2014 Winners and Finalists
Meet our exceptional 2014 winners and finalists across all six categories.
Black British Business Person of the Year
Dr Margaret Casely-Hayford CBE
Chairman, Action Aid UK
Arts and Media
Winner
Darcus Beese OBE
Senior Leader
Winner
Joanna Abeyie MBE
Rising Star
Finalist
Arit Eminue MBE
Senior Leader
Finalist
Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp CBE
Senior Leader
Finalist
Barbara Njau
Rising Star
Finalist
Sebastian Thiel
Rising Star
Consumer and Luxury
Winner
Wilfred Emmanuel -Jones MBE
Senior Leader
Winner
Timi Dorgu
Rising Star
Finalist
Constance Jackson
Senior Leader
Finalist
Tumi Soyinka
Senior Leader
Finalist
Fioye Akinsola
Rising Star
Finalist
Ike Sikuade
Rising Star
Entrepreneur
Winner
Piers Linney
Senior Leader
Winner
Philip Poku
Rising Star
Finalist
Andrew Osayemi
Senior Leader
Finalist
Michael Barrington-Hibbert
Senior Leader
Finalist
Linda Mutunga
Senior Leader
Finalist
Stefan Knight
Rising Star
Financial Services
Winner
Professor Trevor Williams
Senior Leader
Winner
Lorraine Wright MBE
Rising Star
Finalist
Diane Greenidge
Senior Leader
Finalist
Pamela Hutchinson OBE
Senior Leader
Finalist
Funke Omisore
Rising Star
Finalist
Jennifer Mensah
Rising Star
Infrastructure and Manufacturing
Winner
David Waboso CBE
Senior Leader
Winner
Jim Lenga-Kroma
Rising Star
Finalist
Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE
Senior Leader
Finalist
Myrtle Dawes
Senior Leader
Finalist
Naomi Williams- Taylor
Rising Star
Finalist
Tobi Lawal
Rising Star
Professional Services
Winner
Tom Shropshire
Senior Leader
Winner
Chike Eduputa
Rising Star
Finalist
Dr Margaret Casely-Hayford CBE
Senior Leader
Finalist
Trevor James
Senior Leader
Finalist
Alieu Fofanah
Rising Star
Finalist
Melba Mwanje
Rising Star
STEM
Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Technology
Winner
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Senior Leader
Winner
Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE
Rising Star
Finalist
Dr Uchenna Okoye
Senior Leader
Finalist
Dr Rashada Harry
Senior Leader
Finalist
Tunji Akintokun MBE
Senior Leader
Finalist
Amie Samba
Rising Star
