Shortlisted
Finalists 2023
NOMINATION CRITERIA
Shortlisted
Finalists 2023
NOMINATION CRITERIA
Celebrating exceptional Scottish talent.
The Scottish CFO Awards embrace all that is brilliant about CFOs who are often the unsung heroes of any business. Traditionally responsible for sustaining business continuity and managing cash flow, the modern finance director now exhibits creative thinking and strategic influence, as well as demonstrating leadership.
Spanning 10 categories, the awards pay tribute to the enterprise, leadership, resilience, social impact and all-round excellence of financial leaders and their teams in Scottish businesses over the past 12-24 months.
The finalists for each category are below, with the winners being revealed at the awards dinner on the 9 November at the Waldorf Astoria, Edinburgh:
Company Size and Structure
CFO of the Year 2023 – Turnover up to £50m
Ashleigh Greenan, Calnex Solutions plc
Douglas Fraser, MacGregor Industrial Supplies Limited
Graeme Sheils, Sixco Limited
CFO of the Year 2023 – Turnover £50m – £200m
Graeme Gibson, Edinburgh Airport
Mike Younger, Ian Macleod Distillers Limited
Keith Geddes, JW Filshill
Gavin MacKenzie, Meallmore Group
CFO of the Year 2023 – Turnover over £200m
Carole Cran, Forth Ports Limited
Andrew Telfer, GAP Group Limited
Alastair Irvine, Formerly Howden
Gregor Goodwin, MB Aerospace Holdings Inc.
CFO of the Year 2023 of a Private Equity Backed Company
Alastair Irvine, Formerly Howden
Gregor Goodwin, MB Aerospace Holdings Inc.
Stuart Dick, Search Recruitment Group
CFO of the Year 2023 of a Family-Owned Business
Ben Cookman, Gordon & MacPhail
Alasdair Miller, McLaren Packaging Limited
Gillian McCormick, McQueens Dairies Limited
Irene Wilson , Robertson Group Limited
Outstanding Achievement Awards
CFO of the Year 2023 – Growth/Scale Up
Robert Horner, Bella & Duke
Gillian McCormick, McQueens Dairies Limited
Andrew Brown, Ooni Pizza Ovens
CFO of the Year 2023 – One to Watch
Kerry Anderson, Emtelle Group
Barry McGonagle, Snappy Group
Lorraine Macdonald, Young Spirits
CFO of the Year 2023 – Deal of the Year
Alastair Irvine, Formerly Howden
Gregor Goodwin, MB Aerospace Holdings Inc.
Tracy Trotter, Formerly Scott Group
CFO of the Year 2023 – Sustainability
Carole Cran, Forth Ports Limited
Gordon Farmer, Global Energy Group
Finance Team of the Year 2023
Barry Fitzsimmons, Aggreko
Graeme Gibson, Edinburgh Airport
Claire Maith, Peter Vardy Limited
We wish all of this year’s shortlisted finalists the very best of luck!
