The 2023 winners of the Hull & Humber Top 30 Under 30 have been announced.
The scheme, which is now in its sixth year, recognises rising stars within businesses in the Hull and Humber region.
This year’s selection highlights young people from some of the region’s most established employers alongside the very best talent within the area’s best small and medium-sized organisations.
Simon Jones, creator of the scheme, said: “I am delighted to announce this year’s winners, and our class of 2023. Today’s announcement is a celebration of the work, energy and contribution of our region’s talent, who have made a significant difference to our businesses and organisations.
“These young people have excelled in their respective fields, plus they have shown the qualities and behaviours that have stood them out among a very competitive field, to be award a place on our prestigious list.”
In addition, each of the winners get enrolled on to the scheme’s coveted LEAP programme. This provides the winners with an opportunity to further enhance their leadership skills, led by industry experts in leadership, self-development and communication. The programme has undertaken its first review since 2020.
Mr Jones added: “It has been difficult to review the programme over the last few years, given the restrictions and challenges Covid provided. However, having had the opportunity to run the scheme in 2022 without the complications of Covid, I decided to review the content and gain feedback to understand how we can make our LEAP programme even better.
“Based on the feedback and advice of alumni and coaches, this year’s programme will see the inclusion of PRINT for the very first time, to further enhance our winners understanding of themselves as leaders, plus more support than ever before to ensure the skills being learned are being embedded in behaviours in the workplace. These adjustments will see the programme go to another level, ensuring we continue to deliver the best possible experience for our winners.”
The scheme received a record number of nominations this year, a signal to Mr Jones that the local economy is in a positive position.
He said: “Every year, I am amazed by the support I receive for this scheme. But having seen the scheme break records once again, it gives me a real sense of optimism about the region’s future. Reading through the nominations is not only testament to the work from our winners, but the trust the organisations they are part of have in their talent.
“Seeing how the region’s young people deliver increased sales, leading projects, creating new products, managing supply chains, negotiating with suppliers, help imbed new ways of working, lead new technologies, head up environmental strategy, employ and develop others… I could go on.
“This is a real statement. A statement from the region’s talent to say that you can trust them to take the lead and make a difference, and a statement from the organisations involved to say that they are prepared to back young people to make a difference, and that they are seeing the benefits that strategy brings.”
Winners (in alphabetical order)
- Charlotte Beecroft – marketing coordinator at MKM
- Katie Blyth – team manager at Wescot Credit Services
- Chris Boon – account director at Summit
- Callan Cartledge – internal communications specialist at Siemens
- Rob Cunningham – IT infrastructure technician at Rradar
- Ashleigh Davidson – R&D senior chemist at Ansell
- Joe Donkin – quantity surveyor at Sewell Construction
- Jon Donoghue – service desk team leader at Giacom
- Fiona Downie – campaign manager at Forward & Thinking
- Thomas Elliott – group accountant at Trenton Motors
- Matthew Gilbert – project manager, group transformation at KCOM
- Holly Goodwin – account manager at Catch UK
- Chloe Greaves – senior designer at Giacom
- Robbie Hunt – manufacturing production planner at Advanced Plastics
- Mia Jones – communications officer and ICV scheme manager at the Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner for Humberside
- Will Jones – apprentice broker at Towergate Insurance
- Joel Joseph – transport administrator at Rocal
- Libby Kerman – sustainability manager at Lincolnshire Housing Partnership
- Sophie Lee – consultant at Shared Agenda
- Jessie Milburn – senior designer at Swift
- Sam Moor – performance marketing manager at Green Ginger Digital
- Amber Needler – digital innovation project officer at Humberside Police
- Natalia Rudd – marketing executive at Wykeland
- Charley Seward – commercial operations executive at Arco
- Katherine Sharpe – customer experience team leader at University of Hull Library
- Ben Smith – principal energy and carbon officer at East Riding Council
- Vicky Smith – digital account manager at Bluestorm
- Jarrod Teanby – engineering manager at OSI Foodsolutions
- Lizzie Thirkettle – senior category manager at Ideal Heating
- Louise Watkinson – operations manager at Sauce Consultants
