The Institute of Directors (IoD) has announced the winners of its Midlands Director of the Year Awards 2021.
The winners were unveiled at awards ceremonies at the National Space Centre, Leicester and The Grand Hotel, Birmingham.
The Chair’s Award for Excellence for the East Midlands went to Kerrin Wilson, Assistant Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police.
Gary Headland, IoD East Midlands regional chair, said: “Congratulations go to all our winners who demonstrated excellence and outstanding success in their individual sectors.”
The winners are:
Young Director of the Year – Adam Kiani, PT Academy, West Midlands
Agility and Resilience Director of the Year – Marisa Firkins, Safety Forward, West Midlands
Start-Up Director of the Year – Matthew Bacon, TCC Casemix, East Midlands
Sustainability Director of the Year – Dale Parmenter, DRPG, West Midlands
Highly commended – Lee Marshall, Viridis Building Services, East Midlands
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Director of the Year – Sube Liburd, ABSTRACT, East Midlands
Public Sector Director of the Year – Kerrin Wilson, Lincolnshire Police, East Midlands
CSR Director of the Year – Dale Parmenter, DRPG, West Midlands and Bushra Ali, Bushra Ali Solicitors, East Midlands
Highly commended – Emma Hallam, Alex’s Wish, East Midlands
Family Director of the Year – Ashish Kumar, Web Alliance, East Midlands
Highly commended – Julie Jordan-Spence, Jordan Motors, East Midlands
SME Director of the Year – Alex Roberts, Forest Holidays, East Midlands
Non-Executive Director of the Year – Shameem Kazmi, Birmingham County Football Association (supported by Britvic plc), West Midlands
Highly commended – Philip Brooks-Stephenson, Backlit, East Midlands
Innovation Director of the Year – Matthew Bacon, TCC Casemix, East Midlands
Highly commended – Tom Marsden, Lincoln College Group, East Midlands
Third Sector Director of the Year – Andrew Thompson, Groundwork West Midlands
