Advanced Boardroom Excellence attended last night’s annual ICSA Awards at London’s Park Lane Hilton Hotel, ICSA: The Governance Institute recognised those companies, individuals and teams that are leading the way in corporate reporting, investor engagement and good governance.

The premier event in the governance calendar was hosted by comedian, actor and comedy writer Dominic Holland and saw over 720 governance professionals gathered together to celebrate the achievements of their peers.

The awards, which are split between categories for corporate reporting and for excellence in governance, saw Land Securities Group plc crowned winner of the Best Annual Report for the FTSE 100; Spirax-Sarco plc awarded Best Annual Report in the FTSE 250 and Dialight plc triumph in the Best Annual Report in the Small Cap/AIM category. Legal and General Investment Management took home the award for Best Investor Engagement. Sarah McLaughlin of Allied Irish Banks plc was named Company Secretary of the Year and Katie Hollis of the Pension Protection Fund was named Governance Professional of the Year.