Yahoo Finance EasyJet's McCall Named 'Leader Of The Year'
EasyJet (Other OTC: EJTTF - news) chief executive Carolyn McCall flew away with the top honour from the National Business Awards.
The ceremony, sponsored by Lloyds Bank and now in its 14th year, was attended by 1,200 guests at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Tuesday night.
It (Other OTC: ITGL - news) opened to a video message from the Prime Minister, who described the awards as "the Oscars of great British business."
He added: "The awards recognise people who have the guts to strike out on their own, who have the tenacity to work hard for every deal and who have the innovation and vision that lets you grow your business and take new people on.
"Its people like you who are making this the most entrepreneurial and dynamic period in our country’s recent history. So thank you again for all you’re doing."
Sports and fitness brands topped the list of winners, including The Body Coach, DNAFit and Premiership Rugby.
The ceremony, hosted by Sky News Business Presenter Ian King and Consumer Affairs Correspondent Poppy Trowbridge, culminated in awards to two top business figures in Ms McCall and Berkeley chairman Tony Pidgley, who was handed the Excellence in Business Award.
Carolyn McCall said: "It is actually easyJet's first birthday today ...but I would just like to say thank you very much to those of you who voted for me as the Ashridge Business School Leader of the Year.
"It's a really lovely thing to receive, I'm very pleased, but I'm really pleased on behalf of all the people at easyJet."
:: The Winners :
The Lloyds Bank New Business of the Year: The Body Coach
The Duke of York Award for University Entrepreneurship: University of Leeds
The Vonage Business Enabler of the Year: Fifteen Digital
The Smith & Williamson Entrepreneur of the Year: Titus Sharpe, CEO of MVF
The Inflexion International Growth Business of the Year: Emoderation
The QBE FTSE 100 Business of the Year: BT Group (LSE: BT-A.L - news)
The Lloyds Bank Digital Business of the Year: UNiDAYS®
The Customer Focus Award: Go Ape
The Grichan Partnerships Sustainable Business Award: Crown Paints Limited
The Duke of York New Entrepreneur of the Year: Joe Carnell, ÜGOT UK
The Social Enterprise of the Year: Livity
The Corporate Citizenship Award: Premiership Rugby
The Market Gravity Innovation Award: DNAFit Limited
The UKTI Growth Business of the Year: Paymentsense
The Deloitte Employer of the Year: Better Bathrooms
The Lloyds Bank Small to Medium-Sized Business of the Year: Vanarama
The Ashridge Business School Leader of the Year: Carolyn McCall OBE, Chief Executive of easyJet
The Lloyds Bank Excellence in Business Award: Tony Pidgley CBE, Chairman of Berkeley Group.
