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Coming soon: The IoD Director
of the Year Awards 2021
IoD Midlands is delighted to announce
that the 2021 Director of the Year awards
will be opening for entries very soon.
Last year this annual event was held
online, courtesy of our partners at the DRP
Group in Kidderminster.
Expertly compered by IoD West and
East Midlands chairs Brian Hall and Gary
Headland, it offered “a truly inspiring
insight into the hard work that has gone
on to keep businesses moving throughout
2020,” Brian said; “the perfect antidote to
all the doom and gloom surrounding the
pandemic.”
Big winners in 2020 were Jonathan
Hemus of Insignia Crisis and Reputation
Management, and Peter Jarvis of
Comtechs, who were named Director of
the Year in the SME Business and Large
Business (over £50m t/o) categories
respectively, while the prestigious Chairs’
Awards went to Dr Clive Hickman in the
West Midlands and Pat Doody
in the East Midlands.
This year the event will
highlight those directors
who have flourished
despite the constraints
of Covid-19, inspiring
their organisations to
growth and expansion
will keeping their
DIRECTOR
OF THE YEAR
AWARDS 2021
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
LARGE BUSINESS
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
SME
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
FAMILY BUSINESS
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
START-UP
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
THIRD SECTOR
Entries will be open soon!
employees focused, positive and
motivated.
See the graphic above for
this year’s awards
categories, and look out
for more information
about how to enter
and/or nominate
other directors at
www.iod.com.
A celebration of leadership talent, success and achievement
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
INTERNATIONAL
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
INNOVATION
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
YOUNG
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
AGILITY & RESILIENCE
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
CSR
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
NON-EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
PUBLIC SECTOR
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
SUSTAINABILITY
“It was such an honour to be a finalist in the Family Business sector, and I am now
absolutely thrilled to be the winner. I accept this award on behalf of my whole
team at Wathall’s who work so hard to provide the services we offer.”
Helen Wathall, Founder & Director, Wathall’s;
Winner, Midlands Director of the Year Awards 2020
Alternatively, if you would like to
keep up-to-date with the awards
process, email Cari Grice at
Cari.Grice@iod.com.
2020 Winners: Dr Clive
Hickman (far left) and
above, Pat Doody
Information at your fingertips
One of the most popular benefits of IoD membership is the Information
Advisory Service, through which members can ask our research department
for information on 25 occasions through the year. One member contacted the
IoD West Midlands office to record their satisfaction: “I contacted the
Information Service to help research export opportunities within Asia and
Africa, two sectors we had never looked at before. I was allocated a specific
contact in the research team who took the time to understand the nature of my
request, to ensure that the output met with my requirements. The answers were
delivered within 48 hours of my initial request and far exceeded my expectations.
“It will also play a key part in delivering growth for my business! ”
Make your voice heard...!
The IoD runs Policy Voice, a way to gauge
the opinions and thoughts of its members,
which it then uses to formulate policies to
be fed back to the Government in
Westminster. To get involved and have your
say, register now at
iod.com/policyvoice
Members’ magazine
Tell us what’s happening in your world: we are always
looking for interesting and relevant editorial for the
magazine and online, so please speak to
Cari Grice or Sophie Breeden about any content you may
have. There are also opportunities to advertise in this
magazine. For more details speak to Colin Regan at
Chamber Media Services (details on pg 3) and see how the IoD Midlands
magazine can be part of your marketing plan.
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