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Latest News Fiona Bruce at IoD Director of the Year Awards 2006

Broadcaster Fiona Bruce was the awards host at the Institute of Directors Director of the Year Awards 2006 last night. Over 650 guests from across the North West’s business community gathered at the City of Manchester Stadium to hear her speak and watch star performers win the coveted title of IoD Director of the Year for 2006.

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A North West businessman who is nearing the end of his reign as North West Director of the Year has put a call out to all business professionals: if you haven’t already nominated anyone, or even yourself, now is your chance.

Tonight (14th) is ‘The Night’ for the North West business community. The City of Manchester Stadium will host over 600 guests for the Institute of Directors North West Director of the Year Awards 2006 with headline sponsor Yorkshire Bank. Leaders from all over the North West gather to recognise and learn about major success around the region.

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Top directors' vital statistics

14th September is ‘The Night’ for the North West business community. The City of Manchester Stadium will host over 600 guests for the Institute of Directors North West Director of the Year Awards 2006 with headline sponsor Yorkshire Bank. Like most glamorous occasions, the IoD awards contain some vital statistics, this time from stars of the business world; award nominees from across the North West.

Cheshire Director of the Year

Cumbria Director of the Year

Lancashire Director of the Year

Liverpool Director of the Year

Manchester Director of the Year

Tony Attard is founder/CEO of Panaz, specialists in flame retardant contract fabrics. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, an associate of the Institute of Textiles, a member of the Institute of Management and past-Chairman of the BCFA, Tony has received accolades from the Design Council, DTI, UMIST and the Queen’s Awards office.

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FINALISTS: Rising Star Award (under 25)

From selling electrical gadgets at 13 to developing ‘Concrete Records’ during his University years Lex Deak has continually shown his entrepreneurial flair. A part-time job at ‘Homes 4 U’, where he secured 100% mortgage on two student properties in Fallowfield, provided the finance for his partnership business in furniture importing. However, at 21 Lex decided to go solo and set up ‘Octopus’ – a business which continued importing and selling furniture but this time with super-low overheads as it was exclusively through eBay. In 2005, and aged 23 Lex was able to evolve ‘Octopus’ into ‘Sell It Shack’ – Manchester’s first eBay drop off shop (www.sellitshack.co.uk).

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About Institute of Directors North West Director of the Year Awards 2006

The IoD (Institute of Directors) is a non-political independent organisation with 55,000 members. It offers a wide range of business services including business centre facilities, conferences, networking events, issues-led guides and literature as well as information services and free access to a comprehensive business library and enquiry service. The IoD places great emphasis on director development and has established a certified qualification for directors – Chartered Director – as well as running specific board-level and director-level training and individual career mentoring programmes. In addition to its wide range of business services, the IoD provides an effective voice to represent the interests of its members to government and key opinion-formers. It also brings the experience of business leaders to bear on the conduct of public affairs.

The North West Region of the Institute of Directors is one of the fastest growing regions of the IoD. It has five branches Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire, Liverpool and Manchester.

For more details, event information and booking please visit www.iod.com/northwest

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