The award was presented at a ceremony at the Natural History Museum at the end of January 2013.
The award recognised Mr Martell ‘for having driven profitable growth through his experience and business acumen'. It came the day after Birmingham-based Delcam had issued a trading update announcing that revenue from sales of the company's CAD/CAM software and related services for 2012 is expected to be at least £47 million. This would be a record for Delcam and an increase of more than 10% over the previous record revenue achieved in 2011.
Commenting on the award, Mr Martell said: “I am obviously delighted to be named CEO of the Year, even though I feel it is a tribute to Delcam's excellent results as much as to my personal achievements. I would like to thank all of the staff at Delcam for their contribution to our success and, therefore, to me receiving this award.”
Mr Martell first joined Delcam in 1982 when it was a division of the Delta Metals Group. He was appointed marketing director in 1994 and became managing director of the UK division in 1996. He was made responsible for Delcam's European subsidiaries in 2001. In April 2008, he was made group operations director before becoming chief executive in August 2009.
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Caption: Clive Martell of Delcam (centre) receives the CEO of the Year Award from Ian Throssell, Director of Market Making from Winterflood Securities, and BBC news presenter, Naga Munchetty
