Hawkshead Relish Director Company triumphs in the IoD (Institute of Directors) Awards 

Maria Whitehead takes the Yorkshire Bank, Akroyd Award for her Contribution to the Community.  

Maria co-owner of the Hawkshead Relish Company with her husband Mark was overawed at the Northwest Institute of Directors awards when recognised for the contribution she has made to the local community and region.

The Hawkshead Relish Company an artisan producer of award winning preserves based in the Lake District were the only food producing company among the other prominent businesses represented from the Northwest selected as finalists.

Whilst also, a finalist in the category of Cumbria Director of the Year, Maria was especially delighted to take the Akroyd Award. Being passionate about the region and the community in which the Hawkshead Relish Company resides and recognising much of the success of the company can be contributed, in part to the dedicated locally based team, Maria accepted the award from Brian Colquhoun, regional director of the Yorkshire Bank.

Maria thanked the IoD for the prestigious award which also recognised in her excellence in leadership, concluding “as many of you may or may not know I run the company together with my husband Mark, yesterday was our 26^th Wedding Anniversary and so together we work as a team both at work and at home.  We are fortunate to have a loyal and dedicated team and so I am delighted to accept this award on behalf of Mark and the whole team at Hawkshead Relish.”

The prestigious event held at the Manchester Hilton Hotel was hosted by BBC News presenter Nicholas Owen which recognises the success of influential North West based businesses through the achievements of celebrated Directors demonstrating inspirational leadership skills and business foresight. Ann Jordan, Chair of IOD North West “Tonight we mark the success of several Directors from the North West region who have excelled in driving their companies to a level that makes them stand out from the crowd. The celebration of achievement is very inspirational to all of us who are directors and to win any Award is an outstanding achievement.”

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