TheBusinessDesk.com can reveal the companies and individuals shortlisted for the prestigious Yorkshire Finance Leaders Awards 2026.
Now in its tenth year, the awards shine a spotlight on Yorkshire’s most talented finance professionals and celebrate everyone from chief financial officers and regional finance directors to finance teams and financial controllers. .
Nominations were submitted across 11 award categories, with the judging panel reviewing and interviewing nominees before scoring entries to determine the final shortlists.
The winners will be unveiled at a black-tie awards ceremony at The Queens Hotel, Leeds on 22 October. The 250 guests will be entertained by record breaking mountaineer Bonita Norris, who started climbing at 20 and at just 22, became the youngest British woman to climb Mount Everest.
British sports journalist and former BBC Look North television presenter Tanya Arnold will compere the event and encourage attendees to help raise money for this year’s chosen charity, the Darby Rimmer MND Foundation, which was set-up after former Bradford City footballer Stephen Darby and Chris Rimmer, a one-time British serviceman, were diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND)
Event sponsors include leading global professional services firm Aon, international advisers BDO LLP, and financial recruitment specialist Marks Sattin.
The shortlists are –
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High Impact Award
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James Mannion, Cutwel
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Penny Dunn, Akari Care
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Kate Fancourt, GMI Construction Group
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Claire Brodley, Audience Collective
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To learn more about Aon UK, visit www.aon.com/unitedkingdom, BDO, visit www.bdo.co.uk, and Marks Sattin, visit www.markssattin.co.uk/.