Jane’s Transport Finance Awards 2007
6 December 2007, Merchant Taylors’ Hall, London
Jane’s Transport Finance will hold its Annual Gala Awards Dinner on 6 December 2007. As is customary, the event will be held at the historic and lovely Merchant Taylors’ Hall in the heart of London’s financial district.
It is ironic that the Awards, which recognise outstanding achievement and innovation in an increasingly challenging marketplace, should be held at the Merchant Taylors’ Hall, or to give it the full name by which it is described in the Royal Charter of 1503, the Guild of Merchant Taylors of the Fraternity of St John Baptist in the City of London, one of the twelve great city livery companies surviving from mediaeval times.
As usual, the event will feature an internally recognised dinner speaker in addition to the formal awards presentation.
The event has grown through the years and is widely viewed as the most prestigious event heralding the successes of bankers, lawyers and other finance professionals throughout the year.
The transport sector has recently been buffeted by a series of events, including the increased cost of fuel, legislative changes and upheavals in addition to the global downturn following the cataclysmic events of 11 September 2001.
Despite this adversity, transport finance practitioners have weathered the storm and continue to provide the requisite means and expertise to keep aircraft flying, ships sailing, rails rolling and the infrastructure required to keep it all together.
This year will certainly be no exception.
We hope you will mark your calendars in anticipation of a lovely evening that will furnish an opportunity to meet friends and colleagues.
We at Jane’s look forward to seeing you on the evening of 6 December.
We have added a listing of 2006 Award winners and categories to this website.
With best personal regards,
Jim Smith, Editor, Jane's Transport Finance
Do not delay – send in your nominations now!
Your host for the evening – Charles Kennedy
Elected Leader of the Liberal Democrats on 9th August 1999, Charles lead the party until 2006. He is Member of Parliament for Ross, Skye and Inverness West in the Scottish Highlands, the largest constituency in Britain. When elected in 1983, he was the youngest member of the House of Commons. He has served as Liberal Democrat spokesman on Rural Affairs and Agriculture with involvement in European issues.
Born in Inverness in 1959, he was educated at Fort William, attending Lochaber High School. At the University of Glasgow, he was President of the Union, won the British Observer Mace for University Debating and graduated with MA Joint Honours in Politics and Philosophy. He worked as a journalist and broadcaster with BBC Highland in Inverness. He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to attend Indiana University (USA) where he taught public speaking and carried out graduate research in communication, political rhetoric and British politics.
Charles is a regular political commentator and columnist. His appearances on television include "Question Time", "Call My Bluff", "Through The Keyhole", "Masterchef" and "Have I Got News for You!". Radio 4 listeners will know him from "Any Questions?", "Out Of Order" and "The News Quiz".
How to enter
Jane’s Transport Finance Awards are open to the bankers and lawyers who put these deals together - the Awards recognise airlines, railways, shipping and other transport companies. There are no restrictions on the amount of deals entered by any company or organisation. However, please ensure that each deal is entered only once in any category.
What to do next
Complete the nomination form and submit with any supporting documents to
Mat Stevens
Jane’s Information Group,
Sentinel House,
163 Brighton Road,
Coulsdon, Surrey,
CR5 2YH.
Ensure that all your submissions have been received by Jane’s Transport Finance no later than 17.30 on Friday 16 November 2007.