Five individuals have been shortlisted from around 1,000 nominations to receive the Executive of the Year accolade at the Stadium Business Awards 2010.

Swansea-based Dr Terry Stevens of Stevens and Associates is among those shortlisted for the title, following his work on a number of projects over the past 20 years. Among the projects that Stevens has been involved with is the development of Cardiff's new City Stadium; the Liberty Stadium in Swansea and a new stadium for the Scarlets rugby union team in Llanelli.

Other shortlisted nominations include Glenn Delve, group managing director at the Rose Bowl in Hampshire and Shane Chalmers, stadium management company head at Doncaster's Keepmoat Stadium. Russ Stanley, managing vice president of ticket services and client relations for San Francisco Giants, US and Patrik Meyer, chief executive officer of the Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt, Germany, are also in the running for the award.

The Stadium Business Awards, run in association with Guinness, aim to recognise achievements in the stadium industry and are designed to cover all elements of the sector. Ian Nuttall, co-founder of TheStadiumBusiness.com, said: "Today's stadiums, arenas and sports venues entice, entertain and enthrall millions, if not billions of sports and music fans every year. But until now, neither the leading venues, nor the people behind them have been saluted."