The Jersey branch of the Institute of Directors (IoD) has announced a 25-strong shortlist of individuals for the ninth annual search to find the top leaders across Jersey’s private, public and voluntary sectors.
The winners of the 2018 Jersey Director of the Year Awards, supported by long-term Gold Sponsor Appleby and Silver Sponsor HSBC, will be announced at a black-tie awards dinner on Friday 27th April at the Hotel de France.
Designed to celebrate strong leadership and recognise excellence across the business community and public sector, the Awards this year will feature a number of new categories.
The 2018 shortlist is as follows:
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR FOR INNOVATION
Howard Le Cornu – The Resolution Centre
Tom Noel – JT Global
Russell Newton – Global Advisors
John Woodhouse – Total Solutions Group
Allan Watts – Sleep Well Limited
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR FOR THIRD SECTOR
Lesley Dickie – Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
Ruth Brunton – Brighter Futures
Fiona Kerley – Jersey Hospitality Association
Emelita Robbins – Jersey Hospice Care
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR FOR PUBLIC SECTOR
Amy Bryant – Jersey Finance
Steve Lewis – Highlands College
Andrew Sugden – States of Jersey Police
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Phil Balderson
Charlotte Valeur
Wendy Dorman
NEW/START-UP DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Daniel Butler-Hawkes – Vivilite
Glenda Rivoallan – Soulgenic
Ceri Riddett – C5 Alliance
Johnathon Pereira – Seapower Marine
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR FOR CSR
Adam Budworth – Grant Thornton
Ben Newman – First Names Group
Jamie Racjan – Fungi Delecti
CHAIRMAN’S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP
Tessa Hartmann – Hartmann House
Deanne Le Gresley – G4S
Simon Webster – CPA Global
The panel of judges for this year’s Awards is chaired by Lesley Harrison (Head of HR and Marketing, Sandpiper) and also includes Tim Crowley (Managing Director, La Mare Wine Estate), Monique O’Keefe (Co-Founder, Kairos Wealth) and Paul Savery (Managing Director, Barclays).
Chris Clark, IoD Jersey Chairman, said: “This year’s Awards are an evolution of our flagship initiative, conceived to better reflect the capabilities and value our leaders in Jersey bring to their organisations and the wider community. Once again, we’ve got a really strong shortlist and our Awards dinner in April should be a fantastic occasion. I’d like to thank our long-term Gold Sponsor Appleby as well as our Silver Sponsor HSBC for their ongoing support.”
Michael Cushing, Jersey Managing Partner at Gold Sponsor Appleby, added: “Strong leadership is at the crux of a successful and prosperous community and today’s senior leaders have to demonstrate an increasingly broad range of capabilities. It is therefore pleasing to see real strength and diversity in the shortlist for this year’s new-look Awards.”
Tickets for the Jersey Director of the Year Gala Dinner on 27th April 2018 can be booked via the Events page of the IoD Jersey website www.iod.je. The Awards are supported by Gold Sponsor Appleby, Silver Sponsor HSBC and Video Sponsor Orchid.
