President's Awards
6th October 2020
Celebrating great leadership in a time of adversity and the bright future that exceptional individuals and partners are creating for the UK’s management profession - and our role in delivering it.
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At this year’s President’s Awards, we celebrated and heard from the winners of our prestigious Gold Medal and Lifetime Achievement Awards, as well as recognising outstanding individuals and partners, plus our must-read 2020 Management Book of the Year. We were pleased to be joined by our patron HRH The Countess of Wessex, who congratulated our winners. Ann Francke reflected on the past year at CMI and thanked our outgoing President Bruce Carnegie-Brown for his support and guidance together with introducing our new President Lord Mark Price.
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Meet your hosts
HRH The Countess of Wessex
GCVO
In addition to her work in support of The Queen, the Countess of Wessex is Patron of a vast range of over 70 charities and organisations.
Bruce Carnegie-Brown
CMgr CCMI
CMI's outgoing President. Holding MA (Hons) in English Language and Literature from Exeter College, Oxford University, Bruce is currently Chairman of Lloyd’s of London and Vice Chairman and Lead Independent Director at Banco Santander SA.
Lord Mark Price CVO
CMgr CCMI
Incoming President at CMI. Mark is currently a life peer of the House of Lords, having previously serving as Minister in the Department for International Trade, Managing Director of Waitrose, Deputy Chairman of the John Lewis Partnership.
Ann Francke OBE
CMgr CCMI
Having held senior positions at a range of top organisations, Ann brings inspiring vision and drive to her role as CEO of CMI.

Programme
Here you'll find the full programme and agenda for the CMI President's Awards 2020. Take a look at our digital programme or download the PDF.
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About the Awards
CMI sets the standard for great Management & Leadership, and one of the best parts of that role is acknowledging and celebrating exemplary skills and achievements for others to aspire to. Our prestigious Awards help us do this.
Our awards portfolio has something for our managers, learners and partners. Each one recognises those who represent the very best the Management & Leadership profession has to offer.
Our 2021 Awards are now open for nominations.
CMI Update
Read about this year's highlights at CMI and find out more about our Covid Hub, Better Managers Manual and latest research and innovation.