Winners revealed at first South West Leadership Awards
The winners of the first ever leadership awards to be held in the South West have been announced at a gala dinner held in Bristol.
And one of the big winners of the night was Louise Mitchell – the woman who led the multi-million restoration of Bristol’s most prestigious concert venue The Beacon.
Louise was named Leader of the Year at the event which was sponsored by Claritas and Campaigner. Louise was also named Public & Third Sector Leader of the Year.
Our panel of judges 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.
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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 16 months 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.”
TheBusinessDesk.com has now launched the Business of The Year Awards and full details can be found here.
The 2024 winners and shortlist:
Young Leader (aged 35 and under)
Naomi Howells – Class People
Shortlisted
Jamie Williams – Bath Office Co. & Bristol Office Co.
Mentor
John Courtney – BoardroomAdvisors.co
Shortlisted
Dan Brooks-Dowsett – Trident Building Consultancy
Jessica Morgan – Carnsight Communications
Martin Powell – Empica PR
Sales & Marketing Leader
Karen Morledge – Morledge & Co.
Shortlisted
Matt Greaves – Wildanet
HR Leader
Julie-Anne Sunderland – Wildanet
Shortlisted
Dan Brooks-Dowsett – Trident Building Consultancy
Sandra Gordon – Bristol Women in Business Charter CIC
Rachel Weaven – face2faceHR Swindon
Finance Leader
Jason Roberts – Land & Wave
Shortlisted
Sam Gooding – Gooding Accounts
Lakshmi Moorthy – Arval UK
Ed Rowberry – BBRC (Bristol & Bath Regional Capital)
Emerging Entrepreneur Leader
Farard Darver – Healthcare International Research
Shortlisted
Naomi Howells – Class People
Alex Kerr – Kerr Office Group
Public & Third Sector Leader
Louise Mitchell – Bristol Beacon
Shortlisted
Camilla Hampshire – Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Ed Rowberry – BBRC (Bristol & Bath Regional Capital)
Donna Speed – We The Curious
David Williams – St Monica Trust
Diversity & Inclusion Leader
Karl Brown – Clarke Willmott and Bristol Property Inclusion Charter
Shortlisted
Lindsay Berresford – Quirky Campers
Sandra Gordon – Bristol Women in Business Charter CIC
Laura McKeown – Climalife
Louise Mitchell – Bristol Beacon
Green Leader
Nick Spicer – Your Eco
Shortlisted
Stephen Barrett – Solarsense
Cherish Jackson – Good Energy
Holly Robertson – Parkdean Resorts
Naseem Talukdar – Projects and Plastic (PAP) and Regency Recruitment
Professional Services Leader
Sam Gooding – Gooding Accounts
Shortlisted
John Courtney – BoardroomAdvisors.co
Karen Morledge – Morledge & Co.
Property Leader
Stephen Baker – Goram Homes
Shortlisted
Alex Kerr – Kerr Office Group
Phil Morton – Morton Property Consultants
Jamie Williams – Bath Office Co. & Bristol Office Co.
Transformational Leader
Ed Rowberry – BBRC (Bristol & Bath Regional Capital)
Shortlisted
Louise Mitchell – Bristol Beacon
Claire Pearce – This is Gravity
Naseem Talukdar – Projects and Plastic (PAP) and Regency Recruitment
Company Leader (up to 100 employees)
Martin Powell – Empica PR
Shortlisted
John Courtney – BoardroomAdvisors.co
Ian Girling – Dorset Chamber
Jason Roberts – Land & Wave
Nick Spicer – Your Eco
Company Leader (100+ employees)
Lakshmi Moorthy – Arval UK
Shortlisted
Phil Smith – Business West
Helen Wylde-Archibald – Wildanet
Leader of the Year
Louise Mitchell – Bristol Beacon
