Roshan Deshmanya has been named the Young Leader of the Year Award 2019. The PFM Awards took place on the 6th November 2019 at The Brewery in London. The awards celebrate the success of talented teams, individuals and partnerships within the Facilities Management industry.
The PFM Awards is also now independently accredited with complying with all the criteria of the Independent Awards Standards Council’s Trust Mark for the quality and integrity of the awards.
The Young Leader of the Year award was introduced by James Bradley, James Fitzpatrick Managing Director of Boden Group, who sponsor the Young Leader of the Year award. The quality of submissions for the Young Leader of the Year was astonishing and needless to say all candidates were tasked with a robust and challenging process.
Congratulations to all the finalists Bryony Wellman of ENGIE, Frankie Laugier-Davies of Pareto, and Sophie Leigh of ISS.
The winner of the Young Leader of the Year award was presented to Roshan Deshmanya of CBRE.
Roshan, the winner of the Young Leader of the Year, commented: “It’s an absolute honour to be awarded Young Leader of the Year amongst a strong pool of candidates. The YLOTY journey was an incredibly rewarding one and provided an opportunity to pause and reflect on my career achievements to date, ways in which I’d like to continue contributing to the community and the environment, and my aspirations to further the industry moving forward. A key highlight was the final round at the iconic City Hall overlooking the Thames, where we were partnered up and given the opportunity to demonstrate our thought leadership through a short presentation. I’m very grateful to the EWL for hosting a highly thought-out and rewarding judging process for the candidates. As YLOTY, I look forward to being a voice for young people and creating a meaningful impact in this dynamic industry of ours.”
James Fitzpatrick also commented: “The PFM Awards was a great night. Congratulations to Roshan Deshmanya on becoming the Young Leader of the Year, an amazing achievement to achieve.”
Other winners at the PFM Awards:
Partners in Cleaning – NJC with London Bridge City
Partners in Corporate – Principle Cleaning Services with BNP Paribas Real Estate
Partners in Corporate – Integrated FM Services – Robertson FM with IML and Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council
Partners in Corporate Social Responsibility – Bywaters with BNP Paribas Real Estate
Achievement in Diversity – Tomorrow Meets Today
Partners in Energy Management – Engie with Peel Land & Property
Partners in Expert Services – Swiftclean (UK) with Zing Leisure
Partners in Expert Services – Public Sector – Amulet with c2c
Partners in Relocation – Restore Harrow Green with Jaguar Land Rover
Partners in Renovation – Interserve with the BBC
Partners in Smart FM – National Library of Scotland with Craigalan Controls
Partners in SME Organisations – Pareto FM with Zoological Society London
Partners in Training & Development – Acuity with The British Medical Association
Partners in Waste Management – intu with Don’t Waste UK
Partnership Team Member of the Year – Phil Harris, energy engineer, Engie
Left to right: James Bradley, Roshan Deshmanya, James Fitzpartick
