Shortlist revealed for North West Leadership Awards 2024
The highly-anticipated shortlist for the North West Leadership Awards 2024 has now been unveiled!
14 winners are set to be crowned on March 27, 2024, in front of the North West business community at the Midland Hotel in Manchester city centre.
Our panel of judges for this year consisted of Janine Smith (Growth Company), Elise Wilson (Growth Company, Littlewoods and ENW), Catherine Brown (Skilful Conversation), Jack Stopforth (Be.EV and Borderlands), Emma Degg (North West Business Leadership Team), Martin Murphy (author and coach), Martin Varley (investor), Oli Randell (entrepreneur and Salford Red Devils director) and from our hosts, Alliance Manchester Business School, Professor Mark Healey.
The judges at Alliance MBS
Chair of the judges and North West editor Michael Taylor said: “Congratulations to all of our fantastic shortlisted leaders.
“The judges were faced with some tough decisions as the standard of entries was higher than ever! I look forward to celebrating the success of the region’s leaders with you all, at what will be a fabulous evening.”
Young Leader (aged 35 and under)
Ryan Brown – Browne Jacobson LLP
Daniel Frampton – Acumen Financial Partnership
Jessica Helliar – Bongo’s Bingo
Akeel Malik – Urban Splash Residential Fund
Sid Sethi – Specscart
Public and Third Sector Leader
Noeleen Bailey – SSP Health
Louise Brown – Wigan and Leigh College
Darren Holmes – Kaizen Mindset Wirral CIC
Brandon Leigh – Seashell Trust
Mentor
Petra Albrecht – Diversity Travel
Leon Farnham – Alpine Fire Engineers
Jessica Helliar – Bongo’s Bingo
Emerging Entrepreneur Leader
Daniel Frampton – Acumen Financial Partnership
Leah McGimpsey – APEM Group
Jason McKnight – RECOM Solutions
Martine Moore – 6Tine
Sid Sethi – Specscart
Diversity & Inclusion Leader
Claire Alvarez – Foresight Group
Ryan Brown – Browne Jacobson LLP
Claire Cook – Employability Solutions
Katie Gallagher – Manchester Digital
Zoe Wallace – Agent
Professional Services Leader
Ryan Brown – Browne Jacobson LLP
Claire Alvarez – Foresight Group
Peter Fendall – DSW Capital plc
Alison Lobb – Morecrofts Solicitors
Warren Middleton – KPMG UK
Lisa Wilson – Cowgills
Transformational Leader
Mark Flanagan – Shield Safety Group
Brandon Leigh – Seashell Trust
Steven Nanda – Alpine Fire Engineers
Michael Pemberton – BEC
Zoe Wallace – Agent
Green Leader
Tom Bloor – evec
Asif Ghafoor – Be.EV
Phil Marsden – Muse
Nick Oettinger – The Furniture Recycling Group
Sales & Marketing Leader
Petra Albrecht – Diversity Travel
Ethan Dent – River Capital
Nicola Docking – Poke Marketing
James McLaren – Chapelhouse Motor Group
Lisa Morton – Roland Dransfield
Lucy Lomas – Luma Marketing
Technology Leader
Jen Fenner – DefProc Engineering
Mo Isap – IN4 Group
Dr Hao Pang – Quantum Science
Finance Leader
Claire Alvarez – Foresight Group
Claire Donnelly – Auxesia Homes
Daniel Frampton – Acumen Financial Partnership
Moira O’Shaughnessy – The Financial Planning Corporation LLP
Philip Scott – Schroders Capital
Property Leader
Alex Atkinson – Identity Consult
Sean Keyes – Sutcliffe
Will Lewis – OBI Property
Phil Marsden – Muse
Michael Pemberton – BEC
Colin Sinclair – Sciontec
Company Leader (up to 100 employees)
Vaughan Allen – CityCo Manchester
Stephen Johnson – For Everyone Group
Lisa Morton – Roland Dransfield
Moira O’Shaughnessy – The Financial Planning Corporation LLP
Michael Pemberton – BEC
Chris Smallwood – Anchor Removals
Company Leader (100+ employees)
Andrew Botterill – Travcorp Holdings
Jessica Helliar – Bongo’s Bingo
Brandon Leigh – Seashell Trust
Leah McGimpsey – APEM Group
Warren Middleton – KPMG UK
Noeleen Bailey – SSP Health
Steven Nanda – Alpine Fire Engineers
Leader of the Year
To be announced on the evening
