The Association Excellence Awards 2021
Recognising and rewarding the hard-won achievements of trade bodies, professionals membership organisations and associations
The Association Excellence Awards salute, celebrate and encourage the vital work that associations,
trade organisations, unions and industry bodies do for and on behalf of their members
to ensure their voices are heard and their causes are championed.
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Alyson Scurfield
Chief Executive, TSA
Alyson Scurfield is a well-known visionary leader of service transformation, delivery and business development in the digital health and care sectors. She is currently Chief Executive of the TEC Services Association (TSA) and its subsidiary TEC Quality.
As a key thought leader, Alyson has held a number of leadership positions, focusing on driving standards, quality improvement and workforce development both via TSA involvement in policy development and in setting sector service quality benchmarks in the UK and Europe with TEC Quality and UKAS. Passionate about how technology can transform care, she has led TSA’s partnership work with Department of Health and Social Care and NHSx during the challenges of Covid-19.
She is also driving the industry agenda for quality and continuous improvement with the TEC Quality standards framework to support population health. Her vision is for TSA to drive innovation to achieve integration of health, housing and social care.
Ben Agnew
CEO, Emerging Payments Association
An experienced leader and business transformation specialist, Ben has held senior positions at Clarion Events, Informa, Datacenter Dynamics and was recently appointed the CEO of the Emerging Payments Association. With 15 years experience in B2B events, communities, digital media and marketing services, he has a strong record in delivering revenue growth, product development and digital transformation.
The Emerging Payments Association (EPA) is a commercial membership association, exclusively serving the payments industry. It helps to connect the ecosystem, encourages innovation & collaboration and runs 45 events each year. Through insights, connections and powerful outcomes, the EPA is at the heart of the Payments sector and supports the interest of its members; developing their profile/reputation, enhancing their network and providing new opportunities to partner and do business.
Ben Beadle
Chief Executive, National Residential Landlords Association
Ben is the Chief Executive of the NRLA, the trade association which represents almost 90,000 landlords across England and Wales.
A landlord for 15 years, Ben has had a lengthy career in housing. He has held senior roles at Touchstone, part of the Places for People Housing group managing over 20,000 PRS homes and also at the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, working on housing disputes, adjudication, membership as well as establishing new schemes in Northern Ireland & Scotland.
Dr Bernadette Adeyileka-Tracz
Founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO), Diabetes Africa
Dr Bernadette Adeyileka-Tracz (MPharm, PhD, PGCert) is a registered pharmacist with a PhD in molecular biology and bioinformatics, with 10 years of experience across multiple sectors and industries, including medical affairs management roles in AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Roche and Napp Pharmaceuticals. Bernadette is presently the Founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Diabetes Africa, an international, non-governmental membership organisation that helps healthcare professionals, entrepreneurs and decision-makers reach more people and make a greater impact fighting diabetes in Africa and around the world. With a community of more than 800 members and subscribers active in Africa and the rest of the world, Diabetes Africa is committed to supporting and connecting forward thinking innovators, and improving outcomes for people living with diabetes
Caroline Stockmann
Chief Executive, Association of Corporate Treasurers
Caroline Stockmann has been Chief Executive of the Association of Corporate Treasurers since February 2017.
Prior to that Caroline held the position of Chief Financial Officer at The British Council, the UK’s largest charity, and before that at Save the Children International. She has 25 years’ experience in senior finance, commercial and strategic posts at a number of commercial organisations including Novartis Pharmaceuticals (Switzerland), Cadbury Schweppes, Granada plc and Unilever/ Bestfoods (Thailand, Netherlands and UK). Much of her working life has been spent overseas.
Caroline trained with KPMG and is a Fellow (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW). She has an ICAEW Diploma in Charity Accounting and has filled numerous roles as trustee over the years, including currently being a member of the Finance and Investment Committee of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, amongst other roles. Caroline is a linguist, musician, trained coach and passionate bell ringer, and is married with two children.
Jon Levett
Chief Executive, National Association of Funeral Directors
Ken Pullar
CEO, Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)
Ken is the Chief Executive Officer of the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP). The CIPP is the association for payroll and pension professionals in the UK and was established in 1980. With more than 10,000 individuals benefitting from the CIPP’s membership, education and training services, the Institute is dedicated to raising the profile of UK payroll in businesses across the UK.
The CIPP also has a seat at government consultation forums influencing legislation that affect payroll and pensions in the UK and in ensuring members are up to date and their views are heard. Prior to becoming CEO of the CIPP Ken has had 40 years experience within the Payroll & HR Services industry with roles as such as Global Payroll Outsourcing Director, BPO Operations Director and various Service Director roles.
