Bumper shortlist revealed ahead of Greater Birmingham Chamber awards night

The shortlist has been revealed ahead of the awards, which are set to be held at the Birmingham International Convention Centre (ICC) on Thursday, February 27.

Eleven sector awards are to be handed out on the night, with one of the category winners going on to be crowned overall Greater Birmingham Business of the Year (sponsored by Crowe UK LLP).

Birmingham City University are headline sponsors of the glittering ceremony, which is expected to attract 1,200 people.

“Once again, our expert judging panel were very impressed by the high quality and diversity of entries for the awards," said GBCC’s director of membership Lillian Elekan.

 “We would like to thank the panel for their time and diligence in reviewing applications. We also commend the huge number of companies who took the time to complete entries.

 “Congratulations to all those who are nominated and we look forward to celebrating at the ICC on the night.”

A high-profile judging panel chaired by Lillian Elekan included:

• Mike Hopkins - principal at South & City College Birmingham

• Justice Williams - editor-in-chief and co-founder of Black Business Magazine

• Steph Smith - business manager at Crown Highways

• Dr Nik Kotecha - founder and chairman of RandalSun Capital

• Professor Harris Beider - Pro Vice-Chancellor: Engagement, Enterprise and Innovation at Birmingham City University

• Wendy Morgan - CEO and founder of Jumar

• Liam Dillon – chef-owner at The Boat

• Marverine Cole - journalist and broadcaster

• Parveen Mehta - group director at MWW

• Mike Owens - non-executive director at the GBCC

• Simon Marks - city executive, Birmingham at Arcadis

• Joanna Duggan - director of fundraising, communications & marketing at Newlife