ACT Middle East Awards 2026 - Teams and Individuals Form

Key details when nominating:

Submission deadline 24 August
All parts of the form MUST be completed as part of your nomination. Entries without these details will not be accepted.
Please provide a JPEG and EPS logo of the company being nominated
Maximum overall word count is 1,250 words

If you have any issues with this form, please contact awards@treasurers.org

JUDGES TIP:
When nominating against any category, please remain faithful to the bullet-point criteria, as the judges use this to benchmark the entries. Please also refer to the website.

CATEGORY SUMMARY:

Team of the Year
This award is for a team of any size. Tell us about what you have achieved over the last year, whether in terms of team-building, deals entered into, systems changes etc. We want to hear about everything you have been doing, and why your team is the best in the Middle East region!

Rising Star in Treasury
They could come from any background, buy or sell side, but the key criteria will be around how this individual has positively influenced the profession so far, and what potential they show in terms of influencing the future.

Treasury Professional of the Year
The Treasury Professional of the Year will have impressed you with their ability to either lead a team or influence from the ground up. The individual will have led on important change initiatives in their organisation and will have demonstrated the highest levels of professionalism and integrity throughout.

Treasury Icon Award
The Treasury Icon Award recognises an individual for their outstanding contribution, lasting impact, and exceptional leadership in treasury management throughout their career.

1. Full name of contact submitting the award *This question is required.

2. Job title of contact submitting the award *This question is required.

3. Organisation of contact submitting the award *This question is required.

4. Email address of contact submitting the award *This question is required. This question requires a valid email address.

5. Phone number of contact submitting the award *This question is required. This question requires a valid number format.

7. Name of organisation being nominated *This question is required.

8. Full name of contact at the nominated organisation *This question is required.

9. Job title of contact at the nominated organisation *This question is required.

10. Email address of contact at the nominated organisation *This question is required. This question requires a valid email address.

Number of people in team *This question is required. This question requires a valid number format.

11. Please provide a jpeg and eps logo of the company being nominated *This question is required.

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TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD

Team organisation:
Please include structure of the team including back office (if this includes banking and payments please include)

Team achievements: Please highlight the achievements of the team – across all aspects of treasury – whether specific or broad
- Who was involved (the make-up of the treasury team)?
- What were the broad achievements of the team?
- The area(s) of treasury where the team demonstrated success (cash management, corporate finance, risk management, treasury operations and corporate governance)
- What makes the team stand out and why?
- Were there any key team roles?

Team challenges, behavior and values:
- What barriers have they had to overcome?
- How has the team worked together?
- The positive impact they have had on their organisation (or the profession in the region).
- What makes the team stand above their industry counterparts?
- Please include any quotes/comments, including within your organisation, in support of the nomination.

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Rising Star in Treasury
Treasury Professional of the Year
Treasury Icon Award

Entry requirements:
- Anyone in the treasury community is entitled to nominate
- All levels of entrants will be considered from all sizes of organisations
- The individual must be based, or have their company’s head office, in the Middle East region
- You can nominate yourself or someone in your own organisation
- You must declare if the individual is your client

What judges are looking for:
- What makes the individual stand out and why?
- What standout technical skills and ability do they have, and where they have applied this?
- Consistent performance or efforts in raising the profile of treasury practice in the region
- Mention any particular area(s) of treasury where the individual has made a real impact (cash management, corporate finance, risk management, treasury operations and corporate governance)
- Feedback from other team members and key stakeholders to support your entry

12. Is there anything else you would like to add in support of the nomination?