Inspiring Business by Sharing Success
Added by Love Business East Midlands | 19 November 2020
The winners were unveiled at a virtual awards ceremony, streamed live on (12 Nov) to an audience of business leaders from across the East and West Midlands.
It was the first time that the IoD East and West Midlands regions had joined forces for the prestigious awards.
The Chair’s Award for Excellence and Board Practice for the East Midlands went to Pat Doody, chair of Great Lincolnshire LEP.
Gary Headland, chair, IoD East Midlands, said:
“This year’s awards attracted an excellent standard of entries and for the judges, choosing the winners in each category was no mean feat. Innovation, leadership and determination were among the qualities which shone through in our 2020 winners.”
Award winners were announced by this year’s category sponsors: BHSF, Business Link magazine, Schroders Personal Wealth Management, Finance 4 Business, Midlands Engine Investment Fund, Morningside Pharmaceuticals, Nelsons Solicitors, Smith and Williamson, University of Lincoln and University of Wolverhampton.
The winners are:
Large Director of the Year – Peter Jarvis – Contechs Ltd, West Midlands
Third Sector Director of the Year – Toby Porter – Acorns Children's Hospice, West Midlands
Start-up Director of the Year – Tracey Paxton – The Employee Resilience Company Ltd, West Midlands
Highly commended – Sonu Bubna, Shopper.com, West Midlands
SME Director of the Year – Jonathan Hemus – Insignia Crisis and Reputation Management, West Midlands
Highly commended – Ian Walters, SLC Rail, West Midlands
Public Sector Director of the Year – Bill Skelly – Lincolnshire Police, East Midlands
Non-Executive Director of the Year – James Pinchbeck – Lincoln College Group, East Midlands
Director of the Year for Innovation – Chris Clay – Escalate Law, East Midlands
Highly commended – Steven Greenall, Warwick Music Group, West Midlands
Director of the Year for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion – Roger Dix – Wesleyan, West Midlands
Highly commended – Mark Esho, Easy Internet Services, Easy Internet Solutions, DREME Ltd and Access Rating CIC, East Midlands
Family Director of the Year – Helen Wathall – Wathall’s, East Midlands
Director of the Year for Social Value & Sustainability Impact – Kevin Watson – Amadeus, West Midlands
Highly commended – Dale Parmenter, DRPG, West Midlands
Young Director of the Year - Suleman Sacraine – The GP Service (UK) Limited, West Midlands
Highly commended – Daniel Evans, Birmingham Enterprise Community CIC, West Midlands
Picture: Pat Doody