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

Financial Controller of the Year
2022 winner: Adam Phillips, National Express Group PLC

Financial Controller of the Year (Up to £100m turnover)
2023 winner: Thomas Shiels, sk:n

Financial Controller of the Year (£100m+ turnover)
2023 winner: Nick Hopkins, Wolseley

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
2022 winner: Paul Bird, Ampa (SHMA)
2023 winner: Adam Le Van, Strip tinning

Finance Director of the Year (£100m+ turnover)
2019 winner: Andrew Edginton, Gowling WLG
2022 winner: Nicky Thomas, Wolseley
2023 winnner: Ricardo Mantovani, BNP Paribas

Finance Director of the Year (Not For Profit)
2019 winner: BMet
2022 winner: Craig Edondson, Black Country Living Museum
2023 winner: Sultan Hussain, Leonard Cheshire

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
2022 winner: Jemma Youngman, BDO
2023 winner: Cam Brown, Wolseley

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
2022 winner: Kathryn Finch (nee Mason), 2 Sisters Food Group
2023 winner: Jake Haston, BT Group

Finance Team of the Year - 10 people or less
2023 winner: Strip Tinning

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
2022 winner: Tandem Property Asset Management LLP

Finance Team of the Year - 11-20 people
2023 winner: Homeserve

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
2022 winner: Halfords
2023 winner: Gowling WLG

Not-for-Profit Finance Team of the Year
2017 winner: West Midlands Combined Authority
2018 winner: Millennium Point
2019 winner: Orbit Finance Team
2022 winner: Citizen
2023 winner: Leonard Cheshire

Shared Service Centre of the Year 
2016 winner: Tarmac 
2017 winner: Interserve 
2018 winner: Jurys Inn
2019 winner: Britvic
2023 winner: Freightliner

SSC of the Year with Outstanding People & Development  
2017 winner: Sanctuary Group 
2022 winner: LKQ Euro Car Parts

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

Finance Transformation & Change
2022 winner: Linnaeus Veterinary Ltd
2023 winner: LKQ Euro Car Parts

Finance Transformation & Change (Not for Profit)
2023 winner: Agriculture & Horitculture Development Board

Transactional Finance Team of the Year
2022 winner: Citizen, Transactions Team
2023 winner: Cadent

Business Resilience
2022 winner: NAtional Expresss Group PLC

ESG Excellence
2023 winner: Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board 

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