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PPM DIRECTOR WINS "BUSINESS

MENTOR OF THE YEAR" AWARD

Sue Windley, co-director of business acceleration consultants Pragmatic Performance Management Ltd has won the Herald's Business Awards 2007 in the "Business Mentor of the Year" category.  In addition, a first for the awards, Sue was the first woman to win an award in the three years they have been running.

The winners of all the seven awards were announced at the Herald's Award Dinner on November 15 as the climax of Plymouth's activities in National Enterprise Week 2007.

It seems deciding the shortlist and the winners in the categories generated plenty of debate among judges Nigel Halford, chief executive of the Tamar Science Park, Tracy Wilson, head of commercial marketing at the University of Plymouth, David Parlby, chief executive of Plymouth Chamber of Commerce and Liz Parks, The Herald's business reporter.  David Parlby, who chaired the judges meeting, said: "There was a very high standard of entries and some of the categories were exceptionally difficult to judge for both a shortlist and eventual winner."  Tracy Wilson added: "I found being involved a real honour and to see individuals and organisations coming through just goes to show how much talent we have got in this city. Some of them really do have that tingle factor that makes them special and stand out."

The judges summed up the reason for Sue winning the award: "The winner of the Business Mentor of the Year put a huge amount of time and effort into creating a truly unique mentoring project.  The Judges felt that the scale of the initiative, the vociferous gratitude of the business men and women that have benefited from it and the sheer drive and determination shown to get it off the ground made Sue a worthy winner."

Sue commented on her nomination and winning: "It was a total surprise to me to find out that I had been nominated and then to have been selected as the winner.  It is an honour to think that I have had such an impact on the people that I work with that they would take part of their valuable time to make the nominations."  Sue added about the other categories: "What a wonderful way to demonstrate the talent that supported and participated in the Entrepreneurs Bootcamp™.  We have a Bootcamp representative in six out of the total of seven categories - no wonder all the Bootcampers are going from strength to strength."

A video of the award is available here. The full list of winners is available on the Making Plymouth Great website.

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