Creative Oceanic powered by Oceanic Awards are delighted to announce the winners for the first ever Scottish Professional Awards 2024.
These awards shine a spotlight on the Professional and Business Services (PBS) sector which covers a range of diverse knowledge-intensive industries which provide specialised support to businesses.
Covered sectors include legal services, audit, accountancy, advertising and market research, management consultancy, architectural and engineering activities and employment activities.
The winners were announced at an elegant ceremony that was held on Friday the 12th of April at Glasgow’s at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel.
A spokesperson from the 1st Scottish Professional Awards 2024 said: “We’re delighted to have been able to host this first time ever event. It was a fantastic night where we celebrated the contributions of the individual professionals and businesses that are doing their part to further their industry while positively impacting the UK economy.
We want to congratulate all of our winners and highly commended recipients on their accomplishments.”
The winners for the 1st Scottish Professional Awards 2024 are:
Legal Counsel of the Year
Elsick Development Company (Sarah Stewart, Aberdeen)
Highly Commended went to The British & Irish Lions (Gillian Treasurer, Edinburgh)
Solicitor of the Year
Aimée Elder (UnionLine Scotland (Glasgow)
Highly Commended went to Nicola Blyth (National Trust for Scotland, Edinburgh)
Female Solicitor of the Year
Hamaira Aslam (Burness Paull LLP, Edinburgh)
Highly Commended went to Jennifer Campbell (Church of Scotland, Edinburgh)
Associate Solicitor of the Year
Neil Matheson (TC Young LLP, Glasgow)
Highly Commended went to Stuart Orr (Anderson Strathern, Edinburgh)
Trainee Solicitor of the Year
Iona MacRitchie (BBC Scotland, Glasgow)
Highly Commended went to Kyra Steel (Beltrami & Company, Glasgow)
Legal Partner of the Year
Stephen J. McGowan (TLT LLP, Glasgow)
Highly Commended went to Matthew McGovern (McGovern Reid Court Lawyers, Hamilton)
Civil Service Solicitor of the Year
Shabnam Faqir (Edinburgh City Council, Edinburgh)
Highly Commended went to Caitlin O’Dowd (Registers of Scotland, Motherwell)
Boutique Legal Firm of the Year
Argue & Co Legal (Glasgow)
Highly Commended went to MM Legal (Glasgow)
SME Legal Firm of the Year
Scullion Law (Glasgow)
Highly Commended went to Jones Whyte (Glasgow)
Accountant of the Year
Stuart Roberts (James Jones and Sons, Stirling)
Highly Commended went to Cheryl Black (Dandara, Dunblane)
Female Accountant of the Year
Pamela Cockburn (Ooni Pizza Ovens, Edinburgh)
Highly Commended went to Becky Cross (John Clark Motor Group, Edinburgh)
Accounting Partner of the Year
Melanie Clark (Dow Schofield Watts Scotland, Aberdeen)
Highly Commended went to Alex Tait (RSM, Edinburgh)
Boutique Accounting Firm of the Year
Infinity Partnership (Aberdeen)
Highly Commended went to Donoghue & Co. (Falkirk)
SME Accounting Firm of the Year
William Duncan (Ayr)
Highly Commended went to Nicolson Accountancy (Glasgow)
Auditor of the Year
Francis Scott (Glasgow City Council & Audit Glasgow, Glasgow)
Highly Commended went to Diana Penny (Henderson Loggie, Edinburgh)
Financial Controller/Director of the Year
Stephen Smith (John G Russell Transport, Stirling)
Highly Commended went to Paul Urquhart (CCG (Scotland) Ltd, Paisley)
Banking Professional of the Year (HQ)
Steven Jolly (HSBC UK, Edinburgh)
Highly Commended went to Graeme Muirhead (Barclays, Edinburgh)
Finance Professional of the Year
Ros Philip (NHS Highland, Inverness)
Highly Commended went to Sandra Patterson (Anderson Strathern Asset Management, Falkirk)
Financial Planner of the Year
Beverley Riddell (Global Advice Group Ltd, Edinburgh)
Highly Commended went to Emma Reid (Phil Anderson Financial Services, Aberdeen)
Insurance Broker of the Year
Kelvin Smith (Glasgow)
Highly Commended went to Laurie Ross Insurance (Glasgow)
Insurance Professional of the Year
Andrew Weir (Greenwood Moreland Insurance Brokers, Hamilton)
Highly Commended went to Martin McKenna (The Ardonagh Group, Glasgow)
Pharmaceutical Entrepreneur of the Year
Clare Brogan (Broom Pharmacy, Glasgow)
Highly Commended went to Nadine Miller (Dickson Chemists, Glasgow)
Dental Entrepreneur of the Year
Arfan Ahmed (Shawlands Dental Care, Glasgow)
Highly Commended went to Joe Watson / Raashi Tiwari (Tiwari Watson Dental Care, Glasgow)
Architect of the Year
Ian Cooney (Holmes Miller, Glasgow)
Highly Commended went to Thierry Lye (Austin-Smith:Lord, Glasgow)
Surveyor of the Year
Ian Davidson (DM Hall LLP, Edinburgh)
Highly Commended went to Matthew Hillier (Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeen)
Marketing Professional of the Year
Cat Leaver (VisitScotland, Glasgow)
Highly Commended went to Adam Wing (Seafood Scotland, Edinburgh)
Business Professional of the Year
Julie Dunn (Dunns Food and Drinks, Glasgow)
Highly Commended went to Yvonne Brady (Morton Fraser Lawyers, Glasgow)
CEO of the Year
Chris Wayne-Wills (Crerar Hotels, Edinburgh)
Highly Commended went to Susan Brown (Zortrex, Edinburgh)
Managing Director of the Year
Claire Donnelly (Aspire Industrial Services, Glasgow)
Highly Commended went to Ross Morrow (Molo Hotel Group, Glasgow)
Entrepreneur of the Year
Brad Stevens (Pizza Punks, Glasgow)
Highly Commended went to Jo Dytch (The Munro Beanie, Edinburgh)
Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Richard Dickson (Business Educator, Glasgow)
Highly Commended went to Ciara Bow (Gledfield Distillery, Ardgay)
IT & Technology Professional of the Year
Fraser Brown (BrewDog, Edinburgh)
Highly Commended went to Simon Bradshaw (Trillium Flow, Glasgow)
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