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Insurance giant Lockton is the latest big name sponsor confirmed for the 2025 Northern Leaders.

They鈥檒l join headline sponsor听, alongside existing sponsors 听听and听.

KPMG will again be hosting our invite-only dinner and awards evening at their Manchester offices, on November 20^th, 2025.

Time is running out to nominate people for this year鈥檚 list, which celebrates the leaders who make the North a better place.

Northern Leaders 2024 – part 1

It can include people from the worlds of business, sport, politics, charity, education, philanthropy, property and many more.

The closing date for nominations to be received is September 5^th and can be done by completing the simple online form below.

Matt Davies, a partner at Lockton, said: 鈥淲e’re delighted to sponsor 2025听 Northern Leaders.

鈥淟ockton is the听world鈥檚 largest independent and privately held insurance brokerage, reporting $4bn revenue in our last financial year.

鈥淚 lead our North business with offices in Manchester and Newcastle, with over 130 associates.

鈥淭he North is blessed with some amazing leaders and Northern Leaders gives them the recognition they deserve.鈥�

The Northern Leaders list aims to celebrate outstanding leaders from across the region, including the North West, North East and Yorkshire & Humberside.

Last year 540 people made up a long list, which a panel of judges eventually narrowed down to a final list of 200 names that made up the听2024 Northern Leaders.

A separate list of 75 people, aged 45 or less, formed the听2024 Northern Leaders Futures list.

Alongside a panel of respected judges, 老九品茶Cloud will then produce the definitive 2025 Northern Leaders list, which will published ahead of an invite-only dinner and awards evening at KPMG, in Manchester, on November 20^th, 2025.

老九品茶Cloud鈥檚 Executive Editor Chris Maguire said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted that Lockton has joined OBI, CG, GM 老九品茶 Growth Hub and Rochdale Development Agency in sponsoring this year鈥檚 Northern Leaders.

鈥淣orthern Leaders is only in its second year but has already become an established date in the calendar.

鈥淚f you want to self-nominate or nominate someone please fill in the form below by September 5^th.鈥�

Northern Leaders was inspired by the former chief executive of Manchester City Council, Sir Howard Bernstein, who died in 2024 and is widely recognised as being the catalyst for the regeneration of Manchester.

Houghton caps glittering night at Northern Leaders Awards

You can submit a nomination for the 2025 Northern Leaders list via the form below.