2024 FINALISTS – SCOTTISH AWARDS
ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR
Andrew Geelan, BAE Systems
John Bassett, Risk Evolves
Kimberley Tonner, Barclays
Levi Charlton, British Gas / Centrica
Officers’ Association Scotland
Professor Gerri Matthews-Smith, Edinburgh Napier University
Russ Fyfe, Mott MacDonald
BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR
Alastair Orr Ewing, Pufferfish
Brian Cooper, Hitachi Solutions Europe
Caspar MacRae, The Glenmorangie Company
David Farquhar, Intelligent Growth Solutions
David Wood, Drumfork Nursery & Forest School
John Edwards, Oltec Group
Mark Haley, OneSubsea
EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR
Barclays
FDM Group
Intelligent Growth Solutions
Mott MacDonald
Stagecoach
ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARD
Dale Ashworth, Intelligent Growth Solutions
Daniel Livingstone, Peak Scientific
Ian McInnes MBE, Babcock International Group
Kevin Robertson, Acumen
Louis Johnson, JSG
Neil Murray, RSE
Richard Barclay, ExxonMobil
ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
Cameron McNeill, The Clean Factor
Jock Boyle, OIS Inventions
Liz Taylor, Tkm Consulting (Craigellachie)
Lyall Colvin, Q Electrical Industrial Services
Sylvester Herman, IslandSlice
Terry Lowe, Coalfields Restaurant / Primrose Tattoo Studio
INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR
Colin Meikle, CAN Group
Craig Douglas, Waste Cloud
Iain Johnston, Blackwired
Jonathan Wood, C2 Risk
Kieran Hope, Air Control Entech
Mark McLauchlin, FDM Group
Michael Weir, The Scottish Parliament
INSPIRATION OF THE YEAR
Alan Bell MBE, The Scottish Centre for Personal Safety
Dave Allen, Elgin Sports Community Trust
David Jarvis, FDM Group
Gary Brown, APEM
Gary Tolometti
Lee Hollis, St James’s Place
Rab Wallace, Rosa Service Organisation – FCDO
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Gregor Millar, Intelligent Growth Solutions
Ian Stewart, Lothians Veterans Centre
John Mulvany, TAQA Bratani
Malcolm Sutherland, Caledonian Concepts
Mark Mortimer, Glenalmond College
Professor Brian Howieson, The University of Limassol
Stan Ahmed, Lion & Gazelle
MILITARY VALUES IN BUSINESS AWARD
Alexander Campbell, FDM Group
Ian Drysdale, Carbon60
Jordan Simpson, Ecolab
Julia Barr, Mott MacDonald
Roddy McNab, Baillie Gifford
Russell McKay, QA
Wendy Dair, Sight Scotland Veterans
NEW SERVICE LEAVER OF THE YEAR
Craig Laughland, Barclays
David Swanson, Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum
James Letford, Intelligent Growth Solutions
Jodie Burnett, Sight Scotland Veterans
Karen Campbell, FDM Group
Michael Goodfellow, BGEN Technology
Nick Robson, Wine Guy on Skye
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR
Craig Watson, AISUS Offshore
Harrie Bell, The HALO Trust / Let ‘Em Aff dog parks
Kevin Ball, Davies Group
Kyle Manns, Balhousie Care Group
Liz Baldwin, Mott MacDonald
Richard McKinstray, Barclays
Scott Cant, ScottishPower
RESERVIST OF THE YEAR
Alex Bird, Alstom
Chris Hawkins, Baillie Gifford
Christian Jetuah, Abrdn
James Harmer, FDM Group
Megan Davis, OneSixty Fundraising
Richard Ryan, BAE Systems Electronic Systems
Stephanie Grieve, Scullion LAW
TEAM LEADER OF THE YEAR
Chris Gunter, FDM Group
Ian Fraser, Sodexo
James McLaren, Chapelhouse Motor Group
Kieran Craig, Securitas Security Services
Rhys Christie, Mott MacDonald
Stephen Williams, Laing O’Rourke
William Holloway, Extrinsica Global
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