2023 WINNERS – SCOTTISH AWARDS
The fourth annual Scottish Ex-Forces in Business Awards, which returned to the DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow on 18 April 2023, saw 13 winners crowned from over 300 nominations. All finalists were honoured for being such tremendous examples of the great value the Armed Forces community adds to Scottish employers across all sectors.
ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR
Winner: David Robertson, Centrica / British Gas
PRESENTED BY
Heather McVeigh, The Officers’ Association Scotland (right)


BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Malcolm Norman, Wood
PRESENTED BY
Stewart Sharman, FDM Group (right)


ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARD
Winner: Cory Fayle, Vertical Aerospace
PRESENTED BY
Daniel Martyn, Mott MacDonald (right)


ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
Winner: Steve Regis, Palaemon
PRESENTED BY
Koral Anderson, Barclays (right)


INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR
Winner: Cameron Johnston, Riixo Recovery
PRESENTED BY
Vicky Kelsall, SP Energy Networks (right)


MILITARY VALUES IN BUSINESS AWARD
Winner: Lisa Heffernan, Levenseat
PRESENTED BY
Richard Ryan (centre left) & Andrew Geelan (right), BAE Systems


NEW SERVICE LEAVER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Mark Peachey, Chase People
PRESENTED BY
Jennifer Richmond, Wood (right)


OUTSTANDING ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Scott Simon, Snowsport Scotland
PRESENTED BY
Scott Cunningham MBE, SSAFA Scotland (right)


RESERVIST OF THE YEAR
Winner: Gary Seath, Forces Children Scotland
PRESENTED BY
Maurice Boyle, Loganair (right)


RISING STAR OF THE YEAR
Winner: Katie Hislop, Mott MacDonald
PRESENTED BY
Jon Strickland, The MacRobert Trust (right)


ROLE MODEL OF THE YEAR
Winner: Rosslyn Beattie, HSBC and Lloyds BG via FDM Group
PRESENTED BY
Andrew Jackson, SaluteMyJob (right)


SERVICE LEAVER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Hamish Maxwell, Baillie Gifford
PRESENTED BY
Emma Davies, Joint Force Alba (right)
SPONSORED BY


TEAM LEADER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Christopher Rice, NatWest via FDM Group
PRESENTED BY
Fiona Forrest-Anderson, Edinburgh Napier University (right)
SPONSORED BY


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