Winners announced in national Director of the Year Awards
We are delighted to announce the winners of our national Director of the Year Awards 2023.
Covering the whole of England, the awards showcase and celebrate the leadership, achievements and contributions of business leaders across a range of categories from Sustainability to Innovation and Chartered Director.
This year, the 120 year anniversary of the Institute, we celebrated the first England-wide awards held since 2018, bringing directors from all corners of the country together for a black-tie awards ceremony held at the organisation’s prestigious headquarters at 116 Pall Mall.
The 2023 national winners are:
Equality Diversity and Inclusion
- Sarah Gobran and Matt Pinches, Guildford Shakespeare Company
Sustainability
- Paul H Jones FRSC, Bitrez Group Ltd, Wigan
- Highly commended: Jens Gemmel von Döllinger, Public Sector Reformist, London
- Highly commended: James Horseman, Horseman Coaches Ltd, Berkshire
Non-Executive Director – sponsored by NJR
- Paul Cadman, Steps To Work, Walsall
Start Up & Young
- Eleni Polychroniadou, Sintali, Rickmansworth
Public and Third Sector
- Sonya Chowdhury, Action for M.E., Keynsham
- Highly commended: Jens Gemmel von Döllinger, Public Sector Reformist, London
Family Business – sponsored by Meta Advisors
- William English CBE, Owen English & Son, Kent
- Highly commended: Steve Rigby, Rigby Group Plc, Stratford-upon-Avon
- Highly commended: Julianne Ponan MBE, Creative Nature, West Moseley
Innovation – sponsored by Allica Bank
- Mandeep Athwal, School of Coding, Wolverhampton
- Highly commended: William English CBE, Owen English & Son, Kent
Small-Medium Enterprise – sponsored by Halo Financial
- Julianne Ponan MBE, Creative Nature, West Moseley
- Highly commended: Jonathan Chapman, Burns & McDonnell, Birmingham
- Highly commended: Jessica de Vere, Stage One Creative Services Ltd, York
- Highly commended: Kate Sikora, Noble Performs, Bristol
- Highly commended: James Horseman, Horseman Coaches Ltd, Berkshire
Chartered Director – sponsored by the Institute of Directors
- Alk Brand CDir, Westfalia Fruit International, Kent
- Highly commended: Tsira Kemularia-Kartozia CDir, Shell, London
