City’s professionals strutt their stuff at charity ball
THE annual FB Fashion Ball – and more than 60 of the city’s professionals – strutted its stuff on the catwalk, raising thousands of pounds for charity.
Staff from businesses across the city got on stage to model the latest trends from French Connection, Accent Clothing, Jigsaw, Hawes & Curtis and Lisa Jayne Dann, in front of a 500-strong audience at this year’s Leeds Fashion Ball.
Founder Lisa Darwin said: “I am ecstatic with the event’s success this year and the tremendous support from the Yorkshire business community which saw the ball, now in its 18th year, reach new heights – the best to date.
During the evening, held at New Dock in Leeds, the Model Employee Awards also took place seeing many businesses and their employees recognised for outstanding achievement.
The winners were:
• Yorkshire Business Leader 2015: Arif Ahmad, PWC, sponsored by Ward Hadaway.
• Outstanding Achievement 2015: Larry Gould, The Big Word, sponsored by Eventium.
• Female Role Model 2015: Justine Osmotherley, Clarion, sponsored by Elevation Recruitment Group
• Male Role Model 2015: Daniel Woodward, Seabrooks, sponsored by Elevation Recruitment Group
• Female Rising Star 2015: Christina Morrison, The Big Word, sponsored by Barclays
• Male Rising Star 2015: Matt Hart, PWC, sponsored by Barclays
• Accountancy Firm 2015: Baker Tilly, sponsored by Reward Capital
• Law Firm with Outstanding Service 2015: Walker Morris, sponsored by Leeds Law Society
• Most Helpful Bank 2015: Barclays, sponsored by PWC
• Best Business To Work For 2015: Addleshaw Goddard, sponsored by Parkinson Lee
• Best Finance Lender 2015: Reward Capital, sponsored by ICAEW
• Marketing/PR Team 2015: Clarion (Jenny Rennocks and Steve Crow), sponsored by the ICAEW.
Ms Darwin added: “Thanks to all our sponsors – Elevation Recruitment Group, Parkinson Lee, Reward Capital, Leeds Law Society, PWC, ICAEW, Clarion and Barclays as well as and TheBusinessDesk.com, Resource, Yorkshire Business Leaders, models, their firms and catwalk partners Renaissance, The Cutting Lounge Hair & Beauty and to everyone who donated amazing prizes and helped behind the scenes, including Raz and the team from New Dock.”
Businesses taking part in the fashion show included Barclays, PwC, Reward Capital, Walker Morris, Addleshaw Goddard, Pinsent Masons, BDO, Eversheds, Deloitte, Seabrooks, Baker Tilly, LCF Law, Squire Patton Boggs, Grant Thornton, BHP, Gordons LLP, Resource, Brewin Dolphin, Schofield Sweeney, DLA Piper, Elevation Recruitment Group, Legatus Law, Mazars, Rothschild and Bond Dickinson.
Next year’s event will take place on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at New Dock, Leeds.
