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Thursday 30 March
6:30pm – 12:00am
The Midland Hotel, Manchester
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The North’s business community will be able to come together to celebrate the best in business leadership on 30 March 2023 from 18.30 at The Midland Hotel in Manchester city centre.
TheBusinessDesk.com created the Northern Leadership Awards to celebrate the people that are role models within their organisations and raise the bar for their competitors. The winners will show the qualities of extraordinary leadership and be able to demonstrate the positive impact this has had.
The Leadership awards offer a great opportunity to recognise and showcase the achievements and success of businesses in the region.
2023 Northern Leadership awards shortlist & winners:
Overall Leader of the Year, sponsored by CMS
Professor Janet Hemingway, Infection Innovation Consortium (iiCON)
Young Leader (aged 35 and under), sponsored by CMS
Winner: Simon Mitchell, Bear Metals
George Boardman Lee, Touchstone Glazing Solutions
Hayley Brightmore Cox, Knight Transaction Services
Jess Helliar, Bongo’s Bingo
James Wood, Irish Freight Solutions
Public and Third Sector Leader
Winner: Rosemarie Whittington, Me2u Centre
Adrian Green, Unity Enterprise
Melinda Johnson, Department of Health & Social Care
Normandie Wragg, Nugent
Mentor, sponsored by Be The Business
Winner: Arif Ahmad, Pervinder Kaur, Steve Blacker, Stronger Together Leeds City Region
Peter Acton and David Seddon, Old Boltonians Association
Paula Grizzard, She Business
Alistair Henderson, Identity Consult
Sarina Issap, AMS Accountants Group & Signature Group
Emerging Entrepreneur Leader
Winner: Hayley Brightmore Cox, Knight Transaction Services
Thomas Bray, MPCC UK
Sophie Conboy, Connect Yorkshire
Gillian Lockley, Topspeed Couriers
Hannah Wynick, Core Financial Paraplanning
Diversity & Inclusion Leader
Winner: Jodie Hill, Thrive Law
Lee Chambers, Essentialise Workplace Wellbeing
Joanne Conway, EY
Phil Harris, Leeds and District Basketball League
Nasreen Karim, Platinum Partnership Solicitors
Poonam Kaur, fds Director Services
Professional Services Leader, sponsored by Quarterdeck
Winner: Debra Cooper, Shoosmiths
Graham Gordon, MHA Moore and Smalley
Peter Jackson, Hill Dickinson
Poonam Kaur, fds Director Services Limited
Claire McLean, Realise HR
Transformational Leader
Winner: Nicky Chance-Thompson, The Piece Hall Trust
Will Beer, Tunley Engineering
Rob Burgin, CorrBoard
Matt Hemmings, Openreach
Adrian Kneeshaw, Carlton Bolling Trust
Green Leader, sponsored by Vigilance
Winner: Rebecca Armstrong, Mersey Eco Grants (MEG)
Austin Barcley, The Improveasy Group
Will Beer, Tunley Engineering
Oliver Groarke, b-gen
Ryan Johns, Marketing Manchester
Company Leader (up to 100 employees), sponsored by Unbranded
Winner: Rob Burgin, CorrBoard
Adam Bradley, Corrosion Resistant Materials
Dawn Carney, Fresh Pastures and School Milk UK
Mark Doherty, Identity Consult
Jonathan Gilbert, Defib Machines
Claire Sofield, Four Recruitment
Simmy Sekhon, Sekhon Group of Companies
Company Leader (100 employees+), sponsored by Gilbanks
Winner: Dr Natalie Kenny, BioGrad
Gary Gallen, rradar
Claire Grasby, Party Delights
Paul Teasdale, Premier Technical Services Group
Greater Manchester City Region Leader
Winner: Donald Moore, One+All
Austin Barcley, The Improveasy Group
Lee Chambers, Essentialise Workplace Wellbeing
Leeds City Region Leader, sponsored by Quarterdeck
Winner: Poonam Kaur, fds Director Services
Arif Ahmad, Pervinder Kaur, Steve Blacker, Stronger Together Leeds City Region
Phil Harris, Leeds and District Basketball League
Liverpool City Region Leader
Winner: Professor Janet Hemingway, Infection Innovation Consortium (iiCON)
Sean Keyes, Sutcliffe
Normandie Wragg, Nugent
Sheffield City Region Leader
Winner: Jules Shiel-Boulger & Toria Chan, STEPS Rehabilitation
Adam Bradley, Corrosion Resistant Materials
Louisa Harrison-Walker, Sheffield Chamber of Commerce
