Over 380 internal communication professionals gathered at the Intercontinental Hotel, Park Lane in London to recognise and celebrate the winners of the IoIC National Awards 2019.

The evening was hosted by Justine Stevenson, alongside IoIC Chief Executive, Jennifer Sproul.

Jennifer kicked off the evening's proceedings saying: "We have a lot to celebrate tonight, with a fantastic line up awards to hand out to recognise the amazing work you all do. 

In addition we are celebrating our 70th anniversary as an organisation, we have achieved a tremendous amount as a profession and what I love most is that we have this fantastic wealth of experience, as we have helped organisations guide their employees through periods of change as well support the creation and delivery of great working cultures all built on a framework of high standards for what we now know as internal communication. 

We have the experience, knowledge and skills built on decades of work,  yet we are evolving and growing and continually being recognised as a vital profession in order for organisations to thrive in the changing world of work, business and society.  We are not a nice to have but a must have!"  

Thirty-eight class winners were handed out and once again the Grand Prix Award winner was the pinnacle of the evening. This top trophy went to AZ2025: Think. Transform. Together. for AstraZeneca by Ruder Finn UK.

As part of our 70^th anniversary we also handed out a new award, the #WeMatterAtWork Award, which recognises internal communicators who exemplify our purpose and truly do make their colleagues feel that they do indeed matter at work. This award was won by Tim Rutter from Tata Steel.

And finally, IoIC's Awards Chair, Justine Stevenson said: “It is a privilege to preside over these awards – particularly as the entries just seem to get better and better year on year. Not only have this year’s judges have been impressed, delighted and excited by high quality of entries, but tell me the excellence on display makes it a pleasure to judge.”

 

The IoIC Awards 2019 – The Winners