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22 April 2008

ILM Achiever of the Year

ILM Achiever of the Year 2008 is Lieutenant Commander John Scivier, Royal Navy

As commanding officer of HMS Victory, John has set in motion an impressive programme of development that has not only significantly increased the visitor experience to this major tourist attraction, but has also increased community involvement. He has shown enormous determination to succeed and demonstrated real creativity in his approach to meeting each new challenge.
 
Highly commended in the Achiever of the year category were:

Thomas Russell, Cancer Research UK
Karen Martin, Ixion Holdings Ltd

ILM Learner of the Year

ILM Learner of the Year 2008 is Sally Sandford, Environmental Officer, St. Austell Brewery, nominated by Colin Milroy, Cornwall College Business.

Sally achieved an ILM Level 4 NVQ in Environmental Management, demonstrating continued personal commitment to the qualification and producing exemplary work. She has shown a highly professional approach and used her new knowledge and skills to make clear and efficient environmental improvements to the company.

Highly commended in the Learner of the year category were:

Hassan Bahram, Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO)
Richard Thomas, Crown Prosecution Service

ILM Employer of the Year

ILM Employer of the Year 2008 is TNT UK Ltd (collected by Andrew McDonald and Claire Guest TNT UK)

TNT UK Ltd delivered a high scoring and well planned management development programme which has demonstrated significant cost benefits for the company. Training was designed for each management tier and trainers were selected with skills and experience in performance management which helped to drive positive culture change.

Highly commended in the Employer of the year category were:
Falkirk Council
Goodfoot Consultancy Ltd with Carillion PLC

ILM Tutor of the Year

ILM Tutor of the Year 2008 is Suzanne Seviour, Spectrum.

Suzanne has an extensive background in supporting people with learning disabilities and a contagious passion for staff training. As well as having completed an ILM level 4 Award in Management herself, she works tirelessly to ensure that all her candidates are fully supported and has mastered the art of delivering underpinning knowledge which will have real life use to the learners.

Highly commended in the Tutor of the year category were:
Geoff Paling, Goodfoot Consultancy Ltd
Patricia Archer, Assured Solutions Consultancy Ltd

Penny de Valk, chief executive of ILM said:

‘The ILM Awards for Excellence 2008 are recognition of those who have achieved truly outstanding results through innovative leadership and management development.

I congratulate the winners and highly commended entries on their awards which demonstrate achievement over and above the call of duty. Behind every success there is a story to tell about commitment, personal growth, achievement and hard work. This year’s entries inspired our judges with their endeavour, dedication to development and their advancement of leadership.’

The ILM Awards for Excellence 2008 were presented as part of the inaugural ‘Reward and Recognition’ ILM Fellows and Companions event at the Tower of London on 17 April. More than 100 ILM Companions, Fellows and guests enjoyed a celebration lunch followed by the Awards ceremony. The event concluded with a speech from Lady Marie Stubbs about the transformational leadership journey of rescuing St George’s School following the tragic murder of headmaster Phillip Lawrence.

For further information please contact:

Matt Adcock on 020 7294 3054 (office) or 07711 872753 (out of hours)
matt.adcock@i-l-m.com