Mobile marketing leader Mediaburst today announces that its financial director, Gary Bury, has been short listed as a finalist for the Fast Growth Business Financial Director of the Year Award. Gary is one of three finalists up for the prestigious award and the winner will be announced on 12th March 2008 at this year’s Fast Growth Awards Ceremony at the London Marriot Hotel.
A qualified accountant, Gary joined Mediaburst in 2006 as financial director and began driving best-practice financial accounting procedures throughout the company’s operations and offerings. In the past 12 months Gary has successfully overseen a significant restructuring of the business, managed the company’s remarkable growth during this period, resulting in the company becoming one of the nation’s top 20 digital media companies.
Fast Growth Business Awards are organised by Growing Business magazine, the UK’s leading magazine for entrepreneurs, and showcase the UK’s most cutting edge businesses. More than 300 entrepreneurs, business journalists and industry leaders will be present at the awards ceremony.
The 12 judges who will evaluate the merits of Gary’s nomination include star of Dragons’ Den and Tycoon, Peter Jones, entrepreneurial expert, TV presenter and adviser René Carayol, and Sir David Arculus of the Better Regulation Taskforce and numerous top-flight boardroom positions.