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Meet the winners

The Entrepreneur Of The Year winners are judged on their entrepreneurial spirit, innovation, national and global impact, personal integrity and purpose-driven leadership, strategic direction and value creation.

 2021

Matthew Scullion
CEO
Matillion
UK 2021 overall winner 

Gary Gallen
CEO
rradar
Transformational leader award

 2020

 2019

  • UK

    Name and company Category 
    Steve Jackson OBE DL, Recycling Lives Societal Impact and Overall Winner
    Martin Frost, CMR Surgical
    		 Disruptor
    Norris Koppel, Monese
    		 Rising Star
    Poonam Gupta OBE, PG Paper
    		 Scale Up
    Imran Hakim, Hakim Group
    		 Scale Up
    Stuart Paver, Pavers
    		 Sustained Excellence
    Jean-Christophe Granier, J&D Wilkie
    		 Transformational Leader
    Dame Stephanie Shirley CH
    		 EY Lifetime Achievement Award
    Sarah Dunning and Jane Lane
    The Westmorland Family    		 EY Family Business Award of ExcellenceTM

  • London & South East

    Name and company  Category                                                             
    Norris Koppel, Monese
    		 Rising Star
    Tugce Bulut, Streetbees
    		 Rising Star
    Martin Frost, CMR Surgical
    		 Disruptor
    Gurman Hundal, MiQ
    		 Sustained Excellence
    Dr Emer MacSweeney, Re:Cognition Health
    		 Societal Impact
    Ali Shah, TravelUp Group
    		 Scale Up
    Alastair Stewart, etc venues ltd
    		 Transformational Leader

  • Midlands & South West

    Name and company Category                                                               
    Alan Barratt, Grenade®
    		 Disruptor
    Juliet Barratt, Grenade®

    		 Disruptor
    Ian Lonergan, Charter Court Financial Services
    		 Sustained Excellence
    Terry Monkton, Simworx
    		 Scale Up
    Richard Taffinder, Hills Numberplates
    		 Transformational Leader
    Sean Taylor, Zip World
    		 Rising Star
    Doug Wright DL, Wright Restaurants
    		 Societal Impact

  • North

    Name and company  Category                                                               
    Imran Hakim, Hakim Group
    		 Scale Up
    David Brennan, Nexus Vehicle Management
    		 Disruptor
    Fokhrul Islam, Northern Gas and Power
    		 Rising Star
    Steve Jackson OBE DL, Recycling Lives
    		 Societal Impact
    Jonathan Lill, BBF
    		 Transformational Leader
    Stuart Paver, Pavers
    		 Sustained Excellence

  • Scotland

    Name and company  Category                                                               
    Poonam Gupta OBE, PG Paper
    		 Scale Up
    Anderson Bakewell, Isle of Harris Distillers
    		 Societal Impact
    Andrew Bissell, Sunamp
    		 Disruptor
    Sandy Adam, Springfield Properties
    		 Sustained Excellence
    Craig Anderson, The Scottish Salmon Company
    		 Transformational Leader
    Stuart Paver, Pavers
    		 Sustained Excellence
    Simon Erlanger, Isle of Harris Distillers
    		 Societal Impact
    Jean-Christophe Granier, J&D Wilkie
    		 Transformational Leader
    Ron MacEachran, Isle of Harris Distillers
    		 Societal Impact

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