The Chartered Management Institute has selected 11 finalists to compete in this year’s Chartered Manager of the Year competition.
Each candidate is accredited under the CMI’s Chartered Manager scheme and has been chosen by a panel of experts in regional heats. The competition has now been thrown open to the public to vote for their favourite contender at www.managers.org.uk/cmgr2010.
Ruth Spellman, the Institute’s chief executive, said: “It takes time, commitment and dedication to reach the level of these nominees and each of them prove how the highest standards of management and leadership can impact positively on the success of an organisation.”
She added that, while the organisation recognised that UK management “urgently” needed to improve, such positive role models indicated that there was hope for the future of UK plc yet.
To become a Chartered Manager, individuals are assessed in areas of practice such as meeting customer needs and managing change. Research indicates that management qualifications can boost earning potential by as much as £71,000 over the course of their careers, the CMI said.
The shortlisted finalists are:
David Belton-Cook for Scotland, who manages 80 lecturers at Banff & Buchan College
Susan Clarke for the North West, who is a business relationship manager for Astra Zeneca UK
Brian Anderson for Yorkshire and Humberside, who is a director of Her Majesty’s Prison and Ashfield Young Offender Institution
Betty Ng for Wales, who is a technical director at Jacobs Engineering UK
Kate Millin for the West Midlands, who is an assistant director at Dudley Metropolitan Council
Steve Murray for the East Midlands, who is director of operations for Fulcrum Group Holdings
Neil Rothney for the South West, who is an offshore installation manager for Bluewater Energy Services
Hugh Griffiths for the South East, who is managing director for Inzpire Ltd
Justin Jardine for London, who is head of development and partnerships for Greenwich Leisure
David Woodcock for the Eastern region, who is sales and marketing director for Charles Endirect
Ziad El-Awad for the Overseas category, who is general director for Rio Jordan
