Scott Fletcher, chairman and chief executive of infrastructure reseller ANS Group, has been handed the title of PLUS Markets Chairman of the Year, 2009.

PLUS Markets is a small and mid-cap stock exchange for London.

With offices in Manchester and London, ANS was admitted to trading on PLUS, previously know as OFEX, in 2000.

Fletcher said: “The team at ANS Group has worked extremely hard over the past year and, although I am thrilled to receive personal recognition, this award could not have been won without their talent and commitment.

“Following on from our success last year, achieving VMware Gold and Cisco Gold accreditation as well as being named one of the Sunday Times Fast Track Tech 100 companies, ANS Group has had a great start to 2009.”

In 2008 the company posted an annual turnover of £10m and £1.4m net profit.

Fletcher added: “In February, we were ranked 24th in the Sunday Times Best Companies list, which, along with this latest award, shows that ANS Group is not slowing down, despite the difficult economic climate.”

The judging panel at the awards comprised Matt Cooper, Dru Edmondstone, Conrad Windham and Nick Winters.