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featuring The Leadership Awards


Celtic Manor, Wales  •  1 July 2025

#TheLeadershipAwards

 

Celebrating resilience, innovation, and creativity, The Leadership Awards brought together and rewarded those demonstrating leadership across the full spectrum of credit and financial services.

 

 

 

GETTING STARTED

  • Login or register for free to view the category criteria, what the judges are looking for and to start your entries
  • From there you can enter as many categories you wish and can
  • Edit and return to your entries as many times as you like before the final submission

CONFIDENTIALITY

  • All materials will remain confidential to the judges
  • Winning case studies may be used in post-event materials to promote best practice but permission will be sought from entrants before publishing

 

START THE SUBMISSION PROCESS

  • Check the 2025 categories below
  • Select relevant categor(y)ies
  • If you wish to submit entries for several categories, simply come back to this page and re-start the process by selecting a new category

IMPORTANT DATES & INFORMATION

  • An admin fee is applied for each entry submission
  • A early entry fee of £188 +VAT will be applied until 31 January 2025

  • A standard entry fee of £298 +VAT will be applied until  21 March 2025

 

TERMS & CONDITIONS


By entering the awards, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions as well as to our privacy notice.

 

 

WHATEVER YOU NEED, WE’RE HERE TO HELP

 

Whether that be support with writing your entries or suggestions on which categories are best fit for you, we’re here for you.

Simply contact our awards team directly by email.

 

Categories


 

Outstanding Leader in Climate Action

Who should enter?


 

Applications are invited from the industry for individuals who:

  • Have pushed themselves to the forefront of their organisation’s development and implementation of climate action plans and emissions reduction strategies.
  • Play a leading role in driving their organisation's transition to net-zero emissions.

 

 

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Outstanding Leader in Collections

Who should enter?


Applications are invited from the industry for individuals who have shown initiative in leading/supporting a debt recovery team and ensuring a high quality, business focused, efficient and cost-effective service. These efforts will maximise the amounts recovered for the organisation’s clients, while providing an excellent service and actively building client relationships

 

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Outstanding Leader in Compliance

Who should enter?


Applications are invited from the industry for individuals who have responsibility to provide reasonable assurance to senior management and the board that there are effective and efficient policies and procedures in place. The individuals will also ensure that policies are well understood and respected by all employees, and that the company is complying with all regulatory requirements.

 

 

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Outstanding Leader in Data

Who should enter?


Applications are invited from the industry for data professionals who oversee or support the collection, management, and storage of data across an organisation.  
 
Other individuals that should consider entering will have overall responsibility to analyse and derive insights from data to inform business strategy and value. 

 

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Outstanding Leader in Fraud Prevention

Who should enter?


Applications are invited from the industry for individuals who manage or support all facets of fraud detection and prevention for the business and to develop safety procedures which ensure minimal risk of fraud, or who have shown initiative in developing and implementing action plans for detecting fraudulent activities in the organisation. 

 

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Outstanding Leader in Marketing

Who should enter?


Applications are invited from the industry for marketing professionals who have developed and improved the marketing strategy of the business in order to grow a customer base and optimise sales and profits. Individuals should show initiative in the promotion and positioning of the business and its products and services.  

 

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Outstanding Leader in Operations

Who should enter?


Applications are invited from the industry for operations professionals who have shown initiative and creativity in effectively communicating and fostering growth among their executive team and all employees, or who have designed policies that align with the overall strategy of the organisation.  

 

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Outstanding Leader in Risk

Who should enter?


Applications are invited from the industry for have shown exceptional ability and vision for strategical risk decisions across all common risk exposure: strategic, reputational, operational, financial, credit, capital risk and compliance related.

 

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Business Leader of the Year - Car Finance

Who should enter?


Applications are invited from individuals who have P&L responsibility in a car finance lender or broker.

 

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Business Leader of the Year - Commerical Finance

Who should enter?


Applications are invited from individuals who have P&L responsibility in a commercial finance lender or broker.

 

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Business Leader of the Year - Consumer Finance

Who should enter?


Applications are invited from individuals who have P&L responsibility in an consumer credit finance business.

 

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Business Leader of the Year - Mortagages

Who should enter?


Applications are invited from individuals who have P&L responsibility in a mortgage lender or broker.

 

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Business Leader of the Year - Service Provider

Who should enter?


Applications are invited from individuals who have P&L responsibility in a service provider (including DCAs, debt purchasers, BPOs, judicial services, consultancies, debt charities, etc) who have proven to be a trusted partner to the credit industry.

 

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Business Leader of the Year - Technology, Data & Analytics

Who should enter?


Applications are invited from individuals who have P&L responsibility in a credit-focused technology, data and/ or analytics solutions business.

 

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Business Leader of the Year - Utilities & Telecoms

Who should enter?


Applications are invited from individuals who have P&L responsibility in energy, water or telecoms sector, including home internet, TV and multimedia entertainment, other telecommunications/media activities.

 

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