The Future Faces division of the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce has announced the shortlist for the Greater Birmingham Young Professional of the Year awards.
The winners will be announced at the annual dinner and awards, taking place on Friday 22 September at the Eastside Rooms.
Sophie Poduval-Morrell, Future Faces manager, said: “We have had a record number of applications for the awards this year. It is the most applications we have ever had for the young professionals division of the Chamber.” Over 60 young professionals across Greater Birmingham have been shortlisted for this years’ awards, spanning over a wide range of sectors and professions.
The shortlist for this year’s 13 categories are as follows:
Greater Birmingham Apprentice of the Year
Eathan Robinson- Jericho
Abbie Veasey- WSP
Brandon Laroiya-McCarron- Claritas Tax
Hannah Wright- Digital Innovators
Daniel Evans- Jacobs
Haider Malik- Trowers & Hamlins LLP
GBYPY- Change and Sustainability
Philippa Beard- Jacobs
James Crawley- Jacobs
Kimberley Jassal- Arup
Laura Bate- The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals
GBYPY- Creative Arts and Culture
Zaylie-Dawn Wilson- Birmingham Hippodrome
Fahmida Choudhury- Punch Records
Asha Johal- Ambience Arts
Romanah Buchanan- ELOQUENT DANCE / ELOQUENT ARTS CENTRE
GBYPY- Engineering and Manufacturing
Peter Nichols- Hollis
Alex Vickers- Jacobs
Kirsty Cover- FleetMilne
Sian Hopkins- Arup
GBYPY- Finance
Nadia Smith- Quilter Private Client Advisers
Harriet Saunders- The FSE Group
Katrania Lowers- Colmore Partners
Faye Jacklin- Claritas Tax Limited
Adam Keates- Claritas Tax Limited
Hannah Ellis- Lloyds Bank
GBYPY- Legal
Zoe Evans- Shoosmiths
Marissa Jacquet- GROVE TOMPKINS BOSWORTH
Sophie Bolton- Gateley Legal
Janai Parker- Gateley
Alice Kinder- Bexley Beaumont Limited
Lucy Williams- Higgs LLP
GBYPY- People and Wellbeing
David Lett- Shoosmiths LL
Mandeep Kaur Sidhu- Primark
Harpreet Dhaliwal- Deutsche Bank
Iona Wolvers- Mitchells & Butlers
GBYPY- Retail and Hospitality
Lauren Kelly- Mosaic Pub and Dining (Pioneer City Pub Company)
Sigita Pjampite- Unique Venues Birmingham
Georgina Butler- Blackberry Productions
Valentine Rey- Amadeus
GBYPY- Sales, Marketing and Communications
Kate Gooderham- Liquid
Tom Green- mSix&Partners
Claudia Congrave- Shoosmiths
Tom Bower- Woods Hardwick
Graham Allsopp- Ark Media Video Productions
Jasmine Caine- Rewired PR
GBYPY- Start-ups, Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
Wesley Foster- Eleven Views
Frankie Lewns- Bloomwise
Paulina Poziomska- Volt-Age
Aisha Hussain- Aisha Realty
GBYPY- Technology and Innovation
Benjamin Roberts- Medilink Midlands
Andrew Ward- Scorchsoft Ltd
Philip Costin- Correla
Laura Hunt- Intercity Technology Limited
Indu Saini- British Telecommunications
Paris Lalousis- Bloomwise
GBYPY- Third Sector
Lewis Wastell- Culture Recruitment
Pauline Tomlinson- YMCA Heart of England
Camila Poccard- United By 2022 Legacy Charity
Nikhwat Marawat- The Delicate Mind
GBYPY- Training and Education
Mathew Akrigg- Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals
Myia Khela- Maze Tuition
Harry Paige- Digital Innovators
Ilisha Masaun- Econominds
The overall winner from the sector categories will be crowned the Greater Birmingham Young Professional of the Year 2023 and will be awarded a fully-funded MBA from Aston University. There is also a bonus category: Future Faces President’s Award, chosen by the Future Faces division’s President, Kasim Choudhry.
