Congratulations to all winners and candidates of the 2013 FDs' Excellence Awards, in association with ICAEW, and supported by the CBI. What a night! Thanks to all our supporters: London Evening Standard, Ernst & Young, Lloyds Banking Group, Drax, Jaguar, MWB Business Exchange, Asset Match, Jordans, Institute of Credit Management.
See coverage of the 2013 awards in the Evening Standard, Wall Street Journal and Real Business.
These awards recognise role-model finance directors and finance leaders in UK-based businesses. 2013 nominations are now closed.
Young FD of the Year - high-performance finance directors under 40
Private Company FD of the Year - finance directors going above the call of duty in a non-quoted company
FD of the Future - high-potential financial controllers, finance managers and VPs who are tomorrow's CFOs and FDs
Inspirational FD - a new award for leading finance directors whose work goes beyond finance and inspires others in their business, market and community
The ultimate test of service excellence, these awards are determined by votes cast by FDs in our annual Satisfaction Survey, which was completed by 1,180 finance decision-makers in 2012.
These awards recognise banks, auditors, financial software suppliers and recruitment firms.
The FTSE FDs' Awards recognise: FTSE 100 FD of the Year, FTSE 250 FD of the Year, Small Quoted FD of the Year. The FTSE FDs' Awards are based on financial research conducted with information specialist Jordans and CEO testimonials. (No self-nominations in this section, though FTSE candidates can put themselves forward for relevant FDs' Awards.)
FTSE 100 FD of the Year
FTSE 250 FD of the Year
Smaller Quoted FD of the Year
Private Company FD of the Year
Young FD of the Year
FD of the Future
Inspirational FD of the Year
Auditor of the Year: SMEs
Auditor of the Year: Large Firms
Financial Software Provider: SMEs
Financial Software Provider: Large Firms
Recruitment Firm of the Year
Business Bank of the Year
Advisory Firm of the Year
Robin Fieth, Executive Director, Members & Operations, ICAEW
Rudy Lobo, CEO, Regus
James Ashton, Business Editor, Evening Standard
Kath Barrow, Partner, Ernst & Young
Stephen Bates, Chairman, ITRS Group
Philip King, CEO, ICM
Mark Freebairn, Partner, Odgers Berndtson
John Knowles, Chairman, NanoSight
Eddy Ankrett, Non Executive Director, TMW Media Agency
Sarah Hunt, Founder, Equity FD
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Richard Hutton, Greggs, Winner of the Sustainable Business Award
The FDs' Excellence Awards ceremony brings together CFOs and FDs from FTSE firms and private businesses, FDs of the future, and the UK's best service providers.
Regularly attended by senior government ministers and hosted by the superlative comedian-broadcaster Fred Macaulay, this is a memorable evening with Britain's best financial talent.
Dress code: Black tie
Venue: The Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square, London, W1K 6JP