Allocate Software’s CFO, Simon Thorne, shortlisted for FD’s Excellence Awards 2009

26 May 2009

The FDs` Excellence Awards, supported by the CBI, recognise the nation`s exemplary FDs and the principal suppliers of services to the nation`s finance director community.

Allocate Software is very proud that Chief Financial Officer, Simon Thorne, was nominated this year.

The shortlist is presented to a panel of FDs, academics and other commentators who decide who they think should win the award.

Individual awards are given to FDs from FTSE 100, FTSE 250, outside the FTSE 350 and fast-growing UK private companies for their performance and contribution to their firms. The FDs come from a range of companies, from mining giants to retailers and tech firms.

Richard Lambert, director-general of the CBI supports the FDs` Excellence Awards:

"The financial performance of the UK’s companies is dependent on many things. The role of the country’s finance directors, in all sectors, and at all sizes of businesses, is one of the most crucial. That’s why the CBI has been a staunch supporter of the Real FD/CBI FDs’ Excellence Awards since it launched in 2005. We believe that by recognising the invaluable contribution of the UK’s finance directors we are bringing into the spotlight the unsung heroes of UK plc. The dynamism, vision and sheer hard work our FDs put into the success of businesses up and down the country is truly something worth shouting about. Please join us in celebrating the UK’s best and brightest finance chiefs."