The shortlist

NOMINATED CATEGORIES

Champion for Governance - Sponsored by Diligent
•    Lena Chauhan, Fractional Director of AI Governance, RiseIQ
•    Chris Darling, Board Secretary, Digital Health and Care Wales
•    Erika Eliasson-Norris FCG, CEO, Beyond Governance
•    Gilbert George ACG, Executive Director of Corporate Governance, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
•    Rob Lawson OBE, Chair of Governors, Hull College
•    Liz Wilkins, Director of Governance, The White Horse Federation

Diversity and Inclusion Project of the Year
•    Asian Corporate Governance Network: Journey to Elevating ESEA Representation in UK Governance
•    Black Excellence in Governance Awards 
•    Hull College: Silent Voices
•    IPPF: From Representation to Influence
•    Rainbow Governance Network: Building an Inclusive Governance Profession

Governance Professional of the Year - Sponsored by Vistra 
•    Dr. Fatima Almaeeni, Head of Corporate Governance & Sustainability, Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates
•    Samuel Curtis, Group Company Secretary, London South Bank University
•    Teresa Hogan ACG, Group Director and Head of LSEG Subsidiary Management, LSEG
•    Charlotte Locke, Associate Director, Corporate Secretarial Services, Law Debenture
•    Catherine Sykes MBE, Vice Principal Governance or Compliance, Hull College
•    Tobias Latham FCG, Director of Corporate Services, Elemental Co Sec

Governance Project of the Year Sponsored by Sherpany
•    AstraZeneca PLC: Global Listing Harmonisation
•    Clarion Housing Group: Board Member Academy
•    Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW): Digital Board Assurance Framework Dashboard
•    DTEK GROUP B.V.
•    Royal Commission for AlUla: A Tiered Governance Framework for RCU's Subsidiaries & Affiliated Entities
•    The FA: Transforming Governance in Grassroots Football
•    University of Exeter: Developing a leading-edge Board Skills and Experience Assessment Framework

Service Provider of the Year
•    Bridgehouse 
•    Browne Jacobson LLP
•    Indigo Governance
•    Law Debenture
•    MUFG Corporate Markets, a division of MUFG Pension & Market Services

Team of the Year Sponsored by Computershare
•    Anglo American plc
•    Aviva plc
•    J Sainsbury plc
•    Lloyds Banking Group 
•    Ocado Group plc
•    Schroders plc
•    South Lanarkshire College

The One to Watch Sponsored by Vistra
•    Rachel Carr, Corporate Governance Associate, The Sage Group
•    Alex Fenwick, Development & Capability Platform, Quality and Governance Manager, Rolls Royce SMR
•    Ellie Kean, Senior Consultant – GEM, Law Debenture
•    Louis Messant, Aviva Investors Corporate Governance Manager, Aviva plc
•    Mehak Shah ACG, Assistant Company Secretary, Schroders
•    Charlie de Wolf, plc Corporate Governance Manager, Aviva plc

REPORTING CATEGORIES

Annual Report of the Year – FTSE 100 Sponsored by Atticus
•    Barclays plc
•    British American Tobacco plc
•    Bunzl plc
•    InterContinental Hotels Group plc
•    Mondi plc
•    Pearson plc
•    Severn Trent Plc
•    Tesco plc
•    United Utilities Group plc

Annual Report of the Year – FTSE 250 Sponsored by Equiniti & Notified
•    Balfour Beatty plc
•    Derwent London plc
•    Oxford Instruments plc
•    Trustpilot Group plc

Annual Report of the Year – Other 
•    Bromford Flagship Live West
•    Co-operatives UK Limited
•    Digital Health & Care Wales 
•    Royal Commission for AlUla 

Audit Disclosure of the Year
•    Bunzl plc
•    Derwent London plc
•    Severn Trent Plc
•    SSE plc
•    Tesco plc
•    United Utilities Group PLC

Board Disclosure of the Year
•    Balfour Beatty plc
•    British American Tobacco plc 
•    British Land Company plc
•    Intertek Group plc
•    Persimmon plc
•    United Utilities Group PLC

Board Performance Review Disclosure of the Year Sponsored by Board Intelligence
•    Balfour Beatty plc
•    Lion Finance Group PLC
•    Lloyds Banking Group plc
•    MITIE Group plc
•    Persimmon plc

Remuneration Report of the Year
•    Barclays plc
•    Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
•    Segro plc
•    Severn Trent Plc
•    Tesco plc
•    United Utilities Group PLC

Stakeholder Disclosure of the Year
•    Genuit Group plc
•    Senior plc
•    Severn Trent Plc
•    SSP Group plc
•    Workspace Group plc

Sustainability Disclosure of the Year 
•    Elementis plc
•    Mondi plc
•    Severn Trent plc
•    Spirax Group plc
•    United Utilities Group PLC