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Finalists Announced for cHeRries Awards

Finalists shortlisted for the prestigious cHeRries Awards have been announced.

Now in its fourth year, the annual cHeRries Awards celebrate excellence in HR, Recruitment and Training across the North-east of Scotland.

Open to individuals and teams from across the area, the awards are organised by Aberdeen-based event management company, cushydoos, with title sponsor Aberdeen Business School at The Robert Gordon University and Kudos – Employee Benefits as supporting sponsor.

The finalists will find out if they’ve been lucky enough to be one of the few ‘cherry picked’ winners at the cHerRies Awards dinner on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, in front of a sell-out crowd of around 450 people.

Karen Reid, director, cushydoos, said: “The HR industry in the North-east plays a crucial role in the success of businesses in the area by ensuring that organisations and the industry retain, develop and recruit the very best staff available.

“The cHeRries allow us to celebrate the industry’s successes and recognise some of the fantastic people we have in the profession. We’ve been absolutely delighted that we’re still seeing a tremendous enthusiasm for the awards, both in terms of nominations and the demand for tables and tickets at the event.”

Due to popular demand, there is currently a waiting list for tables at the event and only one sponsorship opportunity remains. For more information please contact Lucy Thomson, cushydoos marketing co-ordinator, on 01224 651815 or email lt@upwebsite.com

The categories, sponsors and finalists are as follows:

The cHeRries Blossoming Award (Sponsored by Aberdeen Business School)

Yvonne Arnold, HR Assistant, Dominion Gas

Ailsa Neil, HR Administrator, Wood Group Management Services

Callum Stewart, HR Administrator, PSN

Extraordinary Team Initiative Award (Sponsored by Capita Health Solutions)

Corporate, Policy & Planning Team (David Coutts), First Group

Renee Raper and Julie Skinner, Organisational Development (OD) Specialist and Resourcing Specialist, RGU

Fantastic HR Advisor Award (Sponsored by Wood Group)

Nicola Kinnell, HR Advisor, Prospect

Gillian Slessor, Senior HR Advisor, EnerMech Ltd.

Tremendous Training and Development Award (Sponsored by aaa)

Iain Abernethy, Learning & Development Director, Johnston Carmichael

Halliburton HR Team, Halliburton

LTM Training Academy, Laing Trade Masonry (LTM) Ltd.

Finders Keepers Recruitment & Retention Award (Sponsored by CMS Cameron McKenna)

Ross Jolly, Recruitment Supervisor, SBM Offshore

Shelley Leatherbarrow, HR Director, Centrica Energy Upstream

Recruitment Team, Aberdeenshire Council

Marie Smith and the HR Team, Aberdeen City Council

Excellent HR Manager (SME) Award (Sponsored by ActivPayroll Ltd)

Jenny Murray, HR Manager, Spectrum HR Solutions Ltd

Debbie Middleton, nominated by Thorpe Molloy Recruitment Ltd

Excellent HR Manager (Over 250) Award (Sponsored by Stronachs LLP)

Sharon Faulkner, HR Manager (Strategy), Aberdeenshire Council

Les Linklater, Organisational Development Manager, Aker Solutions

Leigh Stott, Human Resources Manager – International Operations, Production Services Network (UK) Ltd

Outstanding HR Director Award (Sponsored by Kudos – Employee Benefits)

Winner will be announced on the night