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The Jersey branch of the Institute of Directors (IoD) has revealed the 25-strong shortlist of individuals for the ninth annual Jersey Director of the Year Awards.
The panel of judges for this year’s Awards is chaired by Lesley Harrison (Head of HR and Marketing, Sandpiper) and also includes Tim Crowley (Managing Director, La Mare Wine Estate), Monique O’Keefe (Co-Founder, Kairos Wealth) and Paul Savery (Managing Director, Barclays).
Designed to celebrate strong leadership and recognise excellence across the business community and public sector, the Awards feature a number of new categories this year. For the first time, directors will be recognised in Innovation, Public/Third Sector, Non-Exec, New/Start-Up and Corporate Social Responsibility, with an additional Chairman’s Award being given for Excellence in Leadership.
Commenting on Tom Noel's nomination, JT Chief Executive Officer Graeme Millar said: “I’m delighted to see Tom shortlisted for these prestigious awards. Having been honoured to have received an IoD award in 2012, I’m aware that Jersey is fortunate to have so many capable leaders and it is important that we recognise and celebrate their contribution.
“Tom’s nomination also recognises the important contribution of JT International, which not only allows JT to invest global revenues back into the Channel Islands but also enables new technologies to be used locally, such as an innovative low-power radio network that we have recently built in partnership with Sony.”
Pictured: Chris Clark, IoD Jersey Chairman.
Chris Clark, IoD Jersey Chairman, said: "This year’s Awards are an evolution of our flagship initiative, conceived to better reflect the capabilities and value our leaders in Jersey bring to their organisations and the wider community. Once again, we’ve got a really strong shortlist and our Awards dinner in April should be a fantastic occasion. I’d like to thank our long-term Gold Sponsor Appleby as well as our Silver Sponsor HSBC for their ongoing support.”
Michael Cushing, Jersey Managing Partner at Gold Sponsor Appleby, added: “Strong leadership is at the crux of a successful and prosperous community and today’s senior leaders have to demonstrate an increasingly broad range of capabilities. It is therefore pleasing to see real strength and diversity in the shortlist for this year’s new-look Awards.”
The winners will be announced at a black-tie awards dinner on 27 April at the Hotel de France.
Pictured: Gyles Brandreth entertaining the 300-strong crowd at the 2017 Awards dinner.
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