Finalists announced for IoD Awards

Wednesday 10 April 2019

23 individuals have been shortlisted for awards in the tenth annual search to find the top leaders across Jersey’s private, public and voluntary sectors.

The winners of IoD Jersey Director of the Year Awards, which celebrate strong leadership and recognise excellence across the business community and public sector, will be announced on 17 May.

The 2019 finalists are:

• Director of the Year – Large Business 
  • Michael Clarke - UBS
  • Andrew McLaughlin - RBSI
  • Alan Merry - Ports of Jersey 

• Young Director of the Year
  • Trina Channing-Rudd - Whitmill
  • Natalie Passmore - Jersey Water
  • Dan Williams - Comnexa

• Third Sector Director of the Year  
  • Dina Cook - Wetwheels
  • Aidan McAvinue - Jersey Community Partnership / Grace Crocker Foundation / Jersey Round Island Challenge / Family First
  • Melissa Norbrega - Caring Cooks 

• Public Sector Director of the Year
  • Mark Capern - Jersey Youth Service
  • Sophie Le Sueur - Customer & Local Services
  • Tony Moretta - Digital Jersey
  • Darren Scott - Channel Islands Lottery 

• International Director of the Year
  • Tim Brown - Jersey Post
  • Tim Childe - Quilter Cheviot
  • Simon Mackenzie - Intertrust 

• Director of the Year – Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Louise Bracken-Smith - Fairway
  • Ashley Cox - ZEDRA
  • Simon Nash - Jersey Good Business Charter
  • Chris Van Den Berg - PwC  

• Director of the Year - Start Up
  • Tom Hacqouil - Pinpoint
  • Lee Madden - GR8 Recruitment
  • Glenda Rivoallan - Soulgenic

This year's awards are being judged by Tim Crowley, Managing Director at La Mare Vineyards; Emelita Robbins, CEO of Jersey Hospice; Dr Lesley Dickie, CEO of Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust; Graeme Smith, CEO of Jersey Business, and Lisa Springate, Head of Technical at Jersey Finance.

The ceremony will be hosted by writer, broadcaster, former MP and Government Whip, Gyles Brandreth. 

Chris Clark, IoD Jersey Chairman, commented: "We have a strong line-up for this year's IoD Awards from our private, public and third sectors. I am pleased to see so many businesses and charities represented; they have all been innovative and inspirational in their own way. These leaders have made a great contribution to our local economy, their teams and society and we wish them all the best of luck at the Awards ceremony in May."