Shortlist revealed for the West Midlands Leadership Awards 2024
The highly-anticipated shortlist for the West Midlands Leadership Awards 2024 has now been unveiled!
14 winners are set to be crowned on March 7, 2024, in front of the West Midlands Business Community at the Macdonald Burlington Hotel in Birmingham city centre.
Our panel of judges for this year consisted of Alex Neale (Court Collaboration), Katie Trout (WMGC), Nav Ahmed (Arden University) and Sharon Smith (Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce).
Chair of the judges and West Midlands assistant editor Anna Cooper 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.”
The 2024 Shortlist:
Young Leader (aged 35 and under)
Greg Baldwin – Highway Traffic Management
Chloe Blackwell – Hayward Wright Accountancy Group
Nick Brown – Pearl Comms
Katie Mills – Kinver Business Solutions
Harriet Rowlands – NRG Marine
Josh Ward-Jones – Naismiths
Public and Third Sector Leader
Andy Begley – Shropshire Council
Simon Fletcher – Lichfield District Council
Yiannis Maos MBE – Tech West Mids
Mentor
Hayley Andrews – Your Freedom Empire
Zoe Bennett – Training Personified
Mike Powers – Clancy Consulting
Liz Whitfield – Growth Plans
Emerging Entrepreneur Leader
Jared Owen – Redbrain
Hayley Pugh – Oakley Recruitment
Liz Whitfield – Growth Plans
Chris Woods – CyberQ Group
Diversity & Inclusion Leader
Zoe Bennett – Training Personified
Lucinda Sturman – Highway Traffic Management
Carmen Watson – Pertemps Network Group
Professional Services Leader
Lucy Cashmore – Daniel-Scott Recruitment
Gareth Jones – Virgin Money
Hayley Pugh – Oakley Recruitment
Ian Stephens – Warner Surveys
Josh Ward-Jones – Naismiths
Transformational Leader
Hayley Andrews – Your Freedom Empire
Simon Fletcher – Lichfield District Council
Tony Hague – PP Control & Automation
Jason Howlett – GivEnergy
Jon Stott – Ardent
Green Leader
Simon Cox – Prologis UK
James Farmer – The Appliance Recycling Group (ARG)
Jason Howlett – GivEnergy
Paul Hunt – Phoebus
Sales & Marketing Leader
Jon Harrison and Richard Elwell – One Black Bear
Harriet Troth – BRI Wealth Management plc
Andy Wilkinson – OWB Creative
Marc Wright – Investec Private Office
Technology Leader
Manny Athwal – School of Coding
Stuart Hadley – CyberQ Group
Yiannis Maos MBE – Tech West Mids
Darren Rowlands – NRG Marine
Mark Wilson – Vertali
Property Leader
Adam Daniels – Countryside Partnerships
Maggie Grogan – Muse
Ben Harwood – Naismiths
Carole Taylor – Vail Williams LLP
Paul Weston – Prologis UK
Company Leader (up to 100 employees)
Manny Athwal – School of Coding
Arun Chauhan – Tenet
Jared Owen – Redbrain
Daniel Walton – OLPRO
Mark Wilson – Vertali
Company Leader (100+ employees)
Helen Cooper – Diamond Facilities Support Group
Shaun Gray – Ginho
Tony Hague – PP Control & Automation
Jonathan Till – GTAccess
Steve West – Pertemps Network Group
Leader of the Year
To be announced on the evening
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