The Chairman's Awards for Excellence

Celebrating the best of the best at Royal Mail

The Chairman's Awards for Excellence

Celebrating the best of the best at Royal Mail

The Chairman’s Awards for Excellence celebrated the best of the best across Royal Mail. 

The Awards, which took place annually between 2010 and 2018, recognised outstanding talent and unsung heroes from across the business.  

The awards shone a spotlight on the excellence of colleagues who went over and above the call of duty for customers, the community and our people, and are testament to the dedication and excellence of our people. 

The Chairman's Awards for Excellence are now closed. 

2018 Winners

CEO’s Award for Bravery

  • Kelt Jones (Llanelli Delivery Office)

Team Leader of the Year

  • Kate Allen (Liverpool Delivery Office)

Postie of the Year

  • Brian Milner (Chester-Le-Street Delivery Office)

Rising Star

  • Lee Bannerman (Glasgow Delivery Office)

Team of the Year

  • The Escalated Customer Resolution Team (Plymouth)

Community Champion of the Year

  • Brian Phillips (Newport West Delivery Office)

  • Tim Hyde (Medway Mail Centre): highly commended

Safety, Health and Wellbeing Champion

  • Steve Keeley (Doxford Contact Centre)

Customer Experience: Handle with Care award 

  • Pauline Williams (Bangor Contact Centre)

Customer Experience: Service Excellence award 

  • Patricia Brigham (Stoke Contact Centre)

Customer Experience: Inspirational Colleague award

  • Hazel Hughes (Bangor and Glasgow Contact Centres)

HGV Driver of the Year

  • Stuart Gillgrass (North West Hub, Warrington)

MGV Driver of the Year

  • Trevor Wheat (Nottingham Mail Centre Distribution)

Fleet Technician of the Year

  • Murdo Johnson (Stornoway)

International Team of the Year

  • The Night Shift Fundraising Team (HWDC)

International Colleague of the Year

  • Leon Harding (HWDC)

2017 Winners

CEO’s Award for Bravery

  • Caroline Britton (Birch Park Delivery Office)

Team Leader of the Year 

  • Gaynor Nevins (Salford Delivery Office)

Postie of the Year

  • Herminder Gill (Birmingham Mail Centre)

Rising Star

  • Jack Dunseith (Northern Ireland Mail Centre)

Team of the Year

  • Glasgow Mail Centre Women’s Network

Community Champion of the Year 

  • Shaun Nowak (Sheffield Mail Centre)

Safety, Health and Wellbeing Champion

  • Linda Anderson (Glasgow Mail Centre)

Customer Experience: Handle with Care award

  • Christine Walker (Dearne Contact Centre)

Customer Experience: Service Excellence award 

  • The Elections Team (Doxford Contact Centre)

Customer Experience: Inspirational Colleague award

  • Neil Burnikell (Doxford Contact Centre)

LGV Driver of the Year 

  • Othneil Linton (Greenford Vehicle Operating Centre)

MGV Driver of the Year 

  • Steven Doyle (Gloucester North Delivery Office)

Fleet Technician of the Year

  • George Reynolds (Oxford Fleet and Maintenance Services)

World Class Mail 

  • Heathrow Worldwide Distribution Centre (HWDC)

2016 Winners

CEO’s Award for Bravery

  • Rachel Collins (Newton-Le-Willows Delivery Office)

Best Colleague

  • Kalpeshkumar Mahendra (Greenford Mail Centre)

Change Champion award

  • NDC Communications Team (Northampton)

Customer Excellence award

  • Devon Wright (Parcelforce, Birmingham)

Innovation in Technology award

  • The Technology Data Group (London)

CEO's Special Recognition Award

  • Elaine Gilbertson (Cirencester Delivery Office)

Judge's Special Award

  • Heather Middleton

2015 Winners

CEO’s Award for Bravery

  • Simon Taylor (International Hub, Coventry)

Best Colleague award

  • Gavin Hardie (Plymouth Mail Centre)

Change Champion

  • The weekend FSM team (Leeds Mail Centre)

Community Champion award

  • Susan Black (Edinburgh Mail Centre)

Customer Excellence award

  • Patrick McKenna (Eltham South Delivery Office)

2014 Winners

CEO's Award for Bravery

  • Charles ‘Chalkie’ Czajkowski (Weston-Super-Mare Delivery Office)

Best Colleague

  • Douglas Faulconbridge (Parcelforce, Coventry Hub) Change Champion

Change Champion

  • Alexander Dean (Princess Royal Distribution Centre)

Community Champion

  • Medway Mail Centre Charity Group (Medway Mail Centre)

Customer Excellence award

  • The Redirections Telephony Team (Stoke-on-Trent)

2013 Winners

CEO’s Award for Bravery

  • Ken Boon (Northern Home Counties Distribution Centre)

Best Colleague

  • Louise Sanderson (Customer Experience)  

Change Champion

  • Thomas Little (Glasgow Mail Centre)

Community Champion

  • David Carr (Morecambe)

Customer Excellence award

  • Dilip Bhakta (Logistics)

2012 Winners

Bravery Award

  • Eugene Whelan (Bexleyheath Delivery Office)

Best Colleague

  • Stewart Easey (Great Yarmouth Delivery Office)

Change Champion

  • Martyn Downham (Jubilee Mail Centre)

Community Champion

  • Wendy Walker (Oakham Delivery Office)

Customer Excellence award

  • Elaine O'Halloran (Romford Mail Centre)

2011 Winners

Best Colleague

  • Elizabeth Blair

Community Champion 

  • Michael Crawford

Customer Excellence award

  • Amanda Allbrighton and the Wakefield Claims Team

2010 Winners

Best Colleague

  • Bob Powner

Community Champion

  • Mal McGovern

Customer Excellence award

  • Aimie Jackson