Jersey Director of the Year Awards 2026

This award is designed to celebrate those directors working in a business that employs under 100 employees. This award will go to the business that can show outstanding initiative, boldness and imagination in enterprise, sustainability, as well as sound management practice, good corporate governance and commercial success.

This award recognises exceptional talent among leaders of Jersey’s major organisations. It looks for directors displaying courage and vision in decision-making to keep their business ahead of the competition and whose leadership is based on knowledge, skills and a strong ethical mindset.

This award recognises directors that have achieved success through bringing an innovative or disruptive approach to their marketplace. These improvements may include but are not limited to improved commercial performance, operational effectiveness, and customer engagement.

This award recognises upcoming directors and entrepreneurs who are senior managers, have started to operate at director level or have set up their own business in the last three years. You should already demonstrate excellent innovation of thought, ability, ambition and vision, as well as a recognition of the importance of good corporate governance. What sets you apart from other aspiring leaders on the Jersey business scene?

The public relies on good public services, which in turn rely on good leadership. This award is open to leaders of public services, including public agencies, national bodies and governmental departments.

This award is open to directors of Third Sector organisations and leaders of public services, including public agencies, national bodies and governmental departments. The judges are looking for leaders that can demonstrate how to get the best out of others’ professional expertise. You will have a compelling vision and demonstrate a commitment to empowering others, inclusive decision-making, collaborative leadership, and innovative solutions to fulfil your organisational purpose and values.

This award is aimed at leaders who can demonstrate how they integrate the success and smooth running of their business with a strong sense of social responsibility and corporate values and is designed to recognise the most ethical, socially responsible or green business leader in the UK.

This award celebrates directors who play a leading role in establishing an environment where everyone – regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race or cultural background or disability – can flourish and succeed at work.

NEDs can bring exceptional value to any organisation; their role is to provide a creative contribution to the board by providing independent oversight and constructive challenge to the executive directors on a broad range of subjects. The most important qualities are judgement, wisdom and the ability to gain respect and attention from their colleagues.

This award is the highest accolade in the Director of the Year Awards, recognising the personal imprint of the UK’s most high-profile leaders on the culture and success of their organisations through outstanding professionalism and the implementation of best practice in governance and leadership.