Seven directors running businesses based in and around Bristol will this evening find out if they have been successful in the prestigious South West Institute of Directors (IoD) awards.
Competing for the awards, which celebrate excellence in the boardroom, are Nick Sturge, co-founder of the enterprise hub The Engine Shed; Julia Clarke, chief executive of Bristol Community Health; Griff Holland and Ed Brown, founders of the healthy fast food restaurant chain Friska Food; Henry Williams, managing director of Williams Automobiles; Neil Way, managing director of Jeff Way Electrical Services; and Steve Clark, chairman of Budget Pack Environmental.
Bristol Business News, the area’s premium digital platform for authoritative business news, is official media partner of the awards, which will be presented this evening at a ceremony at Bristol’s Paintworks.
Bristol Business News and its sister titles Bath Business News and Swindon Business News will be the have full coverage of the awards ceremony and profiles of the winners.
Bristol Business News is also staging a round table discussion with IoD chief economist James Sproule and some of the region’s leading entrepreneurs – a full report of this prestigious event, chaired by Bristol Business News editor Robert Buckland, will appear in next week’s Bristol Business News e-bulletin.
Nick and Julia are shortlisted in the Public Sector Director of the Year category while Griff and Ed have been jointly shortlisted for Young Director of the Year and the Corporate Responsibility Award.
Also nominated in two categories – Family Business and Corporate Responsibility – is Henry. Neil is also nominated for Family Business Director and Steve Clark, for the Corporate Responsibility award.
The winners from this evening’s awards will go on to compete for the national awards in the autumn.
