FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR CHERRIES AWARDS

The shortlist for the 2010 cHeRries Awards has been announced.

The keenly-contested third annual cHeRries Awards recognise significant achievements in human resources, recruitment and training in north-east Scotland.

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

The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Thursday 3 June at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference centre in front of around 420 leading sector professionals.

Karen Reid, director, cushydoos, said: “The tremendous enthusiasm for the awards has been evident from the high level of interest in entering and sponsoring to the quality of nominations as well as demand for tables on the evening. The cHeRries highlight the value of, and how important it is to celebrate, excellence in the field of human resources.

“The profession makes a major contribution to the success of businesses in the area by helping organisations and the industry to retain, develop and recruit staff.”

The categories, sponsors and finalists are:

The cHeRries Blossoming Award
(Aberdeen Business School at The Robert Gordon University):
Rachelle Cardno - Petrofac Training Facilities Management
Yvonne Arnold - Dominion Gas
Pauline Murray - Subsea 7

Outstanding HR Director
(Kudos – Employee Benefits):
Ishbel Inkster - Wood Group Management Services Ltd
Ruth Tulloch - Aker Solutions
Richard Barnes - Weatherford

Excellent HR Manager Over 250
(Paull & Williamsons LLP):
Chris Taylor - PSN (UK) Ltd
Lynn Bisset – FirstGroup
Nicky Brady - Wood Group Engineering North Sea
Wyn Smollett – Halliburton

Excellent HR Manager SME
(Brewin Dolphin):
Shona Angus - HRH Geological Services Ltd
Pauline Laraway - Laing Traditional Masonry (LTM) Ltd
Andrew Harper - Macphie of Glenbervie

Fantastic HR Advisor
(Wood Group):
Emma Wedderburn - AMEC
Audrey Philpott - Wood Group Engineering North Sea
Karen Scott Willsher - Nexen Petroleum UK Limited
Liz Croughan - Petrotechnics Ltd

Extraordinary Team Initiative
(Capita Health Solutions):
Wood Group Management Services Ltd
The Industrial Relations' Team - The Offshore Diving Agreement
Weatherford UK HR Team
Jennifer Clark – Aker Solutions

Tremendous Training and Development
(Aberdeen Appointments Agency (AAA)):
Mhairi Cousins - Wood Group Management Services
Linda Guthrie - FirstGroup Plc
Iain Abernethy - Johnston Carmichael
Les Graves - BJ Process & Pipeline Services

Finders Keepers Recruitment & Retention
(CMS Cameron McKenna):
Graham Buchan - iicorr Ltd
Louise Maclean - Weatherford UK Limited
Lesley Yeats - Aker Solutions
Gary Duncan - Subsea 7