Northern Finance Director Awards 2023 | Squire Patton Boggs | TBA

The Northern Finance Director Awards embrace all that is brilliant about finance directors, who are often the unsung heroes of any business. Traditionally responsible for sustaining business continuity and managing cash flow, the modern finance director now exhibits creative thinking and strategic influence, as well as demonstrating leadership.

Award Categories

Company Size and Structure
• Best Northern Finance Director of a Limited Company up to £25 million
• Best Northern Finance Director of a Limited Company of £25 million – £100 million Turnover
• Best Northern Finance Director of a Limited Company over £100 million Turnover
• Best Northern Finance Director of a Listed Company
• Best Northern Finance Director of a Private Equity-backed Company
• Best Northern Finance Director of a Northern Subsidery Global Company
• Best Northern Finance Director of a Family-owned Company

Outstanding Achievement Awards
• Northern Finance Director of the Year 2023 – Growth/Scale Up
• Northern Finance Director of the Year 2023 – Leadership
• Northern Finance Director of the Year 2023 – One to Watch
• Northern Finance Director of the Year 2023 – Turn Around
• Northern Finance Director of the Year 2023 – Deal of the Year
• Northern Finance Team of the Year 2023

Celebrating Excellence
• ESG/DEI Champion 2023

2022 Winners

Best Northern Finance Director of a Limited Company Up to £25m
• Ben Priestley, Mansfield Pollard & Co Limited

Best Northern Finance Director of a Limited Company £25m – £100m
• Jeroen Van Os, ERS Transition Limited

Best Northern Finance Director of a Limited Company Over £100m
• Henry Breese, Symington’s

Best Northern Finance Director of a Plc
• David Brind, Kitwave Plc

Best Northern Finance Director of a Private Equity Backed Company
• Mat Hanson, Cawood Scientific Limited

Best Northern Finance Director of a Global Company
• Martyn Hawkins, City Football Group

Northern Finance Director of the Year 2022 – Deal of the Year
• Mark Dobson, Estio Training Limited

Northern Finance Director of the Year 2022 – Growth / Scale Up
• Mark Fleetwood, Ashworth & Parker

Northern Finance Director of the Year 2022 – Innovation
• Amman Boughan, Lights4fun Limited

Northern Finance Director of the Year 2022 – Leadership
• Beverly Shepherd, Econ Engineering Ltd

Northern Finance Director of the Year 2021 – One to Watch Award
• Tom Shanks – Blueline Group

Northern Finance Director of the Year 2021 – Turn Around
• Ben Mitchell – Yodel

Northern Finance Director of the Year 2021 – Pandemic Response
• Tim Knckton – Arc Inspirations

Northern Finance Director of the Year 2022 Esg Champion
• Isabelle Maddock, James Cropper Plc