Turnaround sector celebrated at St Nick Awards
THE work carried out by Yorkshire’s turnaround and restructuring firms and professionals has been celebrated at the annual St Nick Awards.
Hosted by Endless, the sixth awards raised held last night raised around £10,000 for charity The Turnaround Foundation, which is supporting the Create Foundation and Lineham Farm this year.
Highlights from the evening saw Howard Smith of KPMG named accountant of the year and Roger Marsh of PwC crowned ‘living legend’.
Garry Wilson, of Endless, said: “There was a huge amount of support for both Howard and Roger, two very popular guys that have done a lot for the restructuring community in Leeds.”
White Young Green won the turnaround of the year award, voted for on the night, and the award was collected by Steve Ellis (PwC), Martin Barron (Deloitte) and Peter Cranston (Eversheds).
The event held at Aspire in Leeds and was attended by 400 people.
The full list of winners was:
Big Firm Accountants – Deloitte
Mid Tier Restructuring Firm – BDO
Boutique Restructuring Firm – Armstrong Watson
Large Law Firm – Walker Morris
Mid Tier / Boutique Law Firm – Clarion
Most Supportive ABL – Aldermore
Most Supportive Bank – Lloyds Banking Group
Best Agency – GVA
Debt Collection Agency – Largo
Recruitment Firm – Sharp Consultancy
Accountant of the Year – Howard Smith, KPMG
Lawyer of the Year – Andrew Smith, Addleshaw Goddard
Banker of the Year – Andrew Morton, RBS
ABL Professional of the Year – David Jones, Aldermore
PA of the Year – Emma Perez, Squire Sanders Hammonds
Rising Star – James Kershaw – PKF, Jo Bull, Ernst & Young
Interim Director/CRO – Julian Cooper
Turnaround of the Year, the Phil Tate Award – White Young Green
Living Legend – Roger Marsh, PwC
