Director of the Year Award winners named

Monday 20 July 2020

IoD Jersey and Appleby have released the names of the Director of the Year Awards 2020, which celebrate the achievements of individuals and recognise excellence in the business community.

In the wake of the covid-19 pandemic, IoD Jersey has made changes to the awards recognising three individuals in the Small-Medium Business, Third Sector and Start-up categories, as well as presenting a newly created ‘Chair Award’ for services to the Island.

The winners are:

• Chair Award: Keith Beecham, CEO, Visit Jersey;
• Director of the Year: Start Up: Hannah Gray, Founder and Managing Director, Kojima;
• Third Sector Director of the Year: Jane Moy, CEO, Centre Point Trust;
• Small-Medium Business Director of the Year: Adam Budworth, Director, Grant Thornton.

They were selected by an independent judging panel chaired by Tim Crowley, Managing Director, La Mare Vineyards. He was joined by Alexia McClure (COO, Jersey Business), Tony Moretta (CEO, Digital Jersey), Gailina Liew (NED), Pippa Davidson (Founder, Lean-In Jersey) and Tom Hacquoil (CEO, Pinpoint).

"Whilst it has been a disruptive year for the Awards due to the timing of the COVID-19 pandemic, we still felt that it was important to continue with the categories that we could and honour all the entries that were submitted by selecting deserving winners," Lisa Springate, Chair, IoD Jersey, said. 

"Whilst we have less awards than usual, they are no less important and it’s even more vital to celebrate strong leadership in times of adversity. I’d like to thank our sponsors Appleby and HSBC, whose support has enabled us to still go ahead with the Awards this year. The judges were extremely impressed with all of our applicants and winners. They are all an inspiration and they should be very proud of their achievements."

Tim Crowley, Chair of the IoD Jersey Awards judging panel, added: "The quality was again of an excellent standard this year with each finalist displaying great examples of true leadership. They each clearly showed the qualities we seek to celebrate in the Director of the Year Awards.

"Despite all that has been going on in recent months and the very great challenges we still face, there has never been a more appropriate time to recognise and celebrate our Jersey Directors."