ELEVEN of the East of England’s most inspiring business leaders have been entered into the Institute of Directors (IoD) National Director of the Year Awards, which will take place at the Brewery in London on 18th October 2019.

The IoD national awards ceremony brings together the winners of the regional heats which were honoured earlier this year.

These include the winners of the IoD East of England Director of the Year Awards which were celebrated on Friday 14th June 2019 at the Jockey Club Rooms in Newmarket.

Entered by business leaders, entrepreneurs, government and media representatives, the IoD Director of the Year Awards recognise the leadership talent and success of directors from diverse businesses across the UK.

The following category winners of the IoD East of England Director of the Year Awards will now progress to be considered for the national awards:

Chairman’s Award sponsored by PLMR- Jon Camp, Tube Tech International

Young Director of the Year- Lara Fox, Objective IT

Third Sector Director of the Year- Patrick Peal, East Anglia Air Ambulance

Start-Up Director of the Year- Kane Halsey, Pickr

Small-Medium Company Director of the Year in partnership with Code Investing- Ashton Hunt, Tees Law

Public Sector Director of the Year in partnership with Bamboo- Karen Livingstone, SBRI Healthcare

Non-Executive Director of the Year- Cedi Frederick, Article Consulting Ltd

International Director of the Year in partnership with Corporate Traveller- Jon Camp, Tube Tech International

Innovation Director of the Year in partnership with Hastee Pay- Andy Mead, The Finishing Line Ltd

Inclusivity Director of the Year in partnership with Jaguar- Leona Barr-Jones, Focus7 International Ltd

Family Business Director of the Year sponsored by Greene & Greene Solicitors- Richard Gilkes, Stort Chemicals Ltd.

CSR Director of the Year in partnership with Iosh- Laura Morrison, Your Telemarketing Ltd

IoD East of England Regional Director, Simone Robinson commented;

“We refer to the East of England region as the ‘Enterprising East’ as it is an area recognised for business start-ups and scale-ups. Our regional winners have shown passion and dedication and are all shining lights for the Enterprising East. We wish them the best of luck on 18th October”.

For further details on the IoD Director of the Year Awards 2019, including how to book tickets, visit iodawards.com