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Hosted by Sir Trevor McDonald, the IoD North West Director of the Year Awards 2007 took place on 20th September at the City of Manchester Stadium. Over seven hundred guests gathered to celebrate the achievements of the best directors in the North West. We are now accepting Nominations for Directors of the Year and Young Directors of the Year from across the region for the 2008 Awards.

The aim of the Awards is to recognise and to celebrate the contribution of directors in their businesses and in the community. We are not looking primarily for the most profitable, fastest growing or biggest companies although obviously, the performance of the company will be taken into account.

Award Categories:

  • Cheshire
    • Young Director of the Year*
    • Director of the Year
  • Cumbria
    • Young Director of the Year*
    • Director of the Year
  • Lancashire
    • Young Director of the Year*
    • Director of the Year
  • Liverpool
    • Young Director of the Year*
    • Director of the Year
  • Manchester
    • Young Director of the Year*
    • Director of the Year
  • The Rising Star Award **
  • International Business Director of the Year ***
* Nominees must be aged 40 or under on 18th September 2008
** Nominees must be aged 25 or under on 18th September 2008

Criteria:

The judges will be looking at the following criteria:

Vision - What is their vision of the future of the company over the next 3-5 years and how do they intend to drive their business forward?

Challenges - What do they feel are the greatest challenges they face as a director and how do they face these challenges?

Corporate Social Responsibility - How does their organisation interact with the society in which they are operating in and how seriously do they consider CSR issues?

Industry and Community involvement - What is the individual director involved with on a personal basis to help shape the industry? Are they involved at all with their local communities, charities, external organisations, etc?

Culture - How do they work with the people in their organisations and what is their approach to company culture, staff training and welfare, etc?

Corporate Governance - The use of non-executive directors and compliance with Higgs will be considered, together with the individual director's view of the usefulness of NED's.

Achievements - What does the individual director consider to be their greatest achievement over the last two years?

Company Performance - How has the individual director contributed to the success, growth and profitability of their organisation? Has the company seen increased sales, profit and market share under the direction of the individual?

*** Criteria for the International Business Director of the Year Award:

The winner of this award will need to demonstrate the following:
  • Evidence of the impact of international business on the overall success of the business
  • How successful he/she has been in developing overseas market business opportunities
  • Evidence of how an international trade strategy has translated into results for the company
  • Demonstration of the use of innovative solutions
  • A clear indication of future plans & commitment to consolidate and/or increase international sales
Please note that the closing date for nominations is Friday 23rd May 2008 at 5pm. This is the final deadline for the receipt of nominations.

Completed nominee questionnaires must be received by 5pm on Friday 6th June 2008.