2011 FD of the Year Awards launched
THE region’s elite finance directors are to be honoured through the 2011 Yorkshire Finance Director of the Year Awards.
And after celebrating a decade of success in Yorkshire, the awards are being launched in the North West and the West Midlands.
The Yorkshire Awards which recognise the huge pool of talent in the region are sponsored by accountancy firm Ernst & Young, Sewell Recruitment Group, law firm Squire Sanders Hammonds and Santander Corporate Banking.
TheBusinessDesk.com is media partner for the awards.
The awards are judged on all round commercial and managerial skills, including interpersonal qualities and business acumen, as well as the more traditional technical accounting and financial skills.
Entries for the awards are now being called for. Judging will take place between June and August with the Yorkshire black tie awards dinner being held at Rudding Park on September 21.
The 2011 award categories are:
• best finance director of a plc;
• best finance director of a Ltd company;
• best finance director of an SME (up to £25m turnover);
• best finance director of a private equity company;
• young finance director of the year (up to 40 years of age);
• best interim finance director;
• outstanding achievement award.
Cliff Sewell, chief executive at Sewell Recruitment Group, said: “With the growing optimism in business it is an exciting opportunity for us to highlight the leaders in the finance arena and for the first time to be able to do this with the two awards in Yorkshire and the North West.”
Mark Simpson, tax and benefits partner from the Leeds office of Squire Sanders Hammonds, said: “The role of FDs has grown over the years and I have no doubt that the 2011 Awards will confirm once again the breadth and depth of skills that Yorkshire and North West businesses are able to draw on.”
Ernst & Young’s David Buckley, Yorkshire senior partner at the firm, said: “This is the premier award that celebrates the best finance leaders across the county and, as we celebrate the 10th year of the awards this September, it’s great to see that we’re exporting it out to other areas of the country.”
Neil Williams, regional director Yorkshire at Santander Corporate Banking, said:”Recognising and rewarding strong business leadership is fundamental for achieving ongoing business success and growth.
“The FD Awards celebrates these successes which is why Santander Corporate Banking is once again proud to support the Yorkshire FD Awards.”
The North West Finance Director of the Year Awards are to be held on November 8 and the West Midlands ceremony is planned for 2012.
To enter, and for further information, e-mail lucinda.wood@fdawards.co.uk.
