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Winners Hall of Fame
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
2024 winner: Peter Skelton, Services for Independant Living
2025 winner: Lara Parkinson, Arvato SCM UK Ltd
Financial Controller of the Year (£100m+ turnover)
2023 winner: Nick Hopkins, Wolseley
2024 winner: Ross Geary, Mattioli Woods
2025 winner: Tom Kavanagh, Cyncly
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/CFO of the Year
2024 winner: Maribeth Keeling, Kanes Foods Limited
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
2025 winner: Joe Hyland, Attraction World Group
Finance Director of the Year (£100m+ turnover)
2019 winner: Andrew Edginton, Gowling WLG
2022 winner: Nicky Thomas, Wolseley
2023 winnner: Ricardo Mantovani, BNP Paribas
2025 winner: Nicky Thomas, Wolseley
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
2024 winner: Steve Dainty, Canal & River Trust
2025 winner: Zoe Rossi-O'Callaghan, St Basil's
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
2025 winner: Jordan Anderson, XPO Logistics
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
2024 winner: John Donaghy, BNP PAribas Personal Finance
2025 winner: Jeremy Cooper, BNP Paribas Personal Finance
Rising Star of the Year - Transaction Non Qualified
2024 winner: Gurneet Mann, Freightliner Group
Rising Star of the Year - Accountancy Non Qualified
2024 winner: Gurneet Mann, Freightliner Group
Finance Team of the Year - 10 people or less
2023 winner: Strip Tinning
2024 winner: TNS Catering Management Limited
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
2025 winner: Wabtec UK Ltd
Finance Team of the Year - 11-20 people
2023 winner: Homeserve
2024 winner: The QHotels Collection
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
2024 winner: Mattioli Woods
2025 winner: XPO Logistics
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
2024 winner: Gordon Moody
2025 winner: Reliance Social Housing CIC
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
2024 winner: OneAdvanced
2025 winner: Cyncly
Finance Transformation & Change (Not for Profit)
2023 winner: Agriculture & Horitculture Development Board
2025 winner: Aston University
Transactional Finance Team of the Year
2022 winner: Citizen, Transactions Team
2023 winner: Cadent
2024 winner: Cromwell
2025 winner: Cadent Gas
Business Resilience
2022 winner: National Expresss Group PLC
ESG Excellence
2023 winner: Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board
2024 winner: Canal & River Trust
2025 winner: DPRG
