2022 Winner – Tom Martin!
Young Leader of the Year
In conjunction with the PFM (Premises and Facilities Management) Awards, EWL partner to award the talent of the next generation of Facility Management professionals.
The award category focuses on nominees who have made considerable industry impact early on in their careers, and looks to celebrate this success on an industry-renowned platform.
Candidates can nominate themselves or by someone else; and must undergo a rigorous selection process comprising of interviews, Q&A sessions and presentations to an industry wide audience.
Previous Award Winners
2022 – Tom Martin, Sodexo
2021 – Edward Wick – Penguin FM
2020 – Mohammad Hassan – Mitie
2019 – Roshan Deshmanya – CBRE
2018 – Kristian Trend – Sodexo (Watch Winners Interview here!)
2017 – Candy Hollingum – ISS
2016 – Tom Corner – Mitie
2015 – James Bradley – Mitie
2014 – Alex Murphy – ISS
2013 – Reyana Searle – NG Bailey
2012 – Antony Law – Mitie
2011 – George Weekes – Balfour Beatty
2010 – Andrew Hulbert – Rollright
Hear from the PFM YLOTY Award Sponsor, James Fitzpatrick of Boden Group
Boden Group have been sponsoring the award since 2018, James Fitzpatrick says “At Boden Group we’re passionate about finding people fulfilling careers that enable them to flourish We’ve spent the past decade bringing a better standard of service to Facilities Management recruitment.
“For us, Facilities Management is a sector that doesn’t get celebrated nearly as much as it deserves. Over the past 18 months the incredible, diligent work of FM professionals has been thrown into the spotlight, and we are excited at the opportunity this brings to show what a fantastic career choice Facilities Management can be.
That’s why we’re so proud to be sponsoring the Young Leader of the Year award again this year. In these extraordinary young professionals, we see the selflessness of putting the wellbeing of others first, the strategic initiative of managing people’s health and safety, and the tenacity to take the lead and succeed. Their bright futures will act as a beacon to guide others into what is undoubtedly a fulfilling and rewarding career choice”.
Listen below to hear from James Fitzpatrick!
A little more about James…
James Fitzpatrick is Boden Group’s Managing Director and founder. He founded Boden Group in 2012, after more than a decade working in recruitment within the FM sector.
James had a fundamental belief that FM provided the backbone to many organisations and was being let down by recruitment partners who undervalued their contribution.
He formed Boden Group to offer a better quality of service, and an unparalleled level of advice and expertise.
Alongside this, James wanted to build a company where people could flourish and build rewarding and fulfilling careers. He uses his 21 years of experience in recruitment to develop every member of the team at Boden, helping them to achieve their own personal goals.
Emerging Workplace Leaders 