Technology Fund Manager of the Year Award
Sponsored by PwC
Winner: The Biotech Growth Trust plc
Picture shows, left to right: Jass Sarai, UK Leader – Technology Industry Group, PwC; Alastair Smith, The Biotech Growth Trust plc (winner); Matt Cross, Partner, PwC; and Louise Minchin, awards presenter.
techMARK Analyst of the Year Award
Sponsored by Design Portfolio Marketing Services
Winner: Bob Liao, Canaccord Genuity
Picture shows, left to right: Jass Sarai, UK Leader – Technology Industry Group, PwC; Julie Wilford, Managing Director, Design Portfolio Marketing Services; Bob Liao, Canaccord Genuity (winner); and Louise Minchin, awards presenter.
Technology Innovation Award
Sponsored by Barclays
Winner: ARM Holdings plc
Picture shows, left to right: Jass Sarai, UK Leader – Technology Industry Group, PwC; Sean Duffy, Head of Technology, Media and Telecoms, Barclays; Stephen Pattison, ARM Holdings plc (winner); and Louise Minchin, awards presenter.
Technology Journalist of the Year Award
Sponsored by Luther Pendragon
Winner: David Rowan, Editor, WIRED
Picture shows, left to right: Jass Sarai, UK Leader – Technology Industry Group, PwC; Neil Thapar, Director, Luther Pendragon; David Rowan, Editor, WIRED (winner); and Louise Minchin, awards presenter.
Emerging Star Award
Sponsored by Arma Partners
Winner: WANdisco plc
Picture shows, left to right: Jass Sarai, UK Leader – Technology Industry Group, PwC; Seth Kundrot, Vice President, Arma Partners; George O’Connor, Panmure Gordon (collecting the award on behalf of their client WANdisco plc, winner); and Louise Minchin, awards presenter.
techMARK Achievement of the Year Award
Sponsored by Canaccord Genuity
Winner: Anite plc
Picture shows, left to right: Jass Sarai, UK Leader – Technology Industry Group, PwC; Andrew Beswick, Managing Director, Canaccord Genuity; Chris Humphrey, Anite plc (winner); and Louise Minchin, awards presenter.
techMARK Personality of the Year Award
Sponsored by finnCap
Winner: Eric Hutchinson, Chief Financial Officer, Spirent Communications plc
Picture shows, left to right: Jass Sarai, UK Leader – Technology Industry Group, PwC; Sam Smith, Managing Director, finnCap; Vivienne Gibson, Spirent Communications plc (accepting the award on behalf of Eric Hutchinson, Chief Financial Officer, Spirent Communications plc, winner); and Louise Minchin, awards presenter.
techMARK Company of the Year Award
Sponsored by Jefferies
Winner: AVEVA Group plc
Picture shows, left to right: Jass Sarai, UK Leader – Technology Industry Group, PwC; Mark Fisher, European Head of Technology Investment Banking, Jefferies; Richard Longdon, Chief Executive, AVEVA Group plc (winner); and Louise Minchin, awards presenter.
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Technology Innovation of the Year Award
Sponsored by Barclays
ARM Holdings plc
BTG plc
Optos plc
Vectura Group plc
Technology Journalist of the Year Award
Mike Butcher – TechCrunch Europe
Katia Moskvitch – BBC
Maija Palmer – Financial Times
David Rowan – Wired
Emerging Star Award
Sponsored by Arma Partners
Huddle
Forward Internet Group
Mind Candy Ltd
PhotonStar LED Group plc
Skyscanner Ltd
Toumaz Ltd
WANdisco plc
techMARK Achievement of the Year Award
Sponsored by Canaccord Genuity
Anite plc
CSR plc
Micro Focus International plc
SkyePharma plc
techMARK Personality of the Year Award
Sponsored by finnCap
Roy Burton – Dialight plc
Mike Hickey – Wolfson Microelectronics plc
Eric Hutchinson – Spirent Communications plc
Mike Phillips – Micro Focus International plc
techMARK Company of the Year Award
Sponsored by Jefferies International Ltd
Anite plc
AVEVA Group plc
Oxford Instruments plc
Renishaw plc
News from 2012
techMARK Awards 2011 raises £7,015 – A massive thank you to all attendees for donating so generously to our charity collection at the techMARK Awards Dinner. We raised an incredible £7,015. On behalf of the chosen charities, the Brentwood Catholic Children's Society and The Prince's Trust, thank you so much. This will have an immediate positive impact on our work and we are very grateful to Ford Sinclair and PwC for making this happen.
Testimonials from 2011
Social media
Our 2012 social media campaign engaged nearly 60,000 profiles including companies, journalists and key sector commentators. For the first time, real-time tweets were displayed on screens at the Dinner, encouraging social engagement and unique networking opportunities.
In addition, "Twinterviews" with the award winners were conducted, with answers posted in real time to Twitter. Below is a selection of the interview answers with the pick of the tweets available to download here:
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