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Management, the UK’s leading independent management company that operated over 50 hotels around the UK under a variety of global brands including Hilton, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express and Hotel Indigo. Maurice Taylor is renowned and respected internationally for his entrepreneurship, innovation and strategic vision.
Winner: SmartSTEMs
INDUSTRY AND YOUNG PEOPLE INNOVATION AWARD SUPPORTED BY: INSPIRING500 WINNER: SMARTSTEMS
SmartSTEMs started life as the newest part of the Seric Systems CSR strategy for 2014/2015. SmartSTEMs exists to improve the effi cacy of STEM engagement in Scotland by connecting industry, education and volunteers to schools and community groups. Currently, SmartSTEMs is focused on encouraging young women into STEM. Special Commendation: GTG Training
PEOPLE MAKE GLASGOW AWARD SUPPORTED BY: PEOPLE MAKE GLASGOW WINNER: AMANDA MCMILLAN OBE AND GLASGOW AIRPORT
LEGACY AWARD SUPPORTED BY: ST. ENOCH CENTRE WINNER: JOHN GALLACHER MBE
Winner: Maurice Taylor (award
accepted by his
daughter Nicola Taylor)
JUDGES’ AWARD
WINNER: THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW AND NHS GREATER GLASGOW & CLYDE
Winner: John Gallacher MBE
Winners: Amanda McMillan OBE and Glasgow Airport
Glasgow Airport has been an integral part of the social and economic life of Glasgow and the West of Scotland for almost 50 years, providing vital connectivity for people, goods and investment. With some 30 airlines serving more than 110 destinations worldwide, it is Scotland’s principal long-haul airport. Glasgow Airport is a key component of Scotland’s transport infrastructure. Special Commendation: Scottish Refugee Council
SPONSORS
John Gallacher MBE has recently retired from his position as Managing Director of Cruden Estates and now works on a part-time basis to oversee the completion of one of the most infl uential housing projects that Scotland has ever seen – The Athletes Village. Cruden Estates was established in 1943 and has built or modernised over 130,000 properties in this time as well as earned a reputation as a solid, accomplished and forward thinking group of companies. Throughout his career, John Gallacher MBE has played a vital role in re-shaping Glasgow’s housing areas.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD SUPPORTED BY: GLASGOW AIRPORT WINNER: MAURICE TAYLOR (AWARD ACCEPTED BY HIS DAUGHTER, NICOLA TAYLOR)
Maurice Taylor is the Founder and Chief Executive of the Chardon Group – a Glasgow-headquartered hotel investment company. Maurice Taylor recently celebrated over 50 years of working in the hospitality sector with no plans to stop. Until last year, he was Chief Executive of Chardon
Winner: The University of Glasgow and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
The University of Glasgow and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have worked with industry partners to develop industry-driven infrastructure to provide a focus for innovation and industry collaboration at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. The unique strengths of this collaboration have also led to Innovate UK’s recent decision to locate the Scottish Centre of Excellence of the UK Catapult for Precision Medicine in Glasgow. It is already clear from the signifi cant levels of industry engagement, that the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital has already become a major new locus of life sciences innovation products and service development that will deliver signifi cant economic impact for Glasgow and ultimately benefi t the health and wellbeing of all Glasgow’s citizens.
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