At BRIDGE 2026, our international year-kickoff event held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, we once again celebrated the very best of what development partnerships can achieve by announcing this year’s PEAK Award winners.
The PEAK Award is one of the highest professional recognitions within the DEVELOR Network. It honors outstanding, complex development programs jointly delivered by DEVELOR member countries and their Clients. Projects that deliver measurable business and people impact, uphold excellence in execution, achieve outstanding results in complex environments, and generate valuable knowledge that can be shared and scaled across the DEVELOR Network.
What does PEAK stand for, and why does it matter?
The name PEAK reflects the four core dimensions that define these award-winning programs:
- Performance – tangible business and people outcomes that go beyond satisfaction and translate into real organizational progress.
- Excellence in delivery – high professional standards, strong facilitation, and thoughtful design throughout the entire development journey.
- Achievement – meaningful results for both Clients and DEVELOR teams, often in complex or challenging environments.
- Knowledge-sharing – insights, methodologies, and lessons learned that can be transferred across countries, industries, and projects within the DEVELOR Network.
“For participating countries, a PEAK Award is a recognition of professional maturity and the ability to deliver development programs at international standards. For our Clients, it signals partnership-level cooperation and a commitment to development that delivers lasting value, not just short-term results. These programs strengthen not only the organizations involved, but the entire DEVELOR Network.”
Zsolt Pozvai, Global CEO, DEVELOR
PEAK Award Winners
During BRIDGE 2026, the following DEVELOR member countries and their Clients were honored with PEAK Awards:
- DEVELOR Hungary – 2 awards (telecommunications, retail)
- DEVELOR Azerbaijan – 1 award (banking)
- DEVELOR Georgia – 1 award (banking)
- DEVELOR Ukraine – 1 award (beverage manufacturing)
(You can learn more about last year’s winners here.)
The awarded projects span a diverse range of industries – including banking, telecommunications, manufacturing, retail, and FMCG – demonstrating that high-quality leadership and organizational development are relevant and impactful across very different business contexts.
What these programs have in common is not their industry, but their approach: strong partnership between Client and consultant teams, clarity of purpose, and a commitment to learning.
In the coming months, we will publish detailed case studies of the awarded projects, offering deeper insight into the challenges addressed, the development solutions applied, and the key learnings and results.
Congratulations to all PEAK Award winners!
Your work truly reflects development at its highest point and sets a benchmark for what we can achieve together.
