The awards, which are now in their seventh year, are sponsored by business adviser Grant Thornton, Accountable Recruitment, Hill Dickinson and HSBC and winners will be revealed in Liverpool on November 2

 

The top finance directors across the Liverpool city, Cheshire and North Wales regions have been recognised on the shortlist of the annual FD Awards.

The awards, which are now in their seventh year, are sponsored by business adviser Grant Thornton, Accountable Recruitment, Hill Dickinson and HSBC.

They shine a light on the best and brightest North West finance has to offer, across both public and private sectors.

The winners will be announced at a black tie awards ceremony on Thursday, November 2, at the Hilton Hotel, Liverpool.

The shortlisted categories range from ‘Best Finance Director of the Year £100m+ turnover’ to ‘Best Finance Director under 40 years of age’.

Separate accolades for ‘Finance Director of the Year’ in Liverpool, Warrington, Cheshire and North Wales, as well as an award for ‘Overall FD of the Year, will be unveiled on the evening. 

Carl Williams, North West managing partner at Grant Thornton, said: “The North West is blessed with an embarrassment of riches when it comes to dynamic, growing SMEs.

“These businesses are the lifeblood of our economy and the role talented FDs play in driving their success is crucial.

Full shortlist for the awards is as follows:

Finance Director of the Year up to £6m turnover

David Legg – EMS Group
Stuart Chandler – Sentric Music

John Smith – SIP Building Systems

Finance Director of the Year £6-20m turnover

Brian Doyle – Mast Group
Alexander Mansfield – Jackson Lees
Terry Bowman – UK Landscapes
Mark Williams – Moneypenny

Finance Director of the Year £20-50m turnover

Simon Burrows – Cruden Holdings
Alex Crow – Mental Healthcare (UK)
Nick Burke – Communications Plus
Andrew Allen – Colloids Limited

Finance Director of the Year £50-100m turnover

Jamie Webb – Castlerock Recruitment Group
David Robertson – First Recruitment Group
Rob Laird – Uren Food Group

Finance Director of the Year £100m+ turnover 

Damian McDonald – Meadow Foods

Darren Cooper – Lime Management

David Meir – Eddie Stobart Logistics

Michael Owen – The Delivery Group

Finance Director of a non-profit organisation

Michael Whitehead – South Liverpool Homes
Neil Smith – Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Linda McMullen – Everton in the Community

Commercial Finance Director of the Year

Philip Didlick – OBG Pharmaceuticals

Andy Blount – Eldapoint

Christine Blackford – Newhall Publishing

Finance Director Under 40 years of age

James Prince – Rhino Products
Paul Egan – Signature Living
Emma Pickering – ITC Travel Group

Kieron Ellis – LindyBop

The following awards will be announced on the night:

• Finance Director of the Year Liverpool City Region

• Finance Director of the Year Warrington

• Finance Director of the Year North Wales

• Finance Director of the Year Cheshire

• Special Recognition Award

• Overall Finance Director of the year