Bondholders among leadership awards nominees

Several Marketing Derby Bondholders have been shortlisted for awards which recognise the region’s top business leaders.

TheBusinessDesk has revealed the nominees for the East Midlands Leadership Awards 2025 – and a number of Bondholders feature on the shortlists.

Bondholders dominate the Marketing Leader category with Emma Brown, of Sort Group, Fiona Frudd, of SF Recruitment, Louise Jones, of Cosy Garden Rooms, Jennie Sanders, of Dains Accountants and Rob White, of Fortitude Nicsa Global all going for the title.

There are further nominations Fortitude Nicsa Global in the Company Leader (up to 50 employees) category, with Katy Upton going for glory, while FNG’s Greg Upton is up for Sales Leader, alongside Ellie Smith, of SF Recruitment.

Christina Yardley, of Rothera Bray, is shortlisted Transformational Leader. She is also nominated for Company Leader (101+ employees), where she is joined by Stewart Vandermark, of Nelsons.

Also up for a brace of awards is Pete Buller, of Althaus Digital, who is up for Education Leader and Professional Services Leader.

Elsewhere there are nominations for Olivia Priestley, of DSP (Interiors) (Young Leader),  Anna Upton, of Embark Federation (Diversity and Inclusion Leader), Sarah Loates, of Loates HR Consultancy (HR Leader), Joe Rice, of HSG UK (Finance Leader) and Paul Morris, of St James Securities (Property Leader).

Sam Metcalf, East Midlands editor at TheBusinessDesk, who chaired the judging panel, said: “We had a record number of entries this year, and the standard of nominations was higher than ever, displaying the depth and breadth of the leadership talent in the East Midlands.

“I’d like to thank our judging panel for their time and expertise and wish all the shortlisted individuals all the best for our awards evening.”

The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in Nottingham on 12 March.