Last Thursday, 27th March, the Chief Executive Officer of Magpas Air Ambulance, Daryl Brown MBE DL, won the Exceptional Excellence Performance Award at the BQF UK Excellence Awards.
The British Quality Foundation (BQF) is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes excellence and performance improvement in the UK, supporting organisations to achieve sustainable excellence through networking, learning, and certified training programmes. The BQF counts most large national and multinational corporations among its members.
Daryl Brown’s strong drive to exceed expectations and ambitious vision has meant his 16 years of leadership at Air Ambulance has seen the charity reach has seen Magpas Air Ambulance reach new heights year on year—notably caring for more patients than ever before and introducing a new helicopter and four new rapid response vehicles into the service, as well as building a state of the art new airbase in Alconbury Weald. The Exceptional Excellence Performance Award—presented by BQF Patron HRH The Princess Royal and the president of BQF, Karen Leftley—recognises of Daryl's leadership, commitment to excellence and passion for the charity he stewards so well.
The awards ceremony was hosted at Wembley Stadium where the thousand attendees got to hear of the work of Cambridgeshire-based charity, Magpas Air Ambulance, and Daryl's leadership.
Daryl Brown MBE DL explains, "It was a great honor to attend the awards and to get to chat to the members, judges and CEOs of so many big businesses about Magpas Air Ambulance.
"It was a total surprise to find out I had been nominated by the Magpas Air Ambulance staff team and to be shortlisted alongside some giant names in the British Business sector. It was really special to receive my award from the Princess Royal who is also Patron of Magpas Air Ambulance and knows our charity so well and really cares about the lifesaving service we provide. She was very kind in her words of support and congratulations on my winning of this award. This award recognises the achievements of all of our team members, I am just one part of the amazing group of people who are so dedicated to keeping Magpas Air Ambulance thriving."
