Michelin manager John Reid escorts Her Majesty The Queen on a tour of Michelin's Dundee factory
The general manager of Michelin’s Dundee tyre production plant has scooped a top industry award.
John Reid – whose business strategy drove the once closure-threatended Dundee plant into a new era as one of the group’s top performing plants – was named as Tayside Regional director of the year at the annual IoD Scotland dinner in Glasgow.The event saw a total of 15 executives recognised for their contribution to business.
Hydro Group chief executive Douglas Whyte took the prestigious director of the year title for large business, with Jennifer MacKenzie-Hallwood of TEFL Org UK taking the prized for mid-sized organisations.
The small business award went to Tom Campbell, CEO of North Highland Initiative.
Fife and Central Scotland director of the year was Stirling-based Keep Scotland Beautiful CEO Derek Robertson.
The female director prize went to Shirley Campbell, director for people, workplace and organisational development at Fife-based Scottish Water.
David, Executive director of IoD Scotland, said all of the award winners shared certain characteristics, saying “They are all effective and dynamic leaders, full of ambitions and creativity.”
