Seven individuals representing the private, public and voluntary sectors in Jersey were recognised for their leadership qualities and outstanding achievements at a black-tie awards event on Friday 17 May.
The winners of the 2019 Jersey Director of the Year Awards, organised by IoD Jersey and kindly supported by long-term Gold Sponsor Appleby and Silver Sponsor HSBC, were selected by an independent judging panel and announced in front of an audience of 250 senior business representatives and politicians at the Awards dinner held at the Royal Yacht Hotel.
The winners are:
- Director of the Year – Corporate Social Responsibility: Chris Van Den Berg, Director, PwC Channel Islands
- Young Director of the Year: Natalie Passmore, Finance Director, Jersey Water
- Public Sector Director of the Year: Tony Moretta, Chief Executive Officer, Digital Jersey
- International Director of the Year: Tim Brown, Chief Executive Officer, Jersey Post
- Third Sector Director of the Year: Dina Cook, Chief Operating Officer, Wetwheels Jersey
- Director of the Year – Start Up: Tom Hacquoil, Chief Executive Officer, Pinpoint
- Large Business Director of the Year: Andrew McLaughlin, Chief Executive Officer, RBS International
The event was hosted by guest speaker, renowned writer, broadcaster, former MP and Government Whip, Gyles Brandreth. The judging panel for the Awards was chaired by Tim Crowley, Managing Director, La Mare Vineyards. He was joined on the panel by Emelita Robbins (CEO – Jersey Hospice), Dr Lesley Dickie (CEO – Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust), Graeme Smith (CEO – Jersey Business) and Lisa Springate (Head of Technical – Jersey Finance).
A total of 23 senior professionals and directors had initially been shortlisted across all categories for the Awards, which are designed to celebrate the achievements of individuals and recognise excellence in the business community.
This is the tenth year that this important business event has been supported and sponsored by Appleby. Michael Cushing, Partner at Gold Sponsor Appleby, says:
“The IoD Awards provide a crucial opportunity to recognise and applaud exceptional directors, from across all industry sectors, and Appleby are proud to have supported the awards since their inception in 2010. This year’s Awards have again highlighted those exceptional leaders demonstrating the skills and drive required to lead, adapt and develop their organisations in the dynamic and challenging environments in which they operate.”
Tim Crowley, Chair of the IoD Jersey Awards judging panel, says:
“This year the judging process for the Jersey awards moved to a new online portal, following the UK national awards model. The judging panel work independently in their evaluation and the results reflect the consistently high calibre of these industry leaders. Personally, it was the passion for their roles, the clear vision in times of true adversity and their ability to focus their teams on clear goals that stood out for me. The judging was indeed hard work but we truly enjoyed it and were inspired by these great people. Jersey continues to produce professionals in leadership to a national and international standard and we congratulate all those shortlisted and of course our winners.”
The shortlist for the 2019 Jersey Director of the Year Awards was as follows:
- Director of the Year – Large Business
- Michael Clarke – UBS
- Andrew McLaughlin – RBSI
- Alan Merry – Ports of Jersey
- Young Director of the Year
- Trina Channing-Rudd – Whitmill
- Natalie Passmore – Jersey Water
- Dan Williams – Comnexa
- Third Sector Director of the Year
- Dina Cook – Wetwheels
- Aidan McAvinue – Jersey Community Partnership / Grace Crocker Foundation / Jersey Round Island Challenge / Family First
- Melissa Nobrega – Caring Cooks
- Public Sector Director of the Year
- Mark Capern – Jersey Youth Service
- Sophie Le Sueur – Customer & Local Services
- Tony Moretta – Digital Jersey
- Darren Scott – Channel Islands Lottery
- International Director of the Year
- Tim Brown – Jersey Post
- Tim Childe – Quilter Cheviot
- Simon Mackenzie – Intertrust
- Director of the Year – Corporate Social Responsibility
- Louise Bracken-Smith – Fairway
- Ashley Cox – ZEDRA
- Simon Nash – Jersey Good Business Charter
- Chris Van Den Berg – PwC
- Director of the Year – Start Up
- Tom Hacqouil – Pinpoint
- Lee Madden – GR8 Recruitment
- Glenda Rivoallan – Soulgenic
