Shortlist revealed for the 2021 Northern Leadership Awards
The 2021 Northern Leadership Awards shortlist has been revealed, with representatives from 48 companies selected by the judges for their outstanding qualities.
The Northern Leadership Awards, which are in partnership with international law firm CMS, will take place on Wednesday, September 29 at The Midland, Manchester.
The awards celebrate the people and organisations across the North who are role models for their teams and raise the bar for their competitors.
In a year that has seen the country face the coronavirus crisis, business leaders have had to find a way to deal with the seismic economic impact of this health crisis.
These awards will recognise those individuals who did get it right – who showed the qualities of resilience, innovation, and strong communication while living the values they had talked about when things were going well.
Alex Turner, joint managing director of TheBusinessDesk.com, said: “It was a long judging session to separate the many fine entries we received.
“The quality of the submissions showed the strength of leadership we have in our organisations across the North and give us plenty of reasons to be very optimistic about the future, whatever it may hold.
“Congratulations to everyone who has made the 2021 shortlist and we look forward to celebrating their achievements at the awards dinner in September.”
The judges were CMS partners Howard Gill and Tanya Holt, the overall winner at the 2019 Northern Leadership Awards Taryn Edge, IBM fellow Rashik Parmar, and Shelina Begum and Alex Turner from TheBusinessDesk.com.
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Northern Leadership Awards 2021 Shortlist
Young Leader
Andrew Smith, AM-Clad
Harry Bliss, Champion Health
Kate Hutchinson, The Secret Event Service
Katie Forrest, Dakota Manchester
Tom Maxwell, Twisted Automotive
Public and Third Sector Leader
Kate Hainsworth, Leeds Community Foundation and GiveBradford
Kevin Kiely, Medilink North of England Ltd
Dr Tony Lloyd, ADHD Foundation
Empowering Potential Leader
Gav Winter, RapidSpike
Harry Bliss, Champion Health
John Quinton Barber, Social
Jonathan Seaton, Twinkl
Laura Evison, Kimson Accountancy
Emerging Entrepreneur Leader
Andrew Smith, AM-Clad
Grant Nicholson, Planet-U Energy
Harry Bliss, Champion Health
Kate Hutchinson, The Secret Event Service
Diversity and Inclusion Leader
Alison Treliving, Squire Patton Boggs
Harpreet Banwait, Strong Life Care
Rob Wilson, KPMG
Professional Services Leader
Jackie Hyde, Stanmore Insurance Brokers & dot2dot Nursery Insurance
James Brown, Hall Brown Family Law
Rachel Roche, Roche Legal
Sam Bushell, Brown Turner Ross
Sean Keyes, Sutcliffe
Transformational Leader
Ian Robb, The Vita Group
Justin Whitston, Fleetondemand
Paul Teasdale, PTSG
Rachel Roche, Roche Legal
Sherad Dewedi, Shenward Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors
Company Leader (up to 100 employees)
Barry Leahey MBE, Playdale Playgrounds
Charlotte Bailey, Panintelligence
Dawn Carney, Fresh Pastures & School Milk UK
Mish Liyanage, Mistoria Group
Steve Adams, Mattress Online
Company Leader (100+ employees)
Chris Rea, AESSEAL
Ian Robb, The Vita Group
Martin Port, BigChange
Nick Garthwaite, Christeyns UK
Roger Scarlett-Smith, Thornton & Ross
Best Leadership Programme
Aspire, Mazars
Common Purpose, Common Purpose
OnBoarding Officers, OnBoarding Group
Top 50 City Region Leader: Greater Manchester
John Quinton Barber, Social
John Whelan, My Digital
Mark Parello, Daintree Wealth Management
Matthew Taylor, DA Languages
Top 50 City Region Leader: Leeds
Dawn Carney, Fresh Pastures & School Milk UK
Martin Port, BigChange
Nadean McNaught, naughtone
Paul Teasdale, PTSG
Stuart Clarke, Leeds Digital Festival
Top 50 City Region Leader: Liverpool
Brian Cullen, MAPD Group
Dr Natalie Kenny, BioGrad
Robert White and Nik White, Brabners
Sean Keyes, Sutcliffe
Dr Tony Lloyd, ADHD Foundation
Top 50 City Region Leader: Sheffield
Chris Rea, AESSEAL
Edward Naylor, Naylor Industries
Harpreet Banwait, Strong Life Care
James Harding-Terry, Steetley Corner Group
Paul Fletcher, CC33
Leader of the Year
Will be the outstanding individual chosen from the category winners.
