in the UK.
2002 onwards
The Group makes numerous property acquisitions in England, Germany, Switzerland and the Isle of Man.
2003
Louis Group opens its Isle of Man office, which serves as the fiduciary services centre for the Group’s European affairs.
2004
Dr Alan Louis receives the Lifetime Achievement Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence from the International Biographical Centre (IEC) in Cambridge, England.
2006
Louis Group concludes two significant property transactions with leading European property families.
2007
The inaugural Corporate Research Foundation (CRF) Publisher’s Choice Award given to Colia and Alan Louis. The award recognises long-standing achievement in business leadership and management excellence. A special mention is made of the way the Louis family inculcate high ethical principles throughout the organisation.
2007
Louis Group features in the Financial Mail Corporate Report, which highlights the Group’s ninety-three years of faith, integrity and business savvy.
2007
Louis Group features in EuroProperty Magazine. The article speaks positively of the Christian principles that guide and inform the Group’s leadership team in all their business dealings.
2008
Louis Group awarded the WQC International Star Award at the World Quality Commitment Convention.
2008
Alan Louis and his father Colia awarded ‘Top Executive Management Team – 2008/09’ and ‘Best Managed Company in the Real Estate Sector – 2008/09’. Louis Group is also listed in Best Employers South Africa 2008/09 and SA’s Leading Managers 2008/09.
2008
Cambridge Executive Education, at Cambridge University Judge Business School in the UK, announces its partnership with Louis Group Business Academy. This announcement features in Financial Times.
2008
Louis Group Asset Management opens its Zurich, Switzerland office, which is to become the location of Banque Louis.
2009
Louis Group Business Academy launches its internationally accredited business programme in the UK in association with Cambridge University Judge Business School.
2009
Banque Louis is granted a Swiss private banking license, the first of its kind awarded to a South African family business.
2009
Schloss Hubertushöhe wins the ‘Best Guest Rated Five-Star Hotel in Germany’ award. The award follows closely on two other accolades, namely ‘Best Boutique Hotel in Germany 2008’ and being included in Hideaways Hotels’ ‘100 Most Beautiful Hotels and Resorts in the World’.
2009
Louis Building, the Group’s UK headquarters and operational centre for its European business interests, opens in Stratford-upon-Avon.
2010
Schloss Hubertushöhe wins award for the “Meeting Location Hideaway 2010”.
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