Director of the Year Awards

Thursday 22 March 2012 : Radisson Hotel, Glasgow 

Nominations are now closed for this year’s IoD Scotland Director of the Year Awards. The category winners and finalists will be acknowledged and celebrated at the Awards Ceremony & Dinner on Thursday 22 March 2012 at the Radisson Hotel Glasgow.  Click here to book your seat

The first phase judging took place in December and the shortlisted candidates for the Director categories will be further assessed by the independent judging panel, chaired by Raymond O’Hare, Founder, OC Solutions and former Chairman of IoD Scotland, in February when the finalists for each of the Director categories will be selected.

The Regional category nominations will be judged by the IoD Scotland Regional Committees and the finalists will be announced in February.

The IoD Scotland Director of the Year Awards is Scotland’s premier recognition platform for the top directors from all sectors – public, private and voluntary - and is vital recognition and celebration of success, ambition and excellence in the professions of directorship and leadership.

The Awards are open to all Scottish directors, executive and non-executive or equivalent, whether IoD members or not, and the benefits of entering extend beyond picking up one of the prestigious trophies; the finalists in the Director and Regional Categories will have a raised profile in the Scottish business arena via a media campaign and through the network of the IoD, and their finalist status will bring credibility and recognition to their company. 

Thriving businesses are the powerhouse of the Scottish economy.  It is time to applaud the energy and commitment of those individuals who are driving success in enterprises large, small, established and new, across Scotland so come along to the Awards Ceremony and celebrate with the finalists, network with new colleagues as well as old friends on Thursday 22 March.  As demand for seats at this event has increased each year, it is advisable to book your place as soon as possible.  You can purchase individual tickets or tables of 10 (price includes drinks reception, canapés, three-course meal with wine and coffee and an evening of celebration and entertainment) online - or by downloading the PDF booking form.

The Awards focus not simply on individual achievement but also on the importance of the director’s role in the community and the commitment and expertise contributed to businesses of all sizes at national and at global level within the following categories:

†  Voluntary Sector Director nominators should also include information (100 words maximum) detailing their nominee’s contribution in raising the profile of their organisation in addition to the executive summary and the individual criteria questions.

‡  Emerging Director Award is open to leaders of new or established businesses who have been in the post of director for less than five years.

ƒ  Global Director Award is for the individual who has successfully promoted Scotland and their organisation overseas, thus profiling and improving Scotland’s economic performance and international reputation in 2011. The category is open to businessmen/women who are based in Scotland or abroad. 

¶  Director Award for Enabling the Effective Use of Skills is for the individual who has created or developed an organisation culture which enables staff to use their skills effectively to increase performance and productivity and improve job satisfaction and employee well-being.

?  Director Award for Workplace Health, Safety and Wellbeing is for the individual who has proactively supported workplace health, safety and wellbeing in an organisation employing fewer than 250 people.

• View the winners announced on 18th March 2011
• View the finalists announced in February 2011
• View the photographs from the event held on 18th March 2011 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow