IRMS 2021 Award Winners!

The Information and Records Management Society (IRMS) recognised excellence in the field of information management at the 2021 IRMS Industry Awards. This year's awards ceremony took place in Birmingham last night and it was a ceremony to be remembered!

The winners of the IRMS 2021 Awards are:

• Professional of the Year - Rod Stone
• Alison North Award for New Professionals - Ewa Kapica
• Team of the Year - the Dapian Project team
• Supplier of the Year - Act Now Training
• Innovation of the Year - Dapian Data Protection Impact Assessment Platform
• Bulletin Author of the Year - David Canning
• IRMS Special Recognition - David Smith

The IRMS has also awarded four prestigious Fellowships to Anne Barrett, Rod Stone, Simon Ellis and Suzy Taylor, and an Honorary Fellowship to Gavin Siggers. IRMS Fellowships are bestowed upon IRMS members with more than 10 years’ experience in the sector and who have, in the opinion of their peers, attained appropriate eminence, authority or seniority in the field.

Finally we awarded the IRMS Lifetime Achievement Award to Deirdre Allison in recognition of what she has done and continues to do within the information and records management profession.

For more details about all of our award winners, please visit Awards Page. And in case you missed the evening, we even have a recording for you - check it out here!

IRMS Chair, Reynold Leming, co-hosted the evening with our Gala Dinner guest host, Ben Hanlin and had the following to say:

"It was a wonderful evening and so pleasing to both make the awards in person, with each and every one hugely deserved, as well as recognise our 2020 winners."