WINNERS 2009
Paul Milliken, Vice President HR - Shell UK, the awards’ long-standing sponsor, said: “This year’s winners are truly inspiring examples of the talented young women rising through the ranks here in the UK, who will play a vital role in tackling some of Britain’s biggest issues, such as the energy challenge.
“The Woman of the Future Awards has become an important platform in identifying role models capable of inspiring a generation of women to pursue their goals and Shell is proud of its continuing involvement.”
Pinky Lilani OBE, said: “This year we saw an exceptional selection of talented women nominated and so my sincere congratulations go out to each and every one of the winners.
“They join a long list of incredible women that have been uncovered and supported by the Women of the Future Awards and are now playing a vital role in inspiring others to fulfil their own potential.
The Women of the Future Awards are hosted by Real Business Magazine, in association with Shell. The event is supported by Asda, Barclays, Booz & Company, KPMG, Sodexo, Visa Europe and media partners CNBC and The Financial Times.
The 2009 Women of the Future Award Winners:
Art and Culture Woman of the Future
Sponsored by Visa
Nicola Benedetti, Violinist
Hannah Marshall, Hannah Marshall
Kathryn Sargent, Gieves and Hawkes
Laura Stevenson, Sadler’s Wells
Alex von Tunzelmann, writer
WINNERS: Alexia Khadime & Dianne Pilkington, currently performing the lead roles in Wicked
Business Woman of the Future
Sponsored by Asda
Sian Baldwin, BT
Sophie Denny, Barclays Bank
Suwei Jiang, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Deborah Millet, Accenture
Jade Tong, DTZ
WINNER: Sam Smith, Finncap
Entrepreneurial Woman of the Future
Kate Craig-Wood, Memset
Claire Rennie, Berry Scrumptious.co.uk
Sanchita Saha, CitySocialising
WINNER: Holly Tucker, the co-founder of internet retailer notonthehighstreet.com which provides a platform for small businesses to take on established brands.
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Emily Bendell, Blue Bella Ltd
Media Woman of the Future
Charlie Hedges, Kiss 100
Rachel Millward, Birds Eye View
Michele Swaine, British Sky Broadcasting
Karishma Vaswani, BBC
Holly Williams, British Sky Broadcasting
WINNER: Julie King, The Olympic Delivery Authority
Head of External Relations for the Olympic Delivery Authority, the body organising the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The Professions Woman of the Future
Sponsored by Sodexo
Louisa Clarke, Incommunities Group
Melissa Geiger, KPMG
Radhika Vaidya-Sahdev, Booz & Co
Emma Woollcott, Mishcon de Reya
WINNER: Annie Graham, Ernst & Young
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Ayesha Hazarika, Special Advisor to parliament
Science and Technology Woman of the Future
Sponsored by Shell
Kate Cooksey, Morgan Est
Dr Holly Cummins, IBM
Dr Gemma Satterthwaite, Astrazeneca
WINNER: Dr Sarah Teichmann, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Dr Karen Masters, Institute of Cosmology & Gravitation, University of Portsmouth
The Woman of the Future Voluntary Award
Kat Gregg, BT
Shreya Vohora, Education+
WINNER: Katy Tuncer, Metropolitan Police
The Young Star Award
Sponsored by Barclays
Mazeda Begum, student
Nikki Cusworth, Rolls-Royce
Georgia Groom, Actress
Alice Powell, racing-driver
Mishka Rushdie Momen, pianist
WINNER: Ruth Amos, Inventor and businesswoman Ruth Amos (19) of StairSteady who has put university on hold to focus on the company she formed after inventing a product to help people with mobility issues as part of a GCSE project.
Mentor of the Year
Shernaz Engineer, Verity Appointments
Jo Haigh, MGR
Debbie Moore, Pineapple
Andy Mottram, Jones Lang LaSalle
Karen Simon, J.P. Morgan
WINNER: Birgit Neu, HSBC
The Woman of the Future Corporate Award
Sponsored by KPMG
BT
Lansons Communications
RWE npower
WiRE networks
WINNER: Capgemini UK
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Goldman Sachs- Caroline Carr and Seung Earm, Executive Directors
A Women of the Future Awards Special Commendation went to Debbie Moore of Pineapple Studios who was the first women to float a company on the London Stock Exchange.
