Published: November 21, 2025 at 8:57 am
Lindsey Burrow, Collette Roche, Steve Morgan, Michael Ingall, Frank Rothwell and Figen Murray were among the big winners on a glorious night at the 2025 Northern Leaders awards.
Now in their second year, Northern Leaders celebrate the leaders who make the North a better place and were inspired by the late, great Sir Howard Bernstein.
More than 130 people from across the North packed into KPMG’s Manchester office for a glorious celebration of the best of the North.
There were plenty of tears in the room as a video was played at the end of evening of Lindsey Burrow collecting the Northern Leaders Overall Award.
Her husband, rugby legend Rob Burrow, died in 2024 after a brave battle against motor neurone disease (MND).
Earlier in the day she and her three children had joined the Prince of Wales at the official opening of a specialist centre for motor neurone disease (MND) in Leeds named in her late husband’s memory.
Lindsey Burrow, who works as an NHS physiotherapist, is a published author and has helped raised millions of pounds for charity.
She was presented with her award by BusinessCloud’s executive editor Chris Maguire at the home of Leeds Rhinos.
The headline sponsor of Northern Leaders was OBI and the other sponsors were CG, Rochdale Development Agency, GM Business Growth Hub, Lockton and J.P. Morgan Private Bank.
There were a total of 16 award categories with several regional winners.