Graduate of the Year

Tom Bowman, BT

Tom Culley, BT

Zain Nazar, BT

Winner

Zain Nazar, BT

Congratulations Zain!

Zain has shown true determination and dedication to his ambitions, BTs organisation and further afield. He had achieved his Degree alongside a full BT Apprenticeship programme ensuring that he completed his qualifications debt free and has recently undertaken the position of Cloud Developer for BT’s BroadBand Device Tribe. Zain has made a significant impact on those around him and wider afield. During his apprenticeship Zain has been a true advocate for diversity across BT personally transforming the BT Muslim Network to meet a global reach covering Africa, Europe, Asia & Latin America from a previously UK centric initiative. Zain has proven himself to be asset to the organisation not only for his work within the company (which have included reverse mentoring of the Global CEO and Global Chief Innovation Officer, he has also been given a seat under BT’s CEO “D&I Working Party“ where he champions diversity in Apprenticeship Recruitment).  He has also represented his Community, Peers and BT when speaking with Educational ministers at 10 Downing Street on the importance of available apprenticeships particularly across ethnic minorities and those from disadvantaged backgrounds, shortly after followed an invitation to speak at a House of Commons “All Party Parlimentary Groups” in to help shape the current and future state of apprenticeships and their availability across UK Enterprises.

All of his colleagues and those who come into contact with him recognise his passion and drive and he is an asset to his teams and organisations.

Zain the judges have no doubt that you will achieve your ambitions both personally and professionally and we look forward to watching your career go from strength to strength.