Category Winners from 2004 – present

Director Awards

IoD Scotland Director of the Year Award

2004 - Robert Wiseman, Robert Wiseman Dairies PLC
2005 - Mary Dickson, First ScotRail
2006 - Sir Bill Gammell, Cairn Energy PLC
2007 - Moir Lockhead OBE, FirstGroup plc
2008 - Jim McColl OBE, Clyde Blowers Ltd
2009 - David Jones, Realtime Worlds Ltd
2010 - John Robertson, Burntisland Fabrications Ltd
2011 - Colin Robertson, Chief Executive, Alexander Dennis Limited

Female Director

2004 - Alison Smith, Activpayroll Ltd
2005 - Amanda Boyle, Caledonia Contracts Ltd
2006 - Fiona McBain, Scottish Friendly Assurance
2007 - Susan Elston, Aramark Ltd
2008 - Lena Wilson, Scottish Enterprise & Scottish Development International
2009 - Eleanor McFadden, Frontier Science (Scotland) Ltd
2010 - Fiona McBain, Scottish Friendly Assurance
2011 - Karyn McCluskey, Co-director, Scottish Violence Reduction Unit

Public Sector Director

2004 - Professor William Stevely, Robert Gordon University
2005 - Dr Jon Hargreaves, Scottish Water
2006 - Howard McKenzie, Jewel & Esk Valley College
2007 - Willie Docherty, City Building (Glasgow) LLP
2008 - Professor Joan K Stringer CBE, Edinburgh Napier University
2009 - Mark Powles, Business Stream
2010 - Mike Galloway OBE, Dundee City Council
2011 - Dr Lena C. Wilson, Chief Executive, Scottish Enterprise

Voluntary Sector Director

2004 - Nick Baxter, Cornerstone Community Care
2005 - Stephen Ebbitt, Glasgow Simon Community
2006 - Colonel Martin Gibson OBE DL, Erskine Care
2007 - Graham Bell, Kibble Education and Care Centre
2008 - Catriona McPhee-Smith, Inspire
2009 - James Dunbar, New Start Highland
2010 - Jane Wood, Scottish Business in the Community
2011 - Sandy Murray, Chief Executive, Tenants First Housing Co-operative

Emerging Director (previously Young Director)

2004 - John Scott, Scott Timber Group
2005 - Mairi McLellan, Graham Technology plc
2006 - Chris Oliver, Red Spider Technology Ltd
2007 - Jamie Smith, Ice Factor Ltd
2008 - Steve Sloan, GALVMed
2009 - Iain MacGregor, Global Energy Group
2010 - Mairi Mickel, Mactaggart & Mickel Group
2011 - Peter Bruce, Managing Director, Entiér Limited

Non-Executive Director (introduced in 2005)

2005 - Amanda Boyle
2006 - Shonaig Macpherson CBE
2007 - John McClelland CBE
2008 - Professor Nick Kuenssberg OBE
2009 - Mervyn Jones
2010 - Michael J Salter
2011 - Norman Murray

IoD Scotland Chairman’s Award

2004 - Ken Fraser, Fraser Corporate Management
2005 - Sir John Ward
2006 - Sir Brian Stewart, Scottish & Newcastle plc
2007 - Martin Gilbert, Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
2008 - Sir Andrew Cubie CBE
2009 - Sir Sandy Crombie and Jack Perry CBE
2010 - Sir Moir Lockhead OBE
2011 - Sir John Elvidge KCB & Raymond O’Hare, Founder, OC Solutions

Global Director (introduced in 2008)

2008 - Sir Moir Lockhead OBE, FirstGroup plc
2009 - Dr Derek Shepherd, Aggreko International
2010 - Brian Wilson, Harris Tweed Hebrides LLP
2011 - Norman Murray, Chairman, Petrofac Ltd / Former Non-Executive Chairman, Cairn Energy PLC

Director Award for Developing Young People

2007 - Neil Bruce, AMEC plc
2008 - Debra Nichol-Storie, Caledonian Produce (Bakkavor Foods)
2009 - Jim E McAlpine, McAlpine & Co Ltd
2010 - Stevie Kidd, KDS Group / Stevie Kidd People

Director Award for Enabling the Effective Use of Skills (introduced in 2009)

2009 - David Currie, FMC Technologies
2010 - John Forster, Chairman, Forster Group Ltd
2011 - Nick Price, CEO, Bright Purple Resourcing Ltd

Director Award for Workplace Health, Safety & Wellbeing (introduced in 2011)

2011 - John Forster, Chairman, Forster Group Ltd

Regional Awards

Aberdeen & Grampian

2004 - Bill Hazeldean
2005 - Tom Smith, Nessco Ltd
2006 - Glenn Allison, Stewart Milne Group Ltd
2007 - Susan Elston, Aramark Ltd
2008 - Allister Langlands, John Wood Group PLC
2009 - Tom Cross, Dana Petroleum plc
2010 - Bob Keiller, Production Services Network (UK) Ltd
2011 - Alfie Cheyne, CEO, ACE Winches

Edinburgh, Lothians & the Borders

2004 - Rebecca Cuthbert, Cuthbert Recruitment Ltd
2005 - Susanna Freedman, Tsuko Ltd
2006 - Ron Smith, ESPC (UK) Ltd
2007 - Steve Leach, bigmouthmedia
2008 - Professor Joan K Stringer CBE, Edinburgh Napier University
2009 - Mark Powles, Business Stream
2010 - David Currie, Director, FMC Technologies, Ltd
2011 - Ian Craig, Managing Director, Lothian Buses plc

Fife & Central Scotland

2004 - John Scott, Scott Timber Group
2005 - Richard Dixon, Vets Now Ltd
2006 - John Scott, Scott Timber Group
2007 - Phillip Ritchie, Lomond Homes Ltd
2008 - Peter Quinn, ScotAsh Ltd
2009 - Dr Craig Thomson, Adam Smith College
2010 - John Robertson, Burntisland Fabrications Ltd
2011 - Roy Davis, Chief Executive Officer, Optos plc

Glasgow & West of Scotland

2004 - Sylvia Halkerston, Macphie of Glenbervie Ltd
2005 - Colin Rowley, Dron & Dickson Group
2006 - Graeme Waddell, Rolls Royce plc
2007 - Graham Bell, Kibble Education and Care Centre
2008 - Hugh Hayes, Motherwell Bridge Ltd
2009 - Dr Rabinder Buttar, ClinTec International
2010 - Fiona McBain, Scottish Friendly Assurance
2011 - Stuart Macdonald, Managing Director, Seric Systems

Highlands & Islands

2005 - Mike Kydd, Isleburn Mackay & Macleod
2006 - Freda Rapson, Jacobite Cruises Ltd
2007 - Dennis Overton, Aquascot Ltd
2008 - Jamie Smith, Ice Factor Ltd
2009 - Iain MacGregor, Global Energy Group
2010 - Brian Wilson, Harris Tweed Hebrides LLP
2011 - James Dunbar, Chief Executive, New Start Highland

Tayside

2004 - Jan Reekie, Converged Telecom Solutions Ltd
2005 - George Taylor, Taypack Potatoes Ltd
2006 - Dr Tom Shepherd, CXR Biosciences Ltd
2007 - Alan Harden, Alliance Trust PLC
2008 - Colin Hood, Scottish & Southern Energy
2009 - David Jones, Realtime Worlds Ltd
2010 - Simon Howie, Simon Howie Group
2011 - Chris van der Kuyl, CEO, brightsolid online innovation

Additional Awards

PYSBT Director of the Year (introduced in 2008)

2008 - Simon Coyle, Kshocolat
2009 - David Hamilton, Digital Goldfish Ltd
2010 - Ryan Longmuir, Regis Banqueting Ltd
2011 - Stephen Pearson, Managing Director, Geckotech Solutions Ltd

Young Enterprise Scotland Director Award

2004 - Scott Clyne
2005 - Vivien Kinnear
2006 - Kaylie-Jade Stowe
2007 - Mark Johnson
2008 - Helen Whitham
2009 - Grant Finlay
2010 - Lucy McConville
2011 - Jason Cohen, Managing Director, Sow Good

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