Proud to announce that Jaime Amoedo, founder of PlasticBusters, has won the Director of the Year Award - Third Sector at the the 2021 Institute of Directors Awards for his work in the Third Sector, where he is a Director of a number of not-for-profit organisations, including PlasticBusters, the Manx Wildlife Trust, and Junior Achievement.

The winners of the Awards, sponsored by Appleby, were announced during a prestigious lunchtime event held at Woodbourne House, Douglas on 2nd November.

The awards ceremony was attended by 140 people with Chair of IoD Isle of Man, Jennifer Houghton, opening the event at which she welcomed the Island’s new Governor, Lieutenant General Sir John Lorimer MBE, who also made a short speech.

The award winners were:

Large Business, sponsored by TISE - Mark Bartlett – STRIX

Small Medium Business sponsored by Crowe Isle of Man LLC - Katherine Ellis - Boston

IoD Isle of Man Director of the Year - Young Award, sponsored by KPMG - Pippa Lovell – Versa

Corporate Social Responsibility Award, sponsored by Appleby - Douglas Grant, Conister Bank

Third Sector Award, sponsored by Ravenscroft -  Jaime Amoedo, PlasticBusters

The Institute of Directors Chair’s Award was awarded to Basil Bielich, Atla Group.

The IoD Director of the Year Award - Third Sector:

Leadership in the voluntary sector is critical to good governance, including planning, efficiency, transparency and accountability. This award is open to directors whose organisations are charities, community organisations or social enterprises that do not generate profit for individuals.

The judges look for leaders that can demonstrate how to get the best out of others for the benefit of their organisation and the people/communities it serves. Candidates will have a compelling vision and demonstrate a commitment to empowering others, inclusive decision-making, collaborative leadership, and innovative solutions to fulfil their organisational purpose and values.

The judges also consider how the candidate demonstrates impact in the context of their operating environment, financial sustainability and good governance.

Jaime Amoedo, Founder of PlasticBusters, said:

‘I would like to dedicate this award to the Third Sector organisations which I am proud to serve for the amazing impact they make on the community, and specially to our PlasticBusters team, a troop of thousands of extraordinary volunteers in over 100 countries that are working tirelessly to reduce plastic pollution and littering around the globe –YOU are the winners!

Congratulations to The Institute of Directors team (Jennifer Houghton and Rachel McKenna), and Committee (Phaedra Bird, Pamela Watson, Mark Waterhouse, Donna Crellin, Lisa Karran, Clive Parrish, David Bushe, Richard Slee, Carolyn Gelling, Stephen Savage & Claire Milne, Peter Reid, Deb Byron, Sally Bolton, Anne Mills, Russell Kelly, and Stephen Savage) for a fantastic event, and thank you to the sponsors, the judging panel, the guest speaker Lieutenant Governor Sir John Lorimer, and compere Geoff Corkish. Congratulations as well to all the winners and nominees!’

For more information on the Awards, click here.