Honour your diversity & inclusion heroes at our annual awards
Who’s been paving the way as a leader in diversity and inclusion?
This is your chance to nominate them in our annual search for the West Midlands’ business heroes.
The West Midlands Leadership Awards 2025 is an annual celebration which will highlight the people who are role models within their organisations and raise the bar for their competitors. The winners will show the qualities of extraordinary leadership and be able to demonstrate the positive impact this has had.
Your nominee could follow in the footsteps of our 2024 Diversity & Inclusion Leader: Carmen Watson, chair of Pertemps Network Group.
Starting at Pertemps in 1975 as a secretary, Carmen has risen through the ranks to become the Chair of Pertemps Network Group and the face of the business in the community.
Diversity, equality and inclusivity is at the heart of her work which in turn has flourished through the rest of the business.
The West Midlands business community will come together to celebrate the best in business leadership on Thursday 13 March 2025 at The Macdonald Burlington Hotel in Birmingham city centre. To book your tickets, click here.
The categories for 2025 are:
Young Leader
Public & Third Sector Leader
Mentor
Emerging Entrepreneur Leader
Diversity & Inclusion Leader
Professional Services Leader
Transformational Leader
Green Leader
HR leader
Hospitality Leader (NEW CATEGORY)
Manufacturing Leader (NEW CATEGORY)
Education Leader (NEW CATEGORY)
Sales Leader
Marketing Leader
Technology Leader
Finance Leader
Property Leader
Company Leader (up to 50 employees)
Company Leader (51 – 100 employees)
Company Leader (101 + employees)
The overall Leader of the Year award is selected by the judges from the award winners.
Nominations are now open for the awards – to enter, please click here.
The deadline for entries is Friday 8 November 2024.
Impact can be measured in a number of ways, including improving financial performance, organisational culture or external reputation, overcoming adversity and challenges or enabling other people to succeed.
The shortlisted individuals and organisations will be those who have made a difference through a real desire to make things better.
