Last year Clay Harris from the Financial Times created the FT Mudlark Award to honour those people who work behind the scenes to ensure the smooth running of the City's Financial Institutions. Clay offered to present his award again this year for "Exceptional Performance in the Back Office".

There were a total of 7 nominations for this award:

Lesley Munro - JM Finn

Stevie Gavin - Brewin Dolphin

Norma Smith - WH Ireland

Terry Atkins - Charles Stanley

Barry Connor - Winterflood Securities

Hamish Rowan-Hamilton  - Co funds

Chris Underwood - Charles Stanley

In addition to selecting a winner, the judges also selected 2 nominees to be classified as "Highly Commended".

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