Shortlist revealed for Institute of Directors Awards
THE Institute of Directors has shortlisted 17 directors from across the region for its annual Yorkshire awards.
Leading the nominations is Herwig Vennekens, managing director of Haribo UK, who is shortlisted for three awards, including overall director of the year.
He will be up against Neil Fisher from Airco Refrigeration & Air Conditioning and Gav Winter from The Test People for the overall prize.
There are seven awards being handed out at the June 11 event, with the winners going forwar to the national awards later in the year.
Chairman of the judging panel Richard Tuplin, who is sales and operations director of Jelf Insurance Partnership, said: “This is a very strong shortlist and it was a tough job for the judges to choose from a high standard of nominations.”
The shortlist is:
Not for Profit / CSR Director of the Year
Delroy Beverley, Property Solutions Incommunities Group Ltd
Keith Rowley, NHS (NOE CPC)
Martin Farrington, Leeds City Council
Young Director
Sophie Jewett, York Cocoa House
William Sutton, Vista
Nik Pratap, Brewster Pratap Recruitment Group
SME Director of the Year
Neil Fisher, Airco Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Ltd
Gav Winter, The Test People
Simon Gray, Boost Drinks Ltd
Keith Jackson, JRI Orthopaedics
Large Company
Herwig Vennekens, Dunhills (Pontefract) PLC (Haribo)
David Hurcomb, NG Bailey Group Ltd
International Director of the Year
Julia Gash, Bag It Don’t Bin It Ltd
Herwig Vennekens, Dunhills (Pontefract) PLC (Haribo)
Keith Jackson, JRI Orthopaedics
North East SME Director of the Year
Daniel Robinson, Gus Robinson Developments Ltd
Pete Watson, Atlas Cloud
Stewart McNicholl, AMS Asbestos Management Services
Dean Benson, Visual Soft (UK) Ltd
Overall Director of the Year
Neil Fisher, Airco Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Ltd
Gav Winter, The Test People
Herwig Vennekens, Dunhills (Pontefract) PLC (Haribo)
