Deloitte Top 200 young exec finalists named

Finalists for the annual Deloitte Top 200 Awards have been named with several top companies and business leaders vying for the prestigious titles.

This year's finalists for the young executive of the year category co-sponsored by Institute of Management New Zealand and Eagle Technology, are Taryn Hamilton consumer general manager at telco M2 Group, Daniel Warsaw general manager of business and partnerships at Wellington Zoo and Craig West, northern general manager at infrastructure business Downer New Zealand.

Fiona Hewitt, Institute of Management New Zealand chief executive and co-sponsor of the young executive category said the calibre of the applicants was a positive sign for the industry, and it was important to celebrate these individuals.

"The applicants this year are all making very strong differences in their own industries but they all show a commonality around making a proactive difference, caring about their people, disrupting their businesses and I think it's important," Hewitt said. "People like that need to be recognised and we need to really showcase people who are doing that in the New Zealand market."

Now in its 26th year, the awards celebrate the top 200 largest New Zealand businesses based on revenue, as well as a separate list of New Zealand's Top 30 financial enterprises based on asset value.

The event will be held on November 26 at Vector Arena, hosted by NZME Events in partnership with Deloitte.

Last year's event saw more than 1000 guests from across the business sector attend, with a performance from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra opening the night's entertainment.

There are ten categories this year including executive and young executive of the year, company of the year, chairperson of the year and most improved performance.

Judges include Forsyth Barr managing director Neil Paviour-Smith, independent director Sandy Maier, former QBE chairman of the year Alison Paterson, NZME business editorial director Fran O'Sullivan and chair of Minter Ellison Rudd Watts Cathy Quinn.

The lists include publicly listed and private companies, New Zealand subsidiaries of multinational companies, co-operatives, societies and state-owned enterprises.

Tickets for the event are available now at www.top200.co.nz.