6th March 2014

ABFA Achievers Awards 2014

The asset based finance industry celebrated the achievements of the industry’s greatest students at the ABFA Achievers Awards Dinner yesterday evening. Held at the Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington in London, the evening recognised the most outstanding students that have completed one or more of the ABFA Distance Learning Programmes.

The evening began with a Welcome Reception, followed by a three-course dinner and entertainment from comedian Sean Collins. Andrew Castle, the former British Number One tennis player and GMTV anchorman, hosted the awards ceremony. In his address to the audience, vice chairman of the ABFA, Peter Ewen, commented that training was the best investment any organisation could make and also reflected on how much he had enjoyed, and benefited from, a recent business school, four week, course that he had attended.

Photographs from the evening can be viewed by clicking here.

The winners are:

Top foundation student sponsored by Baker Tilly:

Sarah Payne Bibby Financial Services Ltd.


Top certificate student sponsored by Bermans:

Ian Wilson Clydesdale Bank Plc.


Top financial understanding sponsored by KPMG:

Benjamin Jenkins Aldermore Invoice Finance


Top operational and legal aspects sponsored by Hilton Baird Group:

Nafeesa Cumming GE Capital Bank Ltd.


Top leadership development student sponsored by Irwin Mitchell:

Stefan Radymski Aldermore Invoice Finance


Top diploma with honours sponsored by Squire Sanders:

Gavin Wild HSBC Invoice Finance (UK) Ltd.


Lecturer of the year 2013:

Jean Pousson Board Evaluation Ltd.
Ian Lewis Reward Commercial Finance