IoD awards celebrating best leaders
THE IoD Wales has revealed its Director of the Year award winners.
Held at the ICC Wales in Newport yesterday, winners included Joanna Swash, chief executive of Moneypenny, and Nigel Greenaway, chief executive of GS Verde Group.
Former Admiral CEO David Stevens also received the chairman’s award for excellence in director and board practice.
IoD Wales chair Richard Selby said: “Without doubt, David’s success on a global scale with insurance giant Admiral has been phenomenal, but he also demonstrates the selfless, charitable and humble side of being a great leader every day.”
A keynote speech for the event was delivered by the Football Association of Wales’ chief executive Noel Mooney. Nations manager at IoD Wales, Jo Price said: “We couldn’t have been more pleased to award and publicly recognise our worthy winners. The judging panel had a tough task selecting from the shortlist, but each winner demonstrated exemplary leadership and achievements, despite a challenging few years behind them.
“Thank you to all of our sponsors for helping us to create such a fantastic event at ICC Wales and we can’t wait to see and hear all about the work of our fantastic winners in years to come.”
Dean of Cardiff Business School, Professor Rachel Ashworth said: “We’re so proud to sponsor this annual celebration of excellence in Welsh business and leadership. Every year I’m inspired by the innovation, creativity and ambitions of the nominees, and always look forward to celebrating their achievements and successes at the awards ceremony.”
She added: “The past two years have brought some of the most difficult operating conditions possible, forcing businesses to reassess their models and respond to change in extreme circumstances. In doing so, they have provided major societal and economic contributions to communities right across Wales at such an important time.”