Leeds businessman Colin Glass has been crowned the non-executive director of the year.

Mr Glass was honoured at the Grant Thornton Quoted Company Awards organised by Growth Company Investor magazine. He runs accountancy firm Winburn Glass Norfolk (WGN) and is a non-executive director of the AIM-listed Surgical Innovations plc, GETECG plc and Straight plc, in addition to several private firms. He is chairman of the British-Israel Chamber of Commerce (North East) and a member of the Etz Chaim Synagogue.