Parallel Employee Benefits’ CEO Dipa Mistry Kandola has been named director of the year at the 2025 Institute of Directors (IoD) England Awards.
In a LinkedIn post, a company spokesperson said: “This is a truly proud moment for us at Parallel Employee Benefits, and it’s an incredible recognition of Dipa’s leadership.
“The IoD England Director of the Year Awards spotlight the very best in business leadership, recognising directors who drive growth and positive change across organisations of all sizes and sectors. The Turnaround category honours those directors who’ve shown real guts, strategic smarts, and resilience in steering a business through major challenges into a thriving state.”
According to the company, Kandola has championed the SME space and redefined what excellence looks like in the employee benefits sector.
The company added: “Her courage, strategic brilliance, and unwavering commitment have set a new benchmark for our industry.”
Kandola said: “Being a director is never easy, especially in an SMB. The pace of change inside the business and outside it is constant, and it takes real resilience, clarity, and teamwork to navigate it all.
“Grateful for the recognition and proud of the journey that brought us here.”
