THE managing director of Wotton-under-Edge-based PR agency has been shortlisted for a regional director award scheme.

Lucia Di Stazio of construction, building materials and home improvements specialists MRA Marketing is one of only two people in Gloucestershire to have been put forward for this year’s Institute of Directors (IoD) South West regional Director of the Year Awards.

Having held the position since 2016, Lucia will face-off against a number of directors from across the region at the event at Ashton Gate stadium in Bristol on May 25.

MRA Marketing was founded over 25 years ago and has been named as the best agency in the Construction Marketing Awards’ Agency League three times in the last four years.

The South West’s IoD Director Awards seek to highlight the best businessmen and women in the region.

IoD South West chairman Nick Sturge said: “Once again we had an extremely high standard of entries demonstrating the breadth and depth of talent, enterprise and leadership across the region.

“I am also pleased to be seeing more diversity in the nominees and the sectors they represent.

“Great leadership is essential to steer an organisation forward and our award scheme looks for individuals who understand and fulfil their responsibilities as directors or trustees.”

The guest speaker at this year’s event is IoD director general Stephen Martin who will be making his first visit to the region since he took over the post at the start of the year.