IoD awards honour Scotland’s top business leaders

Fourteen leaders collected Director of the Year Awards, celebrating the best in business across nine key director categories and five regional categories, including the family business category, a new addition for 2018.

The IoD Scotland Director of the Year Awards went to:

“Simon Erlanger’s excellent use of community and people has built a sustainable company.

“Reaching more people is a huge objective for The Yard and Celine Sinclair is delivering this. Terrific performance across the board. She is a director who will go far and is an example to others.”

Meanwhile, IoD Scotland Director of the Year Awards were presented in a further six categories.

The winners of these Scottish categories will also progress to the prestigious UK Director of the Year Awards, which take place in London, in October:

As well as the main categories, two discretionary awards were also made:

David Watt, executive director of the Institute of Directors in Scotland, said: “These awards allow us to celebrate the immensely diverse landscape of businesses across Scotland, and the women and men who lead them.

“Once again, these awards have provided a platform for us to learn about exceptional business success across the board. Whether this has been achieved by leading the globalisation of a business, increasing turnover and pushing for growth, manufacturing and exporting, excelling in customer service or creating opportunities and having a positive impact on communities, this year’s directors show that Scotland is able to make a difference locally, and compete on a global stage too. Congratulations to all of tonight’s finalists and winners.”