West Midlands Finance Awards previous winners

Excellence in Diversity

  • 2018 winner: Mondelez
  • 2019 winner: Gowling WLG

Business Innovation

  • 2018 winner: Student Roost
  • 2019 winner: Britvic

Finance Director of the Year

  • 2016 winner: Neil Smith, Gately Plc
  • 2017 winner: Mark Wilson, Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd
  • 2018 winner: Andrew Parris, Tarmac

Finance Director of the Year (up to £100m turnover)

  • 2019 winner: Jenny Young, Castleton

Finance Director of the Year (£100m+ turnover)

  • 2019 winner: Andrew Edginton, Gowling WLG

Finance Director of the Year (Not For Profit)

  • 2019 winner: BMet

Rising star of the year - Non/Part-Qualified 

  • 2016 winner: Mike Carter, Halfords Group Plc
  • 2017 winner: Sarah Russell, Halfords Group Plc
  • 2018 winner: Jayne Cathorne, Birmingham City University
  • 2019 winner: Clair Allen, Halfords Group plc

Rising Star of the Year - Qualified 

  • 2016 winner: Richard Guest, BT Fleet
  • 2017 winner: James Credicott, VFS Financial Services Ltd
  • 2018 winner: Chelsey Joanne Bird, Terberg RosRoca
  • 2019 winner: Liam Butler, Dudley Building Society

Finance Team of the Year - 20 people or less

  • 2016 winner: Volvo Financial Services
  • 2017 winner: Hawthorn Leisure Ltd 
  • 2018 winner: Rehability UK
  • 2019 winner: CrossCountry Trains

Finance Team of the Year - Over 20 people

  • 2016 winner: London Midland
  • 2017 winner: DPD Group UK Ltd
  • 2018 winner: McDonald's
  • 2019 winner: Gowling WLG

Not-for-Profit Finance Team of the Year

  • 2017 winner: West Midlands Combined Authority
  • 2018 winner: Milleninium Point 
  • 2019 winner: Orbit Finance Team

Shared Service Centre of the Year 

  • 2016 winner: Tarmac 
  • 2017 winner: Interserve 
  • 2018 winner: Jurys Inn
  • 2019 winner: Britvic

SSC of the Year with Outstanding People & Development  

  • 2017 winner: Sanctuary Group 

Large Business of the Year

  • 2016 winner: Rentokil Initial 
  • 2017 winner: Rentokil Initial

SME Buisness of the Year 

  • 2016 winner: Connect Advertising & Marketing LLP
  • 2017 winner: Hawthorn Leisure 
Business of the Year
  • 2018 winner: Student Roost

Mentor of the Year 

  • 2016 winner: Sharon Walton, GVA
  • 2017 winner: Ben Herring, Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd

Training Body of the Year 

  • 2016 winner: University of Birmingham 
Lifetime Achievement Award 
  • 2016 winner: Kenneth Gregor, Chief Financial Officer at Jaguar Land Rover
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    Businesses and finance professionals from across the West Midlands celebrated winners and shortlisted nominees for the West Midlands Finance Awards on the 5th December 2019 at the ICC in Birmingham.
"We are delighted to win this award! There has been a huge amount of effort & time gone into the last 12 months in terms of taking the business from where we are to where we are now."

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