Who won at last night’s Quoted Company Awards 2011?

Thursday, January 27, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
| Tags: Grant Thornton, awards, Quoted Company Awards, shortlist, QCA, winners

Last night saw the annual Grant Thornton Quoted Company awards take place at the Natural History Museum in London. This prestigious event, now in its seventh year, is aimed at smaller quoted companies and entrepreneurs, recognising their achievements in the UK marketplace.

The 2011 awards ceremony was held in the cavernous main hall of the Natural History Museum and was hosted by BBC newsreader Mishal Husain.

Philip Secrett, Partner in Capital Markets, who gave the welcome speech, said of the evening:

“The Grant Thornton Quoted Company Awards once again showcased the firm’s position and commitment to the listed company sector. The awards, which recognise excellence in the growth company sector continues to be one of the most high profile City events on the calendar attended by over 800 guests, including quoted companies, investment banks, brokers, fund managers, investment analysts, and corporate advisors.”

There were 11 award categories including Chairman of the Year, Entrepreneur of the year and Deal of the Year. The full list of winners is as follows:

THE GRANT THORNTON QUOTED COMPANY AWARDS 2011 WINNERS

Chairman of the Year
John Rennocks – Nestor Healthcare

Chief Executive Officer of the Year
Peter Slabbert – Avon Rubber

Deal of the Year
Michael Greenlees – Ebiquity

Entrepreneur of the Year
Mark Smith – Quercus Publishing

Finance Director of the Year
Jon Di-Stefano – Telford Homes

IPO of the Year
Emis Group

Non-Executive Director of the Year
Colin Glass – Surgical Innovations Group

Investor of the Year
Mike Prentis – BlackRock Investment Managers – BlackRock Smaller Companies IT

Emerging Markets CEO of the Year
Christian Hogg – Hutchison China Medtech

AIM to MAIN
Domino’s Pizza

Lifetime Achievement Award
Brian Winterflood

For more information on the awards, please visit The Grant Thornton Quoted Company Awards official website.

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