The 2017 FINALISTS
15th September 2017
We are delighted to announce the 2017 finalists for the WMB Awards. As always the standard was incredibly high and the judges were humbled to read such inspiring submissions. Congratulations to those shortlisted. The Winner for each of our Six Award Categories will be announced on Monday October 2nd at our Annual Conference & Awards. To find out more and to book a ticket to the event, visit our dedicated Awards microsite here »
WMB Businesswoman Award 2017
Lisa Dillon, MD of EMEA Inside Sales, Microsoft
Julie Ennis, Head of Mobile Sales Force, Bank of Ireland
Marie Hunt, Exe. Director, Head of Research & Consulting, CBRE
Aisling Keegan, Dell EMC, VP & GM Dell EMC Ireland & NI
Tara McCarthy, CEO, Bord Bia
Catherine Moroney, Head of Business Banking, AIB Bank Plc
Rosemary Steen, External Affairs Director, EirGrid Group
Matheson WMB Female Entrepreneur Award 2017
Sinead Doherty, Founder & CEO, Fenero
Ciara Donlon, Founder & CEO, THEYA Healthcare
Sinead Fitzmaurice, Co-founder, TransferMate
Geraldine Gibson, Founder & CEO, AQMetrics
Aoife Lawler & Niamh Sherwin Barry, Co-founders, The Irish Fairy Door Company
Charlotte Temple, Retail & Design Director, Magee 1866
Newstalk WMB Social Entrepreneur Award 2017
Keren Jackson, Founder & CEO, BlueFire
Dr. Alice D’Arcy & Grainne Bagnall, STEAM
Terry Ring, Co-founder, Cliona’s Foundation
Ailbhe Keane, Founder, Izzy Wheels
Joanne Dolan, Founder, Teen-Turn
Boots WMB Empowering Women Award 2017
Linda Brennan, Global Director Production & Fulfillment Readiness, Symantec
Rebecca Harrison, President, Network Ireland
Olivia McEvoy, Director of Diversity & Inclusion, EY
Wendy Murphy, Senior Director HR EMEA, LinkedIn
Natalie Walsh, Executive Director, Blackstone LaunchPad, NUI Galway
Sodexo WMB Female Newcomer Award 2017
Vanessa & Lisa Creaven, Co-founders, Spotlight Whitening
Anita Finnegan, Founder & CEO, Nova Leah
Kate & Annie Madden, Co-founders, FenuHealth.com
Jenny Reynolds, Founder & CEO, Topper Technology Limited
Niamh Sterling, Founder & CEO, Recipe Guru
Aisling Teillard, Co-founder & CEO, Tandem HR Solutions
Fiona Uyema, Founder, Fused by Fiona Uyema
WMB Woman in Technology Award 2017
Olive O’Driscoll, Co-founder & CEO, AventaMed
Louise Kenny, Founding Director, Metabolomic Diagnostics
Barbara Anne Murphy, Founder & Chief Scientific Officer, Equilume
Sinéad Bleiel, Founder & CEO, AnaBio Technologies
Marieke Flament, Managing Director Europe, Circle
Aisling Curtis, Commercial Director, Microsoft
Dr. Karen O’Connor, General Manager, Datapac
