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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
Di Walker – Karro Food Group
Board of the Year
Principle Global
SME of the Year
Tracsis Plc
The Young Business Award
The Floow
The Variety Lifetime Achievement Award
Dame Diana Rigg
Variety Special Recognition Award
The late Jo Cox, MP – accepted by her family
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
Business Leader of the Year
Garry Wilson – Endless LLP
Board of the Year
VP plc
SME of the Year
Econ Engineering
Yorkshire CSR Award
Croda plc
The Variety Lifetime Achievement Award
Sir Michael Parkinson
The Variety Special Recognition Award for Support to Variety,
the Children’s Charity
Martin Shaw
2013 AWARD WINNERS
Business Leader of the Year
Philip Meeson – Dart Group PLC
Board of the Year
Turner & Townsend
SME of the Year
Wagg Foods
The Variety Lifetime Achievement Award
Kay Mellor OBE
2012 AWARD WINNERS
Board of the Year
R&R Ice Cream
SME of the year
Pavers
Business Leader of the Year
Dr Assem Allam of Allam Marine
Lifetime Achievement Award
Sir Ian McGeechan OBE
2011 AWARD WINNERS
The Yorkshire Business Leader of the Year
Mike Humphrey – Croda
Yorkshire Board of the Year
Persimmon plc
SME of the Year
Really Useful Products Limited
Variety Lifetime Achievement Award
Barry Cryer OBE
2010 AWARD WINNERS
The Yorkshire Business Leader of the Year
Tim Whitworth – Republic
Yorkshire Board of the Year
Pace plc
SME of the Year
Associated Waste Management Limited
Variety Lifetime Achievement Award
Baroness Margaret Eaton DBE
2009 AWARD WINNERS
The Yorkshire Business Leader of the Year
Mark Abrahams – Fenner plc
Yorkshire Board of the Year
Card Factory
SME of the Year
Bluebird Vehicles Limited
Variety Lifetime Achievement Award
Sir Gordon Linacre
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