First ever South West Leadership Awards shortlist is unveiled
The shortlist for our first ever leadership awards to be held in the South West has been published this morning.
The winners of the awards will be announced at gala dinner which is being held in central Bristol.
A panel of judges which included Peaches Golding, Bristol’s Lord Lieutenant, Alan Bailey from Future Leap, Clive Hetherington, former regional director of Lloyds Bank, and David Lamb chairman of Nonwovenn helped pick the winners.
The judging session was hosted by Paramount Office Interiors at their offices in Bristol.
Some of the best known companies and leading brands in the region entered the awards and the winners were chosen by a rigorous and fair process.
The awards celebrate and honour the very best of businesses of all sizes and sectors across the South West
The winners will be announced at the gala event on Thursday, April 25th, in central Bristol.
South West editor of TheBusinessDesk.com Michael Ribbeck chaired the judging session.
He said: “We are thrilled to be holding our first ever leadership awards in the South West. TheBusinessdesk.com launched in the region just over 12 moths ago and we have had a fantastic response.
“The aim is to celebrate the very best of business in the region and that is exactly what these awards do.
“I would also like to say a big thank you to our judges for their time and efforts, they helped to ensure that the very best winners were chosen in each category.
“I look forward to seeing everyone at the awards evening for what should be a fantastic celebration of the very best leaders this great region has to offer.
For full details and to book your ticket click here.
The shortlist:
Young Leader (aged 35 and under)
Naomi Howells – Class People
Jamie Williams – Bath Office Co. & Bristol Office Co.
Mentor
Dan Brooks-Dowsett – Trident Building Consultancy
John Courtney – BoardroomAdvisors.co
Jessica Morgan – Carnsight Communications
Martin Powell – Empica PR
Sales & Marketing Leader
Matt Greaves – Wildanet
Karen Morledge – Morledge & Co.
HR Leader
Dan Brooks-Dowsett – Trident Building Consultancy
Sandra Gordon – Bristol Women in Business Charter CIC
Julie-Anne Sunderland – Wildanet
Rachel Weaven – face2faceHR Swindon
Finance Leader
Sam Gooding – Gooding Accounts
Lakshmi Moorthy – Arval UK
Jason Roberts – Land & Wave
Ed Rowberry – BBRC (Bristol & Bath Regional Capital)
Emerging Entrepreneur Leader
Farard Darver – Healthcare International Research
Naomi Howells – Class People
Alex Kerr – Kerr Office Group
Public & Third Sector Leader
Camilla Hampshire – Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Louise Mitchell – Bristol Beacon
Ed Rowberry – BBRC (Bristol & Bath Regional Capital)
Donna Speed – We The Curious
David Williams – St Monica Trust
Diversity & Inclusion Leader
Lindsay Berresford – Quirky Campers
Karl Brown – Clarke Willmott and Bristol Property Inclusion Charter
Sandra Gordon – Bristol Women in Business Charter CIC
Laura McKeown – Climalife
Louise Mitchell – Bristol Beacon
Green Leader
Stephen Barrett – Solarsense
Cherish Jackson – Good Energy
Holly Robertson – Parkdean Resorts
Nick Spicer – Your Eco
Naseem Talukdar – Projects and Plastic (PAP) and Regency Recruitment
Professional Services Leader
John Courtney – BoardroomAdvisors.co
Sam Gooding – Gooding Accounts
Karen Morledge – Morledge & Co.
Property Leader
Stephen Baker – Goram Homes
Alex Kerr – Kerr Office Group
Phil Morton – Morton Property Consultants
Jamie Williams – Bath Office Co. & Bristol Office Co.
Transformational Leader
Louise Mitchell – Bristol Beacon
Claire Pearce – This is Gravity
Ed Rowberry – BBRC (Bristol & Bath Regional Capital)
Naseem Talukdar – Projects and Plastic (PAP) and Regency Recruitment
Company Leader (up to 100 employees)
John Courtney – BoardroomAdvisors.co
Ian Girling – Dorset Chamber
Martin Powell – Empica PR
Jason Roberts – Land & Wave
Nick Spicer – Your Eco
Company Leader (100+ employees)
Lakshmi Moorthy – Arval UK
Phil Smith – Business West
Helen Wylde-Archibald – Wildanet
Leader of the Year
To be announced on the evening
