How we celebrate the UK’s unstoppable entrepreneurs

20 minute read 24 Nov 2021

Watch the full recording of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2021 UK celebration broadcast that took place on 18 November.

By Lynn Rattigan

UK&I Chief Operating Officer and EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ UK Partner Sponsor, Ernst & Young LLP

A member of the UK&I Executive and UK LLP Board. Mother of twins. Advocate of flexible working. Fitness enthusiast.

20 minute read 24 Nov 2021

Watch the full recording of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2021 UK celebration broadcast that took place on 18 November.

Our goal is to continuously celebrate the UK’s unstoppable entrepreneurs, and recognise their stories and achievements. Celebrating entrepreneurship is where it all starts for us. We love working with entrepreneurs as they innovate, inspire and scale their businesses. We are proud to have many iconic entrepreneurial businesses that have come through the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ UK programme.

Being an entrepreneur can sometimes be a tough and lonely place, this is why we want to use Entrepreneur Of The Year™ to bring together a community of entrepreneurs who can connect and network with each other. 

Every year, the unstoppable Entrepreneur Of The Year™ finalists are assessed by an independent panel of judges. We have convened an extraordinary group of judges this year, including business leaders and entrepreneurs from a range of sectors.

Sophie Cornish MBE

Dr Deborah O’Neil OBE FRSE, CEO, NovaBiotics

Ken Murphy, Group Chief Executive, Tesco Stores Plc

Shravin Bharti Mittal, Founder and CEO, Unbound

Sam Skerry, Senior Vice President, bp Launchpad and Venturing

This was an exceptionally impressive line-up of entrepreneurs, spanning a multitude of sectors. The panel was impressed by Matthew’s innovative mindset and ambition to bring about change for the future, not just for clients but also for the communities they are impacting.
Sophie Cornish
MBE, Chair of the UK judging panel

Matthew Scullion, CEO of Matillion, was named the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2021 UK, during a live broadcast hosted by Lucy Hedges, Technology Editor for the Metro.

Through this programme you meet other entrepreneurs building businesses: these are talented driven people living through the same life stage as you, and you learn a huge deal through them. Entrepreneur Of The Year is a thorough test, by peers who know what they’re talking about, and that makes participating in it all the more interesting, fun and ultimately satisfying.
Matthew Scullion
CEO of Matillion

Matthew will now represent the UK at the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ in 2022.

Summary

Get inspired by this year’s unstoppable UK entrepreneurs. Watch the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2021 UK celebration broadcast, that took place on 18 November 2021, hosted by Lucy Hedges.

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By Lynn Rattigan

UK&I Chief Operating Officer and EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ UK Partner Sponsor, Ernst & Young LLP

A member of the UK&I Executive and UK LLP Board. Mother of twins. Advocate of flexible working. Fitness enthusiast.