Wowed by the Wiredscore boys
If picking up the much coveted EG London Award wasn’t enough of an endorsement for Wiredscore duo Tom Redmayne and William Newton, the seal of approval continued long after the pair had left the stage courtesy of the evening’s host, comedian Katherine Ryan. “What was the deal with those boys?” she asked, visibly flustered, following the presentation of the award. “Are they the founders of Facebook or something? And my, my, both so tall… are any of their relatives – uncles or brothers – here in the room? I’m suddenly considering having a second child.”
Selfies down under
The competition at this week’s EG Awards was fierce. And not just for the coveted gongs. There was a bigger prize on offer – the best table selfie. But a conundrum: how do you differentiate yourself in a room overwhelmed with penguin suits (and an increasing number of stunning dresses – well done ladies)? Table 48 came up with a novel idea. And one they were surprised no-one copied. Maybe it was a bit early in the evening. But with relative ease, the table – which comprised a partner at a very prestigious law firm, one of the biggest institutional investors, an upstanding member of the charitable world, a techie, a residential developer, Scottish developer and maybe one or two from the EG home team – was convinced to go down under the table to see if it could be crowned the victor and win a hamper,care of U+I. Will they win? Should they win? Search Twitter for the selfie using #egawards17 and tell us what you think.
Overheard at the Awards…
■ “Have you seen my Dennis the Menace bow tie? It’s my favourite thing. I don’t think I own anything else that so perfectly captures my company culture. Apart from maybe my matching cummerbund… have you seen my cummerbund?” The most snappily dressed auctioneer in the room
■ “You were born in 1994? That’s the same year Friends came out. How can you be the same age as Friends? Hang on… am I old?”
One of the old fogies coming into contact with the Rising Stars table
■ “Sometimes I will just order 10 things from Amazon at the weekend because I’m bored.”
A chief exec reflecting on the impact of online retail
■ “Look at that lot all rushing up to have a go on the casino tables. They’ve got as much chance on that as they have calling the market right at the moment.”
A world-weary investment agent
■ “If I stand near a naked flame this jacket might explode… I’m going to kill him.”
A jubilant, but exasperated Simon Prichard, senior partner at Gerald Eve, who was called to the stage to collect the National Adviser of the Year trophy when just an hour beforehand he was marching up and down Oxford Street to buy an off-the-peg dinner jacket after discovering too late that his son had “stolen” his.
As sad as Ceefax
Missing out on the EG Awards while everyone else is at Grosvenor House can be hard to take.
This was reflected on Twitter by a sombre John Allgood, senior asset manager of the Crown Estate’s central London office, who tweeted: “Can’t decide if watching #EGAwards17 on Twitter is better or worse than watching football on Ceefax.”
Oh John, it’s a sad state of affairs. Make sure you’re on the list next year.
