TIGAwins four awards at the Trade Association Forum Best Practice Awards
TIGA,
the trade association representing the UK games industry,last night scooped four awards at the annual Trade Association
Forum Best Practice Awards: ‘Annual Report of the Year Award’; ‘Commercial
Initiative Award’; the top award ‘Trade Association of the Year 2011’; and
Richard Wilson was awarded the ‘Leadership Award’.
TIGA
is the first trade association to have been awarded ‘Trade Association of the
Year’ for two consecutive years. No other trade association has ever achieved
this feat.
The
awards were superbly organized by the Trade Association Forum and held on the
evening of 7th July at the Plaisterers Hall, London. The
Awards featured the guest speaker Martin Bayfield, one
of the tallest players in rugby.
TIGA
was shortlisted as a finalist in seven categories – more than any other trade
association:
- Annual Report of the Year
Award - Commercial Initiative Award
- Marketing Campaign of the
Year - Membership Pack Award
- Membership Success of the
Year - Publication of the Year
- Sector Representation of
the Year
TIGA
was also shortlisted for two special awards:
- Leadership Award (Richard
Wilson) - Trade Association of the Year
Dr Richard Wilson TIGA CEO stated:
“TIGA is
intent on building an enduring organisation, the best in its field, one which
improves year on year, to benefit the UK games industry and the wider economy.
We are therefore absolutely thrilled to have been nominated for these awards
and to have won four.
“In
particular, it is an extraordinary honour to have been awarded Trade Association of the
Year 2011. This is the second year that TIGA has achieved this prestigious
award. No other trade association has previously achieved this. I would like to
thank the TIGA team: Lorna Evans, Vanessa Joyce, Suzi Stephenson, Nisha Valand
and Richard Lee for their superb work and commitment to the TIGA cause. Above
all, I would like to thank our members and the TIGA board for their support.
While TIGA has won four awards, this is a success for the entire UK games
industry.
“From a personal
perspective, I am extremely honoured to have won the ‘Leadership Award’. It is
a privilege to serve as TIGA CEO and I am grateful to the TIGA board for enabling
me to serve our ambitious, dynamic, and exciting organisation.””
Jason Kingsley, TIGA Chairman and CEO and Creative
Director at Rebellion, said:
“We are developing TIGA
into a tenacious, innovative, growing and ambitious organisation in order to
advance the interests of games developers and developer-publishers and to
achieve our vision of making the UK the best place in the world to do games
business. Winning four awards at
the Trade Association Forum’s Best Practice Awards is a stunning achievement
and confirms that TIGA is on track to achieve its ambitious goals.””