Previous award winner joins Business Masters judging panel

A former Business Masters Award winner, TheBigWord, has confirmed their deputy CEO will be one of the judges for the prestigious event – for which nominations are now open.

Diane Cheesebrough, of TheBigWord, will be one of the panel of judges at TheBusinessDesk.com’s Yorkshire awards dinner being held on Thursday, April 26 at the Queens Hotel in Leeds. TheBigWord was the winner of the large business category of the Business Masters Awards run by TheBusinessDesk.com this year.

Fellow judges on the panel include Ken Cooke, Master Cutler of Sheffield, and Professor George Lodorfos, Dean of the Business School at Leeds Beckett University.

Cheesebrough said: “At thebigword we are avid readers of the TheBusinessDesk.com and were delighted to be able to enter the Yorkshire Business Masters Awards, showcasing growing and successful businesses across our region.

“It’s great to work in a company like thebigword where we have great people and great products delivering services to companies across the globe. We were absolutely delighted to be awarded the Large Business Award especially as we were up against such phenomenal businesses.

thebigword is in the top 20 language companies in the world and is the largest interpreting services provider in Europe. It works with a range of major government departments, including the Ministry of Justice and the NYC Department of Education, as well as blue chip companies and brands on a global scale. The company has 11 offices around the world, employs over 600 staff and utilises the services of more than 15,000 linguists.

“We are incredibly proud of our continued growth and plans to become one of the top five global language service providers within five years,” added Cheesebrough.

“Personally I was honoured to be asked to join the judging panel for next years’ Business Masters. I’m really looking forward to learning about great businesses across Yorkshire, so I’m hoping that even more businesses enter the awards this year.”

Entries are now open for the 2018 Business Masters,  recogniising the achievements of companies of all sizes. The awards dinner, run by TheBusinessDesk.com, is one of the key events in the region’s business calendar.

Previous winners have included Jaguar Land Rover, Quorn, Sky Betting and Gaming.

There are 12 awards – 11 for companies and one individual award; enabling every company to enter.

The 2018 awards also sees a new category – business turnaround – after judges last year identified the efforts of those businesses that have become successful after coming through tough times.

The dinner takes place on Thursday, April 26 at the Queens Hotel, Leeds.

The awards are being supported by Clarion and Rahman Ravelli.

This black-tie dinner attracts key influencers, decision makers, business owners and senior managers from a wide range of companies and business sectors.

The categories are:
Business Master in Newcomer
Business Master in Innovation
Business Master in International Trade
Business Master in Fast Growth Business
Business Master in Investment
Business Master in Contributing to the Community
Business Master in Professional Services
Business Master in Business Turnaround
Business Master in Small Business (up to 50 employees)
Business Master in Medium Business (51 to 250 employees)
Business Master in Large Business (251+ employees)
Business Master in Ambassador of the Year

Entries are now open – click here for an entry form. Five entries for each award category will be shortlisted, with the winners being announced on the evening. The deadline for entries is 5pm on Friday, 2nd February 2018.

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