IoD National Director of the Year Awards
2010 – 2011 Awards
OVERVIEW
Hosted by the Institute of Directors, the IoD National Director of the Year Awards will reward
excellence, showcase leadership and set the standard for directors in the UK. Nominations to the
National Awards will include the winners of regional Director of the Year Awards.
The aim of the Awards will be to raise awareness amongst IoD Members, the wider business
community and public of the significant contribution business leaders can make to society and to
economic prosperity. The judging criteria cover the three basic concepts of doing the basics well
(growth, profitability, wealth and job creation); doing no harm (minimising a firm's negative impact);
and doing good (maximising the firm's positive impact). The Awards also reinforce the importance
of best practice among directors.
CATEGORIES
The IoD National Director of the Year Awards will celebrate excellence across ten categories:There will be three finalists for each category, two runners up and the overall category winner.
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Runner up of the IoD category awards is still very prestigious
Regional award winners will get priority and automatic entry into the National awards
categories of their choice
1. The IoD (National) Director of the Year Award
NB: Finalists for this award will be made up of the following:
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Regional Director of the Year winners
Winners of categories 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 on the night
The winner must be able to demonstrate excellence in:
 Financial performance
 Business growth
 Employee engagement (great place to work)
 Innovation and product development
 Reputation management
 Education and training (for themselves, other directors and all staff)
 Ethical behaviour and community engagement
2. The IoD Director of the Year Award (large company)
The winner must be able to demonstrate excellence in:
 Financial performance
 Business growth
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Employee engagement (great place to work)
Innovation and product development
Reputation management
Education and training (for themselves, other directors and all staff)
Ethical behaviour and community engagement
3. The IoD Director of the Year Award (small & medium company)
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The company must have 250 or fewer employees
The winner must be able to demonstrate excellence in:
 Financial performance
 Business growth
 Employee engagement (great place to work)
 Innovation and product development
 Reputation management
 Education and training (for themselves, other directors and all staff)
 Ethical behaviour and community engagement
4. The IoD Young Director of the Year Award
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They must also be under the age of 42 (as applied to the YD Groups round the UK)
The winner must be able to demonstrate excellence in:
 Financial performance
 Business growth
 Employee engagement (great place to work)
 Innovation and product development
 Reputation management
 Education and training (for themselves, other directors and all staff)
 Ethical behaviour and community engagement
5. The IoD International Director of the Year Award
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Open to UK based companies with overseas operations
Company must have a minimum of 25% of their turnover from overseas operations
The winner must be able to demonstrate excellence in:
 Financial performance
 Business growth
 Employee engagement (great place to work)
 Innovation and product development
 Reputation management
 Education and training (for themselves, other directors and all staff)
 Ethical behaviour and community engagement
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6. The IoD Public Sector Director of the Year Award
The winner must be able to demonstrate excellence in:
 Financial performance
 Business growth
 Employee engagement (great place to work)
 Innovation and product development
 Reputation management
 Education and training (for themselves, other directors and all staff)
 Ethical behaviour and community engagement
 Feedback from the private sector
7. The IoD Family Business Director of the Year Award
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Needs to be running a minimum 2nd generation family business
The winner must be able to demonstrate excellence in:
 Financial performance
 Business growth
 Employee engagement (great place to work)
 Innovation and product development
 Reputation management
 Education and training (for themselves, other directors and all staff)
 Ethical behaviour and community engagement
8. The IoD Director of the Year Award for a Director who has shown Environmental
leadership
The entrant would have to prove that as well as running a good business they can demonstrate
that they meet the additional criteria of doing good and doing no harm. The entrant would also
have to demonstrate that through their direct actions, they have had an impact on the
environment.
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