SCOTTISH PA AWARDS 2020

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The Scottish PA Awards recognises talent in the PA profession in Scotland. 
 
Scottish PA Network in association with HAYS Personal & Executive Assistants are proud to invite you to be part of this prestigious annual Awards Dinner on 16th May at The Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow. 

Join your peers and industry colleagues to celebrate the PA profession in Scotland at this must attend event.  Be sure to book early to secure your tickets.

EVENING AWARDS PROGRAMME

18.30
Welcome Drinks

19.15
Introduction | Sarah Heaney

19.20
​Welcome | Rosemary McLennan

19.25
Scottish PA Awards - The format of the evening
Sarah Heaney

19.30
Action for Children

Christopher Anderson, HAYS Personal & Executive Assistants, introduces the
evening’s charity for which raffle tickets will be on sale through the evening.
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19.35
The Awards Dinner
21.30
Presentation of the Scottish PA Awards 2019 hosted by Sarah Heaney
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•    Best Event organised by a PA
•    Employer of The Year
•  ​ VA of the Year
•    Best PA Newcomer
•    PA of The Year

21.50
Charity Prize Draw

Prize drawn by Christopher Anderson, HAYS Personal & Executive Assistants

21.55
Vote of Thanks | Rosemary McLennan

22.00
Winners photographs
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22.15
Formalities end

PA OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

ASHLEY WHEELER

HSBC GLOBAL SERVICES UK Ltd

SHARON DOONIN

CST GLOBAL

GILLIAN SHERRY

KPMG LLP

VA OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

HEATHER WARNER

ENIGMATIC BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

FIONA McCORMICK

GEMINI BUSINESS SUPPORT

CAROLINE WYLIE

VIRTUALLY SORTED

BEST PA NEWCOMER

AILISH BUCKLEY

STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE

LUCY FINDLATER

SVM ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd

KIRSTIE CAMPBELL

PINSENT MASONS

AWARD JUDGES

Here are the judges for this year's event:

ROSEMARY MCLENNAN

MD & FOUNDER
​SCOTTISH PA NETWORK

RODDY ADAIR

NATIONAL SPECIALIST
​DIRECTOR FOR
​HAYS ​PERSONAL &
​EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTS

SHONA LAING

WINNER,
​PA OF THE YEAR 2018

FRANCES RACE

WINNER,
BEST PA NEWCOMER 2018

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EVENT HOST
​SARAH HEANEY

Sarah started her TV career in Scotland where she was anchor for 'Scotland Today', Scottish Television's main news programme for seven years, interviewing a wide range of people from politicians to pop stars. Sarah also fronted a series of special reports from Bangladesh.
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Recently Sarah was live from Dubai for a weeks strand for 'Daybreak' and presented some live features on 'This Morning'. Always game for a bit of adventure, Sarah has been lucky enough to travel from Mauritius to Mallorca to present feature and competition strands for 'Daybreak' and 'LK Today'.

www.sarahheaney.co.uk

ROSEMARY MCLENNAN
FOUNDER
​SCOTTISH PA NETWORK

Rosemary started her career temping in London for Channel Four, and progressed to working for Sky Sports for five years and then Melvyn Bragg’s South Bank Show.  Following her move back to Scotland she worked in hospitality for hotels and resorts.
 
Rosemary thrives on the strong relationships she has built with PAs, managers and top level executives.  The network was set up to connect assistants with each other and the wider business community.  Scottish PA Network has a busy annual calendar of events including networking evenings, training, showcase exhibitions and the Awards.
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www.scottishpanetwork.com

RODDY ADAIR
​HAYS PERSONAL & EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTS

Roddy has worked for Hays Office Support and PA & Secretarial for 16 years across a number of sectors. He currently leads a team of specialist consultants across the UK with particular focus on the PA & Secretarial market.
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The PA role is constantly evolving to keep up with demand and technological innovation, with PAs now providing vital operational support, often taking on functions beyond the traditional PA role. Roddy believes that this is an exciting time for PAs who know what skills to develop and how to make the most of them.

www.hays.co.uk/job/pa-secretarial-jobs

EVENT SPONSORS