Top Track 250
The 15th annual Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track 250 awards dinner was held on 19 November 2019 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.
The 290 guests included the founders, chairmen, CEOs and FDs of the featured companies. Guest speakers were Chrissie Rucker, founder of The White Company, and Steve Hewitt, chief executive of Gymshark. Antony Sheriff, chief executive and executive chairman of Princess Yachts, spoke at a pre-dinner roundtable discussion.
Each company received a certificate, and Oliver Shah, business editor of The Sunday Times, presented the top company award to Holland & Barrett, which has grown its sales 6% to £697.3m in 2018, with profits of £110.7m.
Past guests
Colin Tenwick
Non-exec chairman
Addison Lee
Margaret Mountford
Chairman
Argent Group
Nick Wheeler OBE
Co-founder & chairman
Charles Tyrwhitt
Colin Evans
Founder & chairman
Collinson
Matthew Streets
Managing partner
Foster + Partners
Jason Bannister
Founder & executive chairman
Oak Furniture Land
Mark Whitworth
Chief executive
Peel Ports Group
Bill Robertson CBE DL
Founder & executive chairman
Robertson
Emma Lancaster
Chief executive
Study Group
Jerome Castaing
Co-founder & NED
Sushi Daily
James Timpson OBE
Chief executive
Timpson
Baroness Karren Brady CBE
Vice-chairman
West Ham United
Simply the best networking event in anyone's calendar Mike Clare, founder, Dreams
A wonderful opportunity to meet with peers and aspirational speakers Colin Tenwick, non-executive chairman, Addison Lee
Wonderful networking opportunities with very diverse business owners / CEOs Rod Bennion OBE, non-executive chairman, Mabey Holdings
Past speakers
Chrissie Rucker, founder, The White Company
Steve Hewitt, chief executive, Gymshark
Clare Gilmartin, chief executive, Trainline
