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2019 AWARD WINNERS
Business Leader of the Year – Frank Hester OBE, founder & CEO of tpp
Board of the Year – CRODA
SME of the Year – Sewtec Automation Ltd
Standout Small Business of the Year – rradar
The Bobbie Caplin OBE Yorkshire Legend Award – Jason Robinson OBE and Tony Foulds
2018 AWARD WINNERS
Business Leader of the Year – Debbie Bestwick
Board of the Year – Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate Ltd
SME of the Year – Sumo Group Plc
Standout Small Business of the Year – Twinkl
The Bobbie Caplin OBE Yorkshire Legend Award – The Rt Hon The Lord Blunkett and Dr. Gervase Phinn
2017 AWARD WINNERS
Board of the Year – Morrisons
SME of the Year – Pelsis Ltd
Young Business of the Year – HECK Food Ltd
The Bobbie Caplin OBE Yorkshire Legend Award – Rosemary Shrager
2016 AWARD WINNERS
2015 AWARD WINNERS
Business Leader of the Year
Steve Parkin – Clipper Logistics
Board of the Year
Adame Couch – Chief Executive of Cranswick
SME of the Year
Jonathan Bye – Chief Executive of Seabrook Crisps
Yorkshire CSR Award
Rachel White – Group HR Manager of Henry Boot
The Variety Lifetime Achievement Award
Brian Blessed
Variety Recognition Award
The late Leslie Silver OBE
The Variety Special Recognition Award for Support to Variety, the Children’s Charity
Edward Ziff
2014 AWARD WINNERS
2013 AWARD WINNERS
2012 AWARD WINNERS
2011 AWARD WINNERS
2010 AWARD WINNERS
2009 AWARD WINNERS
PREVIOUS WINNERS
The Yorkshire Business Leader of the Year
1987 Bill Rooney – The Spring Ram Corporation plc
1988 Dr John White – BBA
1989 Nigel Forsyth – The Ward Group plc
1990 Kevin McDonald – Polypipe plc
1991 Mike Hennessey – Kalon plc
1992 Keith Chapman – Fine Art Development
1993 Jamie Boot – Henry Boot & Sons plc
1994 Graham Kirkham – DFS
1995 Archie Norman – Asda Stores
1996 Mike Blackburn – Halifax BS
1997 Duncan Davison – Persimmon
1998 Tony Gartland – Gartland Whalley & Barker Limited
1999 Paul Sykes
2000 Sir Ken Morrison
2001 Tony Bramall – Sanderson Bramall
2002 Martin Davey – Cranswick plc
2003 Paul Theakston – Black Sheep Breweries
2004 David Jones CBE – Next
2005 Jonathan Wild – Bettys & Taylors
2006 Jack Tordoff – JCT 600
2007 Chris Rea – AESSEAL
2008 David Rasche – SSP
2009 Mark Abrahams – Fenner plc
2010 Tim Whitworth – Republic
2011 Mike Humphrey – Croda
Yorkshire Board of the Year
1987 John Waddington plc
1988 FKI Babcock plc
1989 Henry Barrett Group
1990 The Spring Ram Corporation plc
1991 MTM
1992 Northern Foods plc
1993 FKI plc
1994 Watmough (Holdings) plc
1995 Farnell Electronics plc
1996 Provident Financial
1997 Asda
1998 Ellis & Everard
1999 Filtronic
2000 SIG plc
2001 Pace MicroTechnology
2002 Persimmon
2003 Cattles plc
2004 Findel plc
2005 White Young Green
2006 Severfield-Rowen plc
2007 Fenner plc
2008 SIG plc
2009 Card Factory
2010 Pace plc
2011 Persimmon plc
SME of the Year
2002 AES Engineering
2003 i-to-i UK Limited
2004 Aagrah Group of Restaurants
2005 Bartuf Systems Limited
2006 Sarian Systems
2007 Pharmacy2U Limited
2008 Boost Drinks Limited
2009 Bluebird Vehicles Limited
2010 Associated Waste Management Limited
2011 Really Useful Products Limited
Winner of Winners Award
2006 Sir Ken Morrison
Variety Lifetime Achievement Award
1999 Peter Wilkinson (Business Achievement Award)
2000 Ms Betty Boothroyd
2001 Denis Healey
2002 (No award)
2003 Lord Hanson
2004 Sir Alan Ayckbourn
2005 Victor Watson
2006 Barbara Taylor Bradford
2007 Leslie Silver OBE
2008 Dame Fanny Wateman DBE
2009 Sir Gordon Linacre
2010 Baroness Margaret Eaton DBE
2011 Barry Cryer OBE