Tuesday, March 22, 2011

UK Technology Woman of the Year Awards: the Results

The winners of the CWT & everywoman in Technology Awards are known. The finalists are shining examples of how hard work, passion and a refusal to give up can lead to success in a male-dominated industry. The NextWomen was one of the judges for the awards, and -as the quality of the contestant was unbelievably high- it was one of the most difficult tasks ever.

Here is the list:

Woman of the Year Award

WINNER: Christine Hodgson, Executive Chairman, Capgemini UK plc (see Photo)

Rising Star of the Year Award

WINNER: Stephanie Nicolaou, ICT Systems Analyst, Agusta Westland Helicopters Ltd

Finalists:
Emma Davids
, IT Professional, Yorkshire Water Services LTD
Madiha Sayed, Partner System Engineer, Cisco
Anushree Srivastava, Vice President, Goldman Sachs

Business Leader of the Year Award

WINNER: Bernadette Wightman, Managing Director, Partner Organisation, Cisco UK & Ireland, Cisco

Finalists:
Lesley Cowley OBE
, Chief Executive Officer, Nominet
Janet Day, Director, Technology and Infrastructure Services, Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP

Team Leader of the Year Award

WINNER: Billie Major, Core Assets Portfolio Director, Capgemini UK plc

Finalists:
Carol Bogue-Lloyd
, Head of End User Services for the North West European Cluster, Siemens IT Solutions and Services
Sarah Lynch, Development Director, Snow Valley Ltd
Paula Walter, Vice President, Goldman Sachs International

Innovator of the Year Award

WINNER:Naomi Chayen, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Imperial College London

Finalists:
Leesa Fogarty
, Vice President Northern Europe & Asia Pacific, Augure UK Limited
Ella Romanos, Managing Director, Remode

Entrepreneur of the Year Award

WINNER: Wendy Tan-White, Founder and CMO, Moonfruit

Finalists:
Alicia Navarro
, CEO and Co-founder, Skimlinks
Juliet Tzabar, Managing Director, Plug-in Media

Inspiration of the Year Award

WINNER: Nikki Walker, Senior Director Inclusion, Diversity & Sustainability Europe, Cisco Systems

Finalists:
Jo Alma
, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Philippa Snare, Technical Sales and Marketing Director, Microsoft Ltd

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