Shortlist revealed for the 2022 Northern Leadership Awards
The 2022 Northern Leadership Awards shortlist has been revealed, with representatives from 50 companies selected by the judges for their outstanding qualities.
The Northern Leadership Awards are in partnership with CMS, Grant Thornton and Quarterdeck and will take place on Wednesday, May 25 at The Queens Hotel, Leeds.
For the first time, the evening awards dinner will follow a half-day Northern Leadership Conference – and tickets for the both events can now be booked here.
The awards celebrate the people and organisations across the North who are role models for their teams 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. The awards offer a great opportunity to recognise and showcase the achievements and success of businesses in the region.
Shelina Begum and Ben Ormsby, North West and Yorkshire editors at TheBusinessDesk.com, said: “It was a fantastic judging session discussing the plethora of fine entries we received.
“The quality of the submissions showed the strength of leadership we have in our organisations across the North and many had a real focus on both the green agenda and on mental wellbeing – a theme continued from the 2021 event where empathetic leadership was key in many of the winners submissions.
“Congratulations to everyone who has made the 2022 shortlist and we look forward to celebrating their achievements at the awards dinner in May.”
The judges were CMS partner Tanya Holt; Grant Thornton partners Rachel Engwell and David Hillan; Kris Northfield, operations director at Quarterdeck; Caroline Pullich, managing partner NFU Mutial and chair Institute of Directors N Yorks, and Shelina Begum and Ben Ormsby from TheBusinessDesk.com.
Northern Leadership Awards 2022 Shortlist
Young Leader
Bhavika Patel, Yourgene Health
Duane Cormell, Realm Recruit
Esta Suma, Female Magik
Mike Lomas, Big Red
Tom Maxwell, Twisted North America
Public and Third Sector Leader
Maggie O’Carroll, The Women’s Organisation
Normandie Wragg, Nugent
Tom Elliott, Medilink North of England
Mentor
Ali McGrath, The Women’s Organisation
Asma Iqbal, Chadwick Lawrence
Barry Leahey MBE, Playdale Playgrounds
Jonathan Sands OBE, Connect Yorkshire
Richard Doyle, Pabasso – Peer Advisory Board Associates
Emerging Entrepreneur Leader
Harpreet Banwait, Banwait Group Holdings
Jake Pear, Pear Hospitality and Retail Group
Jonathan Thompson, Bank North
Marcus Mollinga, YourZooki
Nicola Merritt, Cortus Advisory Group
Diversity and Inclusion Leader
Annette Joseph MBE, Diverse and Equal
Asma Iqbal, Chadwick Lawrence
Jill Williams, Mercia Asset Management
Jodie Hill, Thrive Law
Professional Services Leader
Chris Bishop, Slater Heelis
Fiona Parry, Hill Dickinson
Nik White, Brabners
Paula Myers, Irwin Mitchell
Stephen Church, EY
Transformational Leader
Bobby Thandi, XR Games
David Bond, Sheffield Forgemasters
Joanna Swash, Moneypenny
Peadar O’Reilly, Praetura Group
Sucheet Amin, inCase
Green Leader
Ashwin Kumaraswamy, Mercia Asset Management PLC
Amer Gaffar, Manchester Fuel Cell Innovation Centre
Chris Bingham, Craggs Energy Group
Neil Court-Johnston, Zotefoams
Stephen O’Malley, Civic Engineers
William Beer, Tunley Engineering
Company Leader (up to 100 employees)
Andy Kerr, BOXT
Dawn Carney, Fresh Pastures & School Milk UK
Harry Bliss, Champion Health
Jamie Hinton, Razor
Paul Hallet, Vet AI
Company Leader (100+ employees)
Andrea Challis and Robert Kearsley, Partington’s Holiday Centres
David Bond, Sheffield Forgemasters
Gemma Smith, Strata
Joanna Swash, Moneypenny/span>
Oliver North, Venari
Top 50 City Region Leader: Greater Manchester
Jon Dutton, Rugby League World Cup 2021
Matthew Taylor, DA Languages
Shaun Hinds, Manchester Central
Top 50 City Region Leader: Leeds
Bobby Thandi, XR Games
Paul Teasdale, Premier Technical Services Group
Sophie Conboy, Connect Yorkshire
Top 50 City Region Leader: Liverpool
Dr Natalie Kenny, BioGrad
Ged MacDomhnall, The Climbing Hangar
Maggie O’Carroll, The Women’s Organisation
Sean Keyes, Sutcliffe
Top 50 City Region Leader: Sheffield
Alexis Krachai, Counter Context & Sheffield Chamber of Commerce
David Bond, Sheffield Forgemasters
Tom Elliot, Medilink North of England
Leader of the Year
Will be the outstanding individual chosen from the category winners.
