Judges announced for E&Y’s Entrepreneur of the Year
BUSINESS leaders across the North will this week judge the finalists in Ernst & Young’s North region Entrepreneur Of The Year awards.
The judging panel will be chaired by Anthony Preston, founder of Pets at Home.
He will be joined by:
• Paul Gilbert, CFO of Matalan and chairman of The Gym Group
• Sir Michael Bibby, managing director, Bibby Line Group
• Carl Wormald, Lloyds Development Capital
• Brian Davidson, founder of RooGreen Ventures and non-executive chairman of Total Fitness
• Bill Scott, CEO, Wilton Group
• Lawrence Jones, CEO, UKfast
• Peter Schofield, Tetrosyl
• Haraldur Agustsson, CEO, Globus (Shetland)
• Margaret Elliot OBE, Sunderland Home Care Associates (2020)
• Robert Higginson, founder of Springer Management Consulting
Some 28 entrepreneurs from North West companies will be judged alongside 38 others from across the North.
Winners will be announced at an awards dinner hosted by Jeremy Vine in Manchester on June 25 at the Hilton Hotel, Deansgate.
Finalists will be judged on their entrepreneurial spirit, innovation, strategic direction, leading and building teams, financial performance, national and global impact, and their individual and/or corporate social responsibility.
Stuart Watson, UK Entrepreneur of the Year leader at Ernst & Young, said: “The quality of the North judging panel is exceptional; they are entrepreneurs in their own right. Entrepreneur of the Year is more than just an awards programme, it brings together the most inspiring, experienced and forward thinking business leaders in our region.”
Regional winners from Scotland, North, Midlands, London and South will go on to vie for the title Ernst & Young’s UK Overall Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013 and a chance to represent their country at a global awards ceremony in Monte Carlo next year.
