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The winners and finalists of the everywoman in Technology Awards are shining examples of how hard work, passion and a refusal to give up can lead to success in a male-dominated industry.

2013 Winners and Finalists

     

Lifetime Achievement Award

sponsored by Alexander Mann Solutions

 

   

Woman of the Year

sponsored by FDM Group

Winner: Dame Stephanie Shirley, IT entrepreneur and Philanthropist

Watch Dame Stephanie's highlights at the 2013 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards

   

Winner: Eleni Antoniadou, Co-founder and Chief of Science, Transplants without Donors

Watch Eleni's highlights at the 2013 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards


   

Entrepreneur of the Year

sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent

 

   

Innovator of the Year

sponsored by The Institution of Engineering and Technology

Winner: Jennifer Sheridan, Founder & CEO, Togeva Ltd 

Watch Jennifer's highlights at the 2013 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards

 

Finalists:

  • Kathryn Parsons, Founder, Decoded
  • Dr Sarah Wood, COO & Founder, Unruly
   

Winner: Joanna Montgomery, Founder & CEO, Little Riot 

Watch Joanna's highlights at the 2013 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards

 

Finalists:

  • Kate Craig-Wood, MD & Owner, Memset Ltd
  • Liz Rice, Co-founder, Tank Top TV
  • Diana Stepner, Head of Future Technologies, Pearson

   

Inspiration of the Year

sponsored by VMWare

 

   

Leader of the Year - in a corporate organisation (with over 500 employees)

sponsored by BP

Winner: Deborah Gundle, Founder/Director, Netbuddy 

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Finalists:

  • Zoe Cunningham, Managing Director, Softwire
  • Sarah Greasley, Distinguished Engineer and Technical Director, IBM UK Ltd
  • Siân John, Security Strategist, Symantec
   

Winner: Lucy DimesChief Executive Officer, UK & Ireland, Alcatel-Lucent

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Finalists:

  • Meggy ChungLead Infrastructure Partner, Barclays Bank
  • Maggie van't Hoff, General Manager Retail IT, Shell
  • Jayne Showell, Senior Director, Head of Technology Operations, Capital One (Europe) Plc

   

Team Leader of the Year - in a SME (with under 500 employees)

sponsored by salesforce.com

   

Rising Star of the Year

sponsored by Cisco

Winner: Tamara Lohan, Co-founder & CTOMr & Mrs Smith

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Finalists:

  • Cheryl DiskinProject Group Manager, Web Applications UK Ltd
  • Dragana Ljubisavljevic, Managing Director, EMEA, Return Path
  • Kay O’Brynne, Consulting Director, CloudSense Ltd
   

Winner: Taylor McGhee, Integrated Supply Chain Specialist Apprentice, IBM UK Ltd

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Finalists:

  • Stacy MorrisUKGI Solutions Delivery - Performance Oversight, Aviva UK
  • Imogen Wethered, CEO,Qudini
  • Eleni AntoniadouCo-founder & Chief of Science, Transplants Without Donors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Previous Winners & Finalists

Woman of the Year Award

Leader of the Year in a Corporate Organisation

Team Leader of the Year in an SME

Rising Star of the Year Award

Business Leader of the Year Award

Team Leader of the Year Award

Innovator of the Year Award

Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Inspiration of the Year Award


Woman of the Year Award

2012: Vin Murria, Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Computer Software Group plc

2011:Christine Hodgson, Executive Chairman, Capgemini UK plc

 

 

 


Leader of the Year in a Corporate Organisation
2012 Winner: Sheila Flavell, Chief Operating Officer, FDM Group

2012 Finalists:

  • Tracey Foster, Manufacturing Director- Peterlee, PepsiCo UK & Ireland

  • Alix Pryde, Director of Distribution, BBC   

  • Emer Timmons, President, BT Global Services, UK, BT


Team Leader of the Year in an SME

2012 Winner: Kirstin Duffield, CEO, Morning Data Limited

2012 Finalists:

  • Jules Howard-Wright, Broadcast Project Director, Digital UK

  • Poonam Joshi, Head of Advertising Operations, Gumtree.com

  • Pam Maynard, General Manager, UK & Ireland, Avanade


Rising Star of the Year Award

2012 WINNER: Laura Earle, Executive Communications Manager, Services, EMEAR, Cisco
2012 Finalists:

  • Orla Baker, NTP Head Office Data Programme Manager, Accenture

  • Kim Cooper, Senior IT Consultant – Business Analyst, IBM

  • Maria Navrotskaya, Information & Decision Solutions Manager, EMEA Financial Projects, Procter & Gamble UK

 

2011 WINNER: Stephanie Nicolaou, ICT Systems Analyst, Agusta Westland Helicopters Ltd
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2011 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

2011 WINNER: Bernadette Wightman, Managing Director, Partner Organisation, Cisco UK & Ireland, Cisco

2011 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

2011 WINNER: Billie Major, Core Assets Portfolio Director, Capgemini UK plc

2011 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

2012 Winner: Mandy Chessell, IBM Distinguished Engineer, Master Inventor, Chief Architect for InfoSphere Solutions, IBM

2012 Finalists:

  • Polly Gowers, Founder and CEO, Everyclick Ltd

  • Cyndi Mitchell, Managing Director, ThoughtWorks

  • Jo Reid, Creative Director, Calvium Ltd

2011 WINNER: Naomi Chayen, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Imperial College London

2011 Finalists:

  • Leesa Fogarty, Vice President Northern Europe & Asia Pacific, Augure UK Limited

  • Ella Romanos, Managing Director, Remode


Entrepreneur of the Year Award 

2012 WINNER:  Olga Kubassova, Founder and CEO, Image Analysis Ltd

2012 Finalist:

  • Nathalie Gaveau, CEO, Shopcade

2011 WINNER: Wendy Tan-White, Founder and CMO, Moonfruit

2011 Finalists:

  • Alicia Navarro, CEO and Co-founder, Skimlinks

  • Juliet Tzabar, Managing Director, Plug-in Media


Inspiration of the Year Award

2012 WINNER: Gillian Arnold, Director, Tectre from Huddersfield

2012 Finalists:

  • Hazel Moore, Chairman and Co-founder, FirstCapital Corporation Ltd
  • Sheryl Newman, Operations Director, Appetite for Learning
  • Pat Ryan, CEO, Information Technology for Children in Hospital

2011 WINNER: Nikki Walker, Senior Director Inclusion, Diversity & Sustainability Europe, Cisco Systems

2011 Finalists:

  • Jo Alma, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs

  • Philippa Snare, Technical Sales and Marketing Director, Microsoft Ltd