2024 WINNERS – SCOTTISH AWARDS
ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR
Winner: Professor Gerri Matthews-Smith, Edinburgh Napier University
PRESENTED BY
Emma Davies, Joint Force Alba (right)
SPONSORED BY


BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR
Winner: David Wood, Drumfork Nursery & Forest School
PRESENTED BY
Susie Hamilton, Scottish Veterans Commissioner (right)


EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Barclays
PRESENTED BY
Hatty Jackson, SaluteMyJob (right)


ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARD
Winner: Dale Ashworth, Intelligent Growth Solutions
PRESENTED BY
Paul Harrison, Mott MacDonald (right)


ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
Winner: Lyall Colvin, Q Electrical Industrial Services
PRESENTED BY
Sian Brown, Barclays (right)


INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR
Winner: Colin Meikle, CAN Group
PRESENTED BY
Scott Mathieson, SP Energy Networks


INSPIRATION OF THE YEAR
Winner: Alan Bell MBE, The Scottish Centre for Personal Safety
PRESENTED BY
Heather McVeigh, Officers’ Association Scotland (right)


LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Winner: Malcolm Sutherland, Caledonian Concepts
PRESENTED BY
Jennifer Blee, BAE Systems (right)


MILITARY VALUES IN BUSINESS AWARD
Winner: Julia Barr, Mott MacDonald
PRESENTED BY
Chris Hockley CBE, The MacRobert Trust / Douneside Military Club


NEW SERVICE LEAVER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Craig Laughland, Barclays
PRESENTED BY
Alistair Halliday, Forces Employment Charity (right)


OUTSTANDING ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Kyle Manns, Balhousie Care Group
PRESENTED BY
Mary Kenyon, SSAFA Scotland (right)


RESERVIST OF THE YEAR
Winner: Megan Davies, OneSixty Fundraising
PRESENTED BY
Andrew Jackson, SaluteMyJob (right)


TEAM LEADER OF THE YEAR
Winner: William Holloway, Extrinsica Global
PRESENTED BY
Fiona Forrest-Anderson, Edinburgh Napier University (right)
SPONSORED BY


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