“The BEFTAs are Northern Ireland's longest running business awards and are an opportunity to celebrate the stand-out organisations and leaders in our business community, while very importantly recognising the value of their achievements to our economy and wider society.”
This year's Business Eye First Trust Bank Business Awards were another huge success for those involved, not least of all for Financial Services giant FinTrU. The firm won both the award for "Fast Growth Business of the Year" and the overall "Company of the Year" award, having formed in 2013 and grown rapidly ever since, with ambitions to grow to over 800 employees over the coming years.
“I am delighted that the dedication and high-quality work of the employees here at FinTrU has been recognised in this way. FinTrU is a ‘people business’ and our employees are a critical driver of our success,” stated Darragh McCarthy, FinTrU Founder & CEO.
The "Business Personality of the Year" award went to recruitment executive Tina McKenzie, who championed the growth of the Staffline Group in Northern Ireland and made notable contributions in her NI Policy chair position as a spokesperson on a variety of business issues.
"It is an absolute honour to receive the award for Business Personality of The Year," Tina McKenzie stated. "A big thank you to my teams who work tirelessly to allow me the freedom to give back in other ways and also the team at FSB NI. I am proud to be part of the wider NI business community where we all support each other."
The awards were previously known as the UTV Business Eye Awards but have recently undergone a major rebrand after 13 years of operation. The revamped award ceremony was sponsored by First Trust Bank and others, and presented awards to companies and business leaders across 18 different categories, from Young Business Personality of the Year and Employer of the Year to the coveted Research & Development Award.
"Business Eye is proud to have been organising Northern Ireland’s foremost business awards for the past 13 years. Against a challenging backdrop, it’s really important for business success, by both companies and individuals to be recognised in this way. We had a record-breaking entry in 2018 and both the scale and quality of that entry illustrates the strength of the local business sector," - Richard Buckley, Editor of Business Eye.
Source: BEFTA Press Release
