At its European CEO of the Year Awards ceremony, which took place on 17 November last in London, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) presented the European CEO of the Year (Medium Firm) Award to Richard Crowe BE, MEngSc, CEng, FIEI. Crowe is the managing director of Nicholas O’Dwyer Ltd Consulting Engineers and is a Fellow of Engineers Ireland. He is a currently a member of the Board of Examiners for Professional Titles of Engineers Ireland and of the Executive of the Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland. This prestigious award recognises excellence across the full spectrum of consulting engineering. Commenting on the judging process, Geoff French, chair of the judging panel, said, “These awards represent a chance for the industry to raise its head up, to highlight those great individuals and, by extension, the great companies and projects they work on, and the contribution they all make.” Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE, chief executive of ACE, echoed these sentiments. “What we’ve seen [at these Awards] is the very best that the industry can produce: skilled experts and role models making genuine contributions. We must all endeavour to follow where they lead.”