Winners of West Midlands Finance Awards revealed
JAGUAR Land Rover Chief Financial Officer Kenneth Gregor scooped a Lifetime Achievement Award at the West Midlands Finance Awards.
The gala ceremony – hosted in partnership by specialist recruitment consultancy Robert Walters, the Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and ICAEW – saw a total of 11 individuals and businesses honoured.
Rentokil Initial won the Business of the Year (large) category while Connect Advertising & Marketing won the Business of the Year (SME) gong.
The awards were celebrated by more than 500 guests at the ICC on December 4.
Habiba Khatoon, Associate Director of Robert Walters Birmingham, said: “It’s been hugely encouraging to see such passion and enthusiasm from all of the entrants.
“We’re delighted to have the opportunity to celebrate the outstanding work done by finance professionals in the region and promote the contribution they make to the economic and business landscape of the West Midlands.”
Paul Faulkner, chief executive of Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce, said: “It’s been excellent to see such a strong turnout for the awards and we would like to thank everyone who attended.
“The standard of entries was exceptionally high this year and it made choosing the winners extremely challenging.
“We’d like to congratulate this year’s winners and thank everyone who entered as well as our sponsors for their generous support.”
Tom Madden, Midlands Regional Director of ICAEW, said: “With the Midlands becoming a growing hub for finance activity in the UK, it’s fantastic to have an opportunity to highlight the exceptional achievements of the professionals in region who have been instrumental to this growth.”