The Institute of Directors (IoD) Scotland has unveiled the winners of its Director of the Year Awards 2021.
Among them was Duncan MacLean, Managing Director of Candle Shack, who won the title of Director of the Year – Large Enterprises, after being recognized for his agile leadership which enabled the company to thrive during the pandemic, expanding markets to the UK and Europe.
Simon Poole, Managing Director of Jerba Campervans, also won the Director of the Year award – Small and Medium Business, for championing high levels of employee well-being, including overseeing the company by being the # 1 company British automobile to achieve the Bargain Charter. and register for the Fair Tax Mark.
This year, a new award was presented to honor the commitment and drive shown by leaders during the pandemic. The first Agility and Resilience Director of the Year was won by Lynn Laughland, Managing Director of HRM Home Care Services, who went to great lengths to scale up critical care services, providing frontline support. to the most vulnerable.
Four discretionary prizes were also awarded, including the IoD Scotland Chair’s Award given to Vivienne MacLaren. In her role as President of Scottish Women’s Football, she was seen as having transformed the organization.
Louise Macdonald, National Director of the Institute of Directors in Scotland, said: “Executives have faced two incredibly difficult years in businesses and cross-sector organizations across the country, with many being forced to pivot their operations and to move from prosperity to survival and back to prosperous.
“The awards honor the resilience and tenacity of these directors, celebrating the leaders who continue to move the Scottish economy and communities forward with passion and determination despite the most extraordinary of conditions.”
The full list of individual winners includes:
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Winner (and highly recommended) |
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IoD Scotland Director of the Year – Big business |
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IoD Scotland Director of the Year – Small and medium enterprises |
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IoD Scotland Director of the Year – International |
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IoD Scotland Director of the Year – Agility & Resilience |
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IoD Scotland Director of the Year – Family affair |
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IoD Scotland Director of the Year – Third sector |
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IoD Scotland Director of the Year – Public sector |
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IoD Scotland Director of the Year – Young |
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IoD Scotland Director of the Year – Equality, diversity and inclusion |
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IoD Scotland Director of the Year – Innovation |
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IoD Scotland Director of the Year – Durability |
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IoD Scotland Director of the Year – Non-executive |
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Edinburgh and Lothians |
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Central Scotland |
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Glasgow & West of Scotland |
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Highlands and Islands |
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Fife & Tayside |
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South of Scotland |
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Aberdeen and Grampian |
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IoT Discretionary Rewards in Scotland 2021 |
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IoD Scotland Chair Prize |
Vivienne MacLaren, Scottish women’s football |
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IoD Scotland One to Watch Award |
Lucy McKee, ENABLE Scotland |
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IoD Scotland Leadership in Learning Award |
Dr Ken Thomson OBE, Forth Valley College |
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IoD Scotland Young Enterprise Scotland Award – the evening highlighted the achievements of the 2020 and 2021 winners |
2020: Finlay Matthews, Glasgow Academy 2021: Christian McCulloch, George Watson College |
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