Winners of Black British Business Awards 2021 revealed

Sophie Chandauka, co-founder and chair of the awards, said: “This year’s winners are not only accomplishing outstanding points in their have organisations, but also their private lives.”

She praised the “ingenuity, resilience and commercial savviness” of this year’s climbing stars and said the winning senior leaders “epitomise” the that means of job types: “They are major substantial commercial capabilities although performing as smart counsel for their traders, boards of administrators and climbing talent for the duration of the pandemic and time period of social unrest.”

Segun Osuntokun of regulation firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner was named black British businessperson of 2020 at past year’s ceremony.

In an job interview with The Telegraph, Mr Osuntokun identified as for small business leaders to make certain the momentum behind Black Life Matter and improving upon range in the Metropolis was not just “a moment”.

Black British Business enterprise Awards 2021 winners

Black British businesspeople of the calendar year
Edgar Chibaka and Jamal Tahlil, co-founders, To start with Response Team Ltd

Influencer of the calendar year
Marvyn Harrison, founder, Dope Black Dads

Ally of the calendar year
Kate Priestman, senior vicepresident, R&D, GSK

Arts and media climbing star
Hannah Chukwu, assistant editor, Penguin Random House

Arts and media senior chief
Miya Knights, world content strategist, Poq Commerce

Customer and luxury climbing star
Vese Aghoghovbia, founder, Philly & Close friends

Customer and luxury senior chief
Alexandria Dauley, resourceful director, Dauley Patterns

Entrepreneur climbing star
Alessandra Madubunyi, director, WE are COCO

Entrepreneur senior chief
Michael Khouri-Bent, controlling director, Metropolitan Treatment Remedies

Monetary products and services climbing star
Jordon Clarke, GCM/syndicate world ops challenge direct, Morgan Stanley

Monetary products and services senior chief
Lara Oyesanya, group common counsel, WorldRemit

Experienced products and services climbing star
Samuel Lawrence, vice-president EMEA, mid-market, JLL Technologies

Experienced products and services senior chief
Akima Paul-Lambert, litigation husband or wife, Hogan Lovells

STEM climbing star
Nnamdi Emelifeonwu, founder and chief government, Definely

STEM senior chief
Gareth Dauley, government vice-president, Pacific Environmentally friendly Technologies