Personal Excellence Awards - 2025
Awarded to individuals who've demonstrated outstanding commitment and achievement in their role.
Winners and highly commended
Apprentice of the Year
Winner:
Tiarnan Crosbie - Hamilton Robson
Highly commended:
Anas Shiham - IBM
Business Analyst of the Year
Winner:
Mohit Jain - Cognizant
Highly commended:
Andrew Sinclair - Financial Conduct Authority
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Champion of the Year
Winner:
Adenike Akin-Dada - Financial Conduct Authority
Engineer of the Year
Winner:
Martha Taylor - PremFina
Highly commended:
Garvin Kerins, Bank of England
Inspirational Individual of the Year
Winner:
Cameron Clarke - Aviva IT Support
Highly commended:
Aladdin Kashout - Morgan Stanley
Rising Star of the Year
Winner:
James Skinner - IBM UK Ltd
Highly commended:
Nene Yamasaki - UK Power Networks
Security Professional of the Year
Winner:
Ikenna Umeh - BT
Highly commended:
John Sotiropoulos - Kainos
IT Leader of the Year
Winner:
Peter Brown - Lloyds Banking Group
Highly commended:
Martin Knoebel – UK Power Networks
Find out who made the shortlist in each of our categories.