Business leaders across Gwent and the rest of Wales are invited to enter the IoD Wales Director of the Year Awards 2015.

The awards have become an established highlight on the Welsh business calendar and celebrate business achievements across Wales while bringing all sectors of the business community together, irrespective of size, region or age.

Nine finalists from the 2014 Awards were shortlisted for the UK National Awards, with Welsh winner SuperStars’ James Taylor named overall UK Director of the Year 2014 as well as Young Director of the Year.

Deadline for nominations is February 27 and March 20 for entries, with winners announced at the awards lunch on Friday, May 15 at Cardiff’s SWALEC Stadium.

Robert Lloyd Griffiths, director of Institute of Directors in Wales, said: “The search is now on for our 2015 winners and we are always impressed with the volume and level of entries from directors who demonstrate inspired business leadership.

“We would like to invite you to apply or indeed nominate a director in your organisation or from your business network. The awards praise business achievements across Wales and the calibre of our winners over the last five years has been outstanding. We celebrate those who are able to adapt and grow and for those who take the calculated risks and push the boundaries.

“I am also delighted that Cardiff Business School has chosen to continue as our headline sponsor, especially as I’m an alumnus of the school.”

Categories include: Director in a Medium/Large Business; Young Director of the Year; Director in a Small Business; Director in a Social Enterprise or Charity; Director in the Public Sector; Director in a Family Business; Director for Leadership in Corporate Responsibility; Talent & Innovation Award; and the Chairman’s Award.

Professor Martin Kitchener, Dean of Cardiff Business School said: “We are delighted to once again be the headline sponsor for the awards. As the Dean of Cardiff Business School, the Welsh centre of excellence for business and management education, I am committed to ensuring that we continue to contribute to the Welsh economy and to its knowledge economy.

“We want to continue and to extend the contact that we have with the business leaders in Wales, sharing the knowledge that we create. We were delighted with the calibre of last year’s IoD Wales Director of the Year Awards and would like to wish all nominees every success."

For an entry form and more details see www.iod.com.