It's been 11 years since Executive PA Magazine first launched it's annual awards and in the biggest shake up to date we're delighted to announce we've joined up with Hays PA of the Year Awards to form the Executive PA Magazine | Hays Awards.



The Categories

Finalists for each of the five awards categories automatically receive an invite to the gala dinner in London as well as a chance to win one of the amazing prizes arranged by our sponsors for each award. Anyone is free to nominate themselves, a colleague or boss.
 

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2012 Panel of Judges

  • Andrew Organ, Publisher, Executive PA Magazine (UK)
  • Cora Lydon, Editor, Executive PA Magazine
  • Geoff Sims, MD, PA and Secretarial, Hays
  • Victoria Darragh, EA to Group HR Director, Hays
  • Katie Clifford, EA to Jacqueline Gold, CEO of Anne Summers and Knickerbox


Background
Since launching in 2000 the Executive PA Magazine awards (including PA of the Year) has crowned dozens of award-winners, while the Hays have been involved with a new award since 2006. Andrew Organ, publisher of Executive PA Magazine says: “Had someone had asked me in 2009 if we would ever consider joining forces with another UK award for PAs, the answer would have been an emphatic ‘no’. In the last 11 years several (usually regional) PA awards have come and gone while the Hays / Times award continued to grow in stature. By 2011 it had become the only other award that we considered as competition to the Executive PA Magazine Awards.”
 
The Executive PA Magazine | Hays awards offer a unique opportunity to reward hard work and professionalism. And now, more than ever, winning an Executive PA Magazine | Hays award will be the ultimate accolade for any PA.

“We are delighted to be partnering with Executive PA Magazine to recognise the very best PAs in the UK,” commented Geoff Sims, Managing Director at Hays PA & Secretarial, the leading recruiting expert. “As the leading magazine for professional PAs, Executive PA Magazine is an ideal partner with whom to recognise the achievements and invaluable contribution made by professionals across the country. PAs are sometimes overlooked for their importance within businesses – Hays recognises this, and goes out of its way to promote the profession as a successful, fulfilling and long term career choice. We have been celebrating the achievements of high achieving PAs for six years through the Hays PA of the Year Awards. Every year the finalists of the awards prove just how vital they are to the running of some of our largest organisations.”

“There’s no question that the Hays team takes the PA and EA role (and the awards) as seriously as we do,” explains Andrew about the merger of two leading awards. “In 2010 our judges voted Hays the ‘Employer of the Year’ because of the support it give its own PAs and I’m particularly pleased that Victoria Darragh (who runs most of Hays’ UK PA activities) will be on the judging panel this year. Now Hays is on board, it means that we will open up this competition to more PAs and EAs than ever before and there can be no question that the 2012 PA of the Year will be the UK’s absolute best.”

“We know that excellent PAs can really help organisations drive efficiency and meet business objectives, and look forward to working with Executive PA Magazine to identify the 2012 winner,” finished Geoff.

So we’re delighted to be able to announce to all of our readers that the Executive PA Magazine | Hays awards are now open – so get your nominations ready. The awards ceremony itself will be taking place on Thursday 13th September – timed to coincide with the second day of the 2012 office* show who will be helping to promote the competition. With five industry experts on our judging panel only the strongest will make it through to the finals.