The crème de la crème of Scotland’s business leaders have been shortlisted for this year’s Director of the Year Awards.
The ceremony is to be held at Glasgow’s Crowne Plaza Hotel on Thursday 17 March 2016.
Announced today, a shortlist of 42 Scottish directors will go through to the final stages, competing for awards across nine main categories and six regional categories.
The Awards shine a light on Scotland’s most successful business Directors, Partners, Chairs, NXDs and entrepreneurs from 2015, leading any size of organisation, firm or social enterprise.
It is a celebration of Scotland’s diverse business life applauding those individuals whose creativity, leadership and responsible business practices have led to success for their organisation and the Scottish community. Categories include big business, SMEs, charities and the public sector with a special emphasis on sustainability and working practices singling out directors that foster ‘employee positive’ policies.
David Watt, Executive Director of the Institute of Directors Scotland, commented: “Quality leadership is the very definition of success within our businesses, civic institutions and third sector organisations, and for the Director of the Year Awards we will celebrate the very best of Scotland’s directors – the inspirers, visionaries, innovators and strategists that make Scottish businesses prosper.”
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Award Category |
Shortlist |
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Director of the Year (Turnover over £15m) |
Craig Anderson, The Scottish Salmon Company Peter Bruce, Entier Limited Alan Foy, Smart Metering Systems Plc Andy Lothian, Insights Learning and Development Ltd Angela Vickers, Apex Hotels Ltd |
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Director of the Year (Turnover up to £15m) |
Rory Cameron, Cobbs Group Ken Dalgleish, Aspen People Ltd Jim Duffy, Entrepreneurial Spark Jennifer Paice, Safe Deposits Scotland Sara Speirs, Spectrum Service Solutions Ltd |
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Emerging Director |
Nathalie Agnew, Muckle Media Magnus Houston, Coast & Glen Ltd Robert Speir, Golden Charter Ltd Chris Thewlis, GTS Solutions CIC |
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Female Director |
Roz Cuschieri, Genius Foods Louise Macdonald OBE, Young Scot Sara Speirs, Spectrum Service Solutions Ltd Angela Vickers, Apex Hotels Ltd |
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Non-Executive Director |
Angus Hogg - Chairman, Carnegie UK Trust Lesley Knox - Chairman of V&A Museum of Design, Dundee and Chairman of Grosvenor Group Linda Urquhart OBE – NXD, Scottish Enterprise, Edinburgh Airport, Adam & Company |
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Public Sector Director |
Sharon McKenzie, Fife Council Prof Anton Muscatelli, University of Glasgow Damien Yeates, Skills Development Scotland |
Third Sector Director |
Josh Littlejohn, Social Bite Louise Macdonald OBE, Young Scot Jennifer Paice, SafeDeposits Scotland James Wells, EMMS International |
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Director Award for Family Friendly and Flexible Working |
Bonnie Clarke, Badenoch & Clark Ken Dalgleish, Aspen People Ltd Julie McLauchlin, Perceptive Communicators Bruce Tait, BTA (Bruce Tait Associates) |
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Director Award for a Carer Friendly, Healthy Workplace |
Sharon McKenzie, Fife Council Alastair Muir, NATS Ltd Jennifer Roe, Carers Link Frank Sweeney, Cunninghame Housing Association Group of Companies |
In addition to the main director categories, awards made across the six regions will see individuals honoured as Regional Directors of the Year.
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Shortlist for Regional Directors of the Year |
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Aberdeen & Grampian Director of the Year |
Peter Bruce, Entier Limited Edel Harris, Cornerstone Colin Welsh, Simmons & Company International Ltd |
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Edinburgh, Lothians & the Borders Director of the Year |
Craig Anderson, The Scottish Salmon Company Josh Littlejohn, Social Bite Louise Macdonald OBE, Young Scot |
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Fife & Central Scotland Director of the Year |
Craig Letton, MRM - Managed Response Marketing Paul McGowan, First Scotland East/ Midland Bluebird Ltd Bruce Tait, BTA (Bruce Tait Associates) |
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Glasgow & West of Scotland Director of the Year |
Martin Darroch, Harper Macleod LLP Alan Foy, Smart Metering Systems Plc Prof Anton Muscatelli, University of Glasgow Damien Yeates, Skills Development Scotland |
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Highlands & Islands Director of the Year |
Lisa Buchanan, Cantraybridge College Jennifer Hallwood, TEFL.org Ingrid Webb, COPE LTD |
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Tayside Director of the Year |
Michael Callachan, MTC Media Ltd Eric Duncan, James Aimer Limited Greig Johnston, Insights Learning and Development Ltd |
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