Pierre Dedet of Det Pon S.A., leader in Guatemala, received the International B.I.D Quality Award at the 24th International Quality Summit IQS in New York, city which opened its doors to a gathering of those companies, and their leaders, that are most dedicated to quality and innovation, two key requirements for the distinguished honor of receiving the Business Initiative Directions International Quality Award. From 65 different countries, only the best assembled in the center of international relations in New York to receive what many have come to call the "Oscar of the Business World." Winning companies include the U.A.E.’s Galadari Brothers Co. (LLC), a major business conglomerate in its country made up of companies covering the sectors of automobiles, industrial trading, media, retail, engineering, hospitality, real estate, IT, and travel and tourism; Insurance Company ZHASO, a leading insurance provider in Russia, especially for the Group of Russian Railway companies; Ebohr Luxuries International Limited, a twice recognized “China Top Brand” by central government authorities for its design, manufacture, and marketing of brand watches, and other precious metal jewelry items; T.E.I. S.A.S., a French company that innovates in the fields of technology, techniques for the environment and industry, and agro-industry; and Logwin Solutions Macedonia Dooel, the Macedonian branch of Logwin AG (Luxembourg), which operates worldwide through 250 international locations, with sales topping 1.1 billion Euros and 5,500 employees throughout 36 countries. Det Pon S.A., from Guatemala, was honored before the International Quality Summit and featured to the business world through graphic and digital media broadcasting coverage, for their noteworthy commitment to quality, excellence, and innovation.

The companies awarded at the summit in New York were distinguished not just for their business success, but for their dedication to continuous improvement, abiding by the principles of the B.I.D.- created QC100 model of Total Quality Management, a formula for business success that values commitment to quality, customer satisfaction, communication, benchmarking, information analysis, leadership, planning and decision-making, human resources, continuous training, production systems, and business results. Its main focus: commitment to quality and innovation. Therefore the winning companies in 2010 were chosen as examples for other companies that wish to continuously progress in the ever changing and increasingly challenging economic, technological, and business environment. The companies awarded by B.I.D. are not only successful, but they push the rest of the world forward; contributing to the economies of their countries, and developing technology that can aid the world. These companies, like Det Pon S.A., provide a spirit of innovation, making the world a better place in which to live.
Commitment to Quality can be seen through those great companies that have previously been acknowledged with the B.I.D. International Quality Award. Companies that already share B.I.D.'s corporate image in their logo, a symbol now present in more than 170 countries, include companies on the Fortune 500 list: India's Reliance Industries & Reliance Energy (ranked 206 on a global scale); Indian Oil Corporation Limited (116); Korea Electric Power (245) and Beijing COFCO Plaza Development (398). Other firms worthy of mention include Turner Construction (USA); Plamex-Plantronics (USA); and giant from USA-Mexico, Franklin Electric. Other B.I.D. awardees in the past include Viking Line (Finland); Alcoa Howmet (France); Haki (Sweden); Ansaldo Energy (Italy); Zepter (Austria); RAO-Unified Energy Systems (Russia); Als & Cachou-TBWA (France) and Tata Group (India).
Pierre Dedet stood before the international community present at the 2010 Quality Convention, sharing the achievements of Det Pon S.A. as well as proposals for the future of their industry, clearly proving to be one of those few leaders around the globe that, instead of yielding hands down to the current global financial situation, spends every day excelling in quality, creating a cutting edge of competition that will propel the company into the future. For this reason, Det Pon S.A. was named winner of the 2010 B.I.D. International Quality Award in New York, a trophy that B.I.D. presents to those companies from around the world that best adhere to excellence and innovation in their practices, putting quality first.