On Friday 1st October, the IOD’s Director of the Year UK Final Awards Ceremony took place at London’s Lancaster Hotel hosted by Michael Portillo with guest visitor, Lord Sugar. Lord Sugar spoke about his early childhood, his determination to succeed in business and his new role as the government’s ‘enterprise champion.’

Laurence Knott, Auditel’s Head of Marketing and Michael Portillo, presenting the Award to Ciaran Sheehan of Care Circle Group.

Founded in 1994, Auditel is the UK’s premier cost and purchase management specialist. Auditel manages the full range of business expenditures for more than 3,000 clients ranging in size from multi-nationals to museums and from national charities to local manufacturers. They were delighted to be sponsoring the IoD Director of the Year (large company) Award and welcomed the involvement in raising awareness and celebrating the very best of business leaders in the UK.

The award was open to all Directors from FTSE and other large listed companies who have shown excellence in their own region. It was won by Ciaran Sheehan, Managing Director of the Care Circle Group, who specialise in operating and developing high quality nursing homes in Northern Ireland. The award was presented by Laurence Knott, Auditel’s Head of Marketing.

Sponsors for the other awards included Conqueror, Inenco, Visa, Custom House – a Western Union company, Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank. Sir Terry Leahy, chosen as someone worthy of special recognition, was the winner of the inaugural ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’.

To mark the occasion, Auditel is offering the opportunity to win an iPad to those who book a free Business Health Check on their overheads between 1st October and 30th November. Utilising their own unique approach to cost and purchase management, this will provide an invaluable in-depth analysis of all business expenditures.

To find out more about this great chance to win an iPad, simply fill in the form below.