Keynote speaker announced for Yorkshire Finance Leaders Awards 2021

Leeds Rhinos legend Jamie Peacock MBE will be the guest speaker for this year’s Yorkshire Finance Leaders Awards, taking place on Thursday 11 November at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds.

The former professional rugby league captain, who won numerous accolades during his sporting career including Man of Steel, Players’ Player of the Year and Rugby League Writers’ Player of the Year, has turned his attention to wellbeing, mentoring and motivational speaking since retiring from the game. Peacock is also a prolific fundraiser for local charities and recently ran the 2021 London Marathon to help raise money for Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice.

He said: “I am very much looking forward to speaking at the Yorkshire Finance Leaders Awards in November. Due to the challenges we have all faced over the last 18 months, developing resilience at both an individual level and as part of a wider team has been never been more important. Creating a winning team dynamic and culture within any organisation is the key to achieving success.”

The Yorkshire Finance Leaders Awards sponsored by accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP, leading global professional services firm Aon plc, recruitment group Brewster Partners and Lloyds Bank celebrates Yorkshire’s finest finance directors, chief financial officers, financial controllers and in-house finance teams. This year’s awards categories recognise the efforts and achievements of Yorkshire’s finance professionals amongst the region’s private, international, public and private equity-backed companies.

This year the judges were impressed by the exceptionally high standard of nominations. The final winners will be announced and celebrated at a black-tie awards ceremony on November 11 at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.

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