Finalists by category

Our successful finalists were invited to attend a prestigious judging day.

Personal Excellence

CIO of the Year
  • Neil Williams; University of Derby
  • Ross McIntyre; GE Digital Energy
  • Richard Warner; LV=
  • David Wilde; Essex County Council
  • Mark Hall; HM Revenue and Customs
  • Steven Capper; Skanska UK PLC
  • Janet Day; Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP
  • Fotis Karonis; EE
Young IT Professional of the Year
  • Anne-Marie Imafidon; Deutsche Bank
  • Michele Daryanani; Company85
  • Marta Majoral; IBM UK Limited
  • Timothy Jeffcoat; IBM
  • Sam Churchill; Network Rail
  • Lauren Smurthwaite; Steria UK Limited
  • Preena Mistry; Intel
  • Jeff Montgomery; Protiviti
  • Jennifer Chan; Network Rail
  • Andrew McKee; Deloitte Digital
IT Manager of the Year
  • Judi Braddock; Lloyds Banking Group
  • Gareth Wright; News UK
  • Kirsty Goddard; EE
  • Lindsay Rodgers; KCOM Group PLC
  • Damian Bowen; NTT DATA
  • Phil Saunders; Virgin Media
  • Austin Clark; Virgin Media
  • Abrar Khan; Verizon Enterprise Solutions
  • Chris Clifford; EE
  • Richard Flower; EE
IT Service & Support Professional of the Year
  • Margaret Long; Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP
  • Louise Cloney; MBNA Bank of America
  • Dan Forster; Western Union Business Solutions
  • Jonathan Heathcote-Curtis; Financial Conduct Authority
  • Jon Tumber; Lloyds Banking Group
  • Helen Love; Post Office Limited
  • Ryan Doughty; Janet
  • Laura Bratherton; Comms-care
  • Paul McDonough; Virgin Media
  • Pooja Joshi; Midcounties Co-operative
Business Analyst of the Year
  • Steve Thomson; Lloyds Banking Group
  • Laura Firth; Allianz Insurance
  • Jo Wilson; Allianz Insurance Plc
  • Isha Jain; National Grid
  • Iain Nisbet; MBNA Bank of America
  • Terri Lydiard; Lloyds Banking Group
  • Shane McDermott; Deloitte
  • Hannah Lipscombe; Financial Conduct Authority
  • Pete Walker; Telefonica UK
IT Consultant of the Year
  • James Stewart; IBM UK LTD
  • Yang Li; British Telecom
  • Stuart Edwards; Company85
  • Mark Worts; Company85
  • Vikas Sharma; Allianz Insurance plc
  • Rob Hobart; Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP
  • Md Sadeque Shaikh; Glyndŵr University London

Organisational Excellence

IT Department of the Year
  • Lloyds Banking Group - GITO Practice Pool
  • Post Office Limited
  • Virgin Media
  • Midlands Co-operative Society
  • HMRC Revenue and Customs
  • Capital One
  • LV=
  • Hotels.com
  • Network Rail
  • Conwy County Borough Council
Best Use of Cloud Services
  • Hailo
  • Punch Taverns
  • ECDL/LSS @University of East London
  • FISCAL Technologies
  • HM Revenue and Customs
  • Telford & Wrekin Council ICT
  • NaviSite and ASOS
  • AstraZeneca
  • University of Derby
  • West Midlands Ambulance Service
Large Supplier or Major VAR of the Year
  • Lexmark
  • Eze Castle Integration
  • Capita Managed IT Solutions
  • Trustmarque
  • Softcat
  • Bytes
Small Supplier or VAR of the Year
  • Dataspire Solutions Ltd
  • SolutionsPT
  • JMC IT
  • Company85
  • Testing Solutions Group
  • Metronet (UK)
  • Ancoris
  • EACS Ltd
  • Vivantio Ltd
IT Employer of the Year
  • Company85
  • Dell Ltd
  • LV=
  • Fujitsu
  • Hotels.com
  • PEER 1 Hosting
  • Network Rail
  • University of Derby
  • Procter & Gamble
  • The Midcounties Co-operative
IT Project Team of the Year
  • Virgin Media
  • Wiley
  • HM Revenue and Customs
  • Hotels.com
  • Driving Standards Agency
  • PA Consulting Group & Sussex Police
  • Royal Bank of Scotland
  • Essex County Council
  • Informed Solutions & The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
  • SITA

Project Excellence

Big Data Project of the Year
  • IBM
  • HM Revenue and Customs
  • Virgin Media
  • NHS England (with PA Consulting)
  • Intel (UK) Limited
  • BJSS
Network / Infrastructure Project of the Year
  • Transport for London
  • Superfast Cornwall
  • Lloyds Banking Group
  • University of Derby
  • Liverpool Direct
  • Virgin Media
  • Network Rail
  • BT
  • Nominet
  • Accenture & RBS
Data Centre Project of the Year
  • Yorkshire Water
  • Capital One
  • Royal Liverpool
  • Ark
  • University of Aberdeen
  • Rexell (UK)
  • Colt Technology Services
  • Digital River
  • Tesco
  • Trafford Council
Best Business Project Dependent on Mobile Technology
  • Toyota Europe
  • Telefonica UK
  • IBM & Nationwide
  • Connells
  • Transport for London
  • Network Rail
  • SThree
  • The Telegraph
  • University of Bath
  • Buckinghamshire County Council
Best not for profit IT project
  • West Middlesex Hospital
  • Yarlington Housing Group
  • St Helens & Knowsley Health Informatics Service
  • Barclay’s Bank
  • Scottish FA
  • Disabled Living Foundation
  • HMRC
  • University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust
  • Cancer Research UK
  • PA Consulting Group & NHS England
IT project demonstrating most effective use of collaborative technology
  • Polycom & Buro Happold
  • Informed Solutions & The Local Government Boundary Commission for England
  • Damovo
  • Green Fields Technology
  • Virgin Media
  • WAGGGS
  • University of Highlands
  • BT
  • London Borough of Hackney
  • MWH Global
Best Creative Industry Project of the Year
  • Framestore (with Avere Systems)
  • Virgin Media
  • Virgin Media

Technology Excellence

Security Innovation of the Year
  • Chase Paymentech
  • Swivel Secure
  • BT
  • St Helens & Knowsley Health Informatics Service
  • Cyber-Ark
  • Titania Ltd
  • RandomStorm Ltd
  • Pirean Software
  • iStorage
  • One Connect Limited
Business IT Innovation of the Year
  • Actual Experience Ltd.
  • Intuitive Business Intelligence Limited
  • JBW Group
  • Virgin Media
  • VTUK
  • DPD UK
  • British Telecom
  • Quark Software Inc.
  • Palletways
  • Telefonica UK
Innovative Mobile App of the Year
  • IPL/Nationwide
  • Metricell Limited
  • Global Payments
  • Virgin Media
  • St Helens & Knowsley Health Informatics Service
  • Network Rail
  • dmg media
  • Stage Ltd
  • Telefonica UK
  • Mubaloo
Infrastructure Innovation of the Year
  • 1E
  • Lloyds Banking Group
  • BT plc
  • NetSupport Ltd
  • Virgin Media
  • BT
  • Emulex
  • Ruckus Wireless
  • Cancer Research UK
  • LinuxIT (Europe) Ltd
UK Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award
  • Actual Experience Ltd
  • 4th aspect
  • Redware Limited
  • Capco
  • Pixel8
  • Auriga Consulting Ltd (Auriga)
  • Zeel Solutions
  • Get Scheduled Ltd
Cloud Provider of the Year
  • Fasthosts
  • Egress Software Technologies
  • Databarracks
  • Content Guru
  • Britannic Technologies
  • Huddle
  • Ancoris
  • ServiceNow
  • New Voice Media
  • Skyscape Cloud Services