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Chamber finance director triumphs at awards ceremony

25 September 2008

A finance director from Sheffield has scooped a coveted accolade at this year’s Yorkshire Finance Director of the Year Awards.

Stephen Mitchell, 28, who works for Sheffield Chamber of Commerce, picked up the Finance Director of the Year award in the small to medium enterprise (SME) category.

Stephen said: "I am so thrilled to have won this award but it was a huge surprise. I know I was up against some stiff competition from across Yorkshire so was in very good company on the night.

"I am fortunate enough to have been successful early on in my career so to be recognised for my hard work is very encouraging, and I hope to continue the success that the Chamber has seen in the last few years."

Stephen joined the Chamber in 2004 as business development manager for South Yorkshire International Trade Centre (SYITC) before becoming the Chamber's company secretary and, in 2007, finance director.

His achievements were recognised on a national scale earlier this year when he appeared in the 2008 ‘Who's Who of Britain's Business Elite - Young Business Leaders' publication, placing him in the top four per cent of eminent young business leaders under the age of 35.

The awards, which seek to recognise the key contribution and exceptional performance of the region's top financial directors, are now an established event on the Yorkshire calendar and are known as the leading competition of its kind in the region.

The seventh annual award took place on 24 September at Rudding Park near Harrogate.

Categories: Sheffield Chamber of Commerce