Best Northern Finance Director of a Limited Company up to £25 million

David Linsley – AppsAnywhere
David Webster – Consult Red
Kim Scott – eQuality Solutions
Mark Hinder – Scarlettabbott
Ryan Scaife – Hedgehog Lab

Best Northern Finance Director of a Limited Company of £25 million – £100 million Turnover

Brendon Ward-Banner – Hill Biscuits
Heena Panesar – Futures
Joe Pollard – Applied Nutrition
Kat Lees – Gem Imports
Mark McQuade – Classic Football Company Ltd
Paul Airey – The Real Yorkshire Pudding Co Limited
William Maddock – Operam Education (now at My Property Box)

Best Northern Finance Director of a Limited Company over £100 million Turnover

Christina Geary – CGI
Kayleigh Wright – Tes
Martin Ashcroft – Hakim Group
Stuart Caldwell – Yodel (former CFO)
Vicki Brown – The Bannatyne Group

Best Northern Finance Director of a Private Equity-backed Company

Brendon Ward-Banner – Hill Biscuits
Dan Scott – National Timber Group
Kayleigh Wright – Tes
Mark Hinder – Scarlettabbott
Mark McQuade – Classic Football Company Ltd
Martin Ashcroft – Hakim Group
William Maddock – Operam Education (now at My Property Box)

Best Northern Finance Director of a Family-owned Company

Ben Norman – John Good Group
Claire Race – The Pet Vet
Vicki Brown – The Bannatyne Group
William Street – Street Crane Company Limited

Northern Finance Director of the Year 2025 – Growth/Scale Up

Emma Thornhill – Paxman AB
Kim Scott – eQuality Solutions
Lisa Johnson – One Health
Martin Ashcroft – Hakim Group
Paul Kelly – AeroCloud
Richard Hannah – Countrywide Healthcare
William Street – Street Crane Company Limited

Northern Finance Director of the Year 2025 – Leadership

Christina Geary – CGI
Dan Scott – National Timber Group
Henna Panesar – Futures
Jon Sharrock – The Belfield Group
Vicki Brown – The Bannatyne Group

Northern Finance Director of the Year 2025 – One to Watch

Chris Coupe – Airedale International Air Conditioning Ltd
David Webster – Consult Red
Oliver Clowsley – Slater & Gordon Lawyers (UK)
Paul Kelly – AeroCloud
Paul Williams – Frenkel Topping Group
Richard Hannah – Countrywide Healthcare
Stacy Hopson – Rosemount Pharmaceuticals
William Maddock – Operam Education (now at My Property Box)
William Street – Street Crane Company Limited

Northern Finance Director of the Year 2025 – Turnaround

Dan Scott – National Timber Group
David Webster – Consult Red
Oliver Clowsley – Slater & Gordon Lawyers (UK)
Simon Brown – Getech
Stuart Caldwell – Yodel (former CFO)
Vicki Brown – The Bannatyne Group

Northern Finance Director of the Year 2025 – Deal of the Year

Brendon Ward-Banner – Hill Biscuits
Joe Pollard – Applied Nutrition
Matt Britton – Zip World
Paul Airey – The Real Yorkshire Pudding Co Limited
Richard Hannah – Countrywide Healthcare
William Maddock – Operam Education (now at My Property Box)

Northern Finance Team of the Year 2025

Altaf Mohammed – Forrest Fresh Foods
Claire Race – The Pet Vet
Martin Ashcroft – Hakim Group
Stacy Hopson – Rosemount Pharmaceuticals
Wendy Race – adi.tv
William Street – Street Crane Company Limited

Ben Norman – John Good Group
Emma Thornhill – Paxman AB
Matt Britton – Zip World