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The Bournemouth Business Leaders Award celebrate the people, businesses and organisations doing exceptional work. Explore the categories and help recognise someone shaping the future through their achievement, leadership and impact.
The Legacy of Leadership Award
CEO of the Year Award
Honouring CEOs demonstrating visionary leadership, innovation, and sustainable business success
About this category
This category recognises CEOs delivering strategic growth, strong culture, innovation, and measurable organisational performance. Judges will look for a strong leadership journey supported by clear evidence of achievement, influence, and lasting value.
Eligibility
- Open to individuals in relevant leadership
- Management
- Professional
- Specialist roles who can demonstrate responsibility
- Achievement
- Influence
- Measurable impact
Judging criteria
- Leadership impact
- Strategic vision
- Measurable achievements
- Innovation and problem-solving
- Team
- Client
- Stakeholder
- Community influence
- Integrity and sustainability of results
Qualitative criteria
- Clarity of leadership story
- Authenticity and values
- Originality of approach
- Strength of examples
- Influence on people
- Organisation
- Sector
- Community
- Sustainability of impact
Metrics
- Evidence of measurable results such as growth
- Performance improvement
- Customer or stakeholder impact
- Team development
- Innovation outcomes
- Financial or operational gains
- Awards
- Testimonials
- Community benefit
Additional criteria
- Nomination should include clear examples
- Supporting evidence
- Dates/timeframes where possible
- Testimonials
- Case studies
- Data
- Media links
- References where available
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