Sir Alex Reed, the founder of recruitment company Reed, was
rewarded for his outstanding contribution to business at CIMA’s
awards last night.
More than 350 guests attended CIMA’s annual bash in a fancy
hotel in London, which paid tribute to excellence in management
accountancy.
Another notable winner was Priscilla Mutembwa, the managing
director of Cargill Zimbabwe.
She won the award for businesswoman of the year, a new category,
for her leadership at Cargill Zimbabwe.
The UK TV personality Sue Perkins, who deserved an award for
bellyaching wit, hosted the event that saw Deloitte and EDF Energy
well represented among the hopefuls.
CIMA president Harold Baird said: “The CIMA annual awards
acknowledge the successes of first class chartered management
accountants and those who support them throughout their careers. It
is enormously rewarding to see how the CIMA qualification has
facilitated such a high degree of excellence.”
Winners included (UK unless otherwise
stated):
Distance learning student of the year– Maria
Moto, from Terence Murray and Associates in South Africa.
Part qualified student of the year– Sarah
Griffiths from Deloitte
Case study success award – Charlotte
Wardell
Inspirational CIMA story of the year- Saima
Batool Zaidi from DSKI JV in Iran
Consultant of the year– Mohammed Ali Azeem from
Millward Brown Optimor
Innovation in business– EDF Energy’s decision
support team
Business partner of the year– AstraZeneca
commercial finance team
Finance team of the year (less than 5,000
employees)- Hallmark Cards group finance team
Finance team of the year (more than 5,000
employees)– Marks & Spencer’s
business services team
Unlocking business intelligence– Legal &
General protection commercial team
Large employer of the year (more than 5,000
employees) – NHS Institute for Innovation and
Improvement
Recruitment consultancy of the year– Reed
Finance
