The Power of Role Models
19th June 2018
WMB were delighted to see so many familiar names appear on WXN’s recent top 25 Award Winners list. In particular, we congratulate Lisa Dillon (pictured), General Manager of the EMEA Digital Sales Centre, Microsoft (who is our current WMB Businesswoman of the Year Award recipient). There’s no doubt that Ireland certainly has some amazing role models – it’s vital that we, as women, put ourselves forward for these types of initiatives. After all, together we are stronger.
The WXN Top 25 Awards span the private, public and not-for-profit sectors, with the initial candidates selected by WXN’s Proxy Committee – Helen Tynan (Google), Fionnuala O’Leary (INM), Alma Curran (Medtronic), Margaret Clapham (Sodexo), Liz Cunningham (Google), and Sarah Claxton (ESB). To mark this year’s awards, WXN hosted an Awards Gala at the InterContinental Hotel in Dublin, during which the winners received their awards.
And the winners are:
Business Leader Award:
- Carol Andrews, Managing Director and Global Head of Client Service and Prime Custody, BNY Mellon, Alternative Investment Services
- Liz Cunningham, Director EMEA Finance, Google
- Ruth Curran, Managing Partner, MERC Partners; Global Chair, IIC Partners
- Lisa Dillon, General Manager of the EMEA Digital Sales Centre, Microsoft
- Anne Dooley, Managing Director, Winthrop Engineering and Contracting Ltd
- Ann B. Kelleher, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Technology Manufacturing Group, Intel Corporation
- Sinéad McSweeney, VP Public Policy and Communications EMEA and MD, Twitter Ireland
- Fiona Muldoon, Chief Executive Officer, FBD Insurance plc
- Pamela Quinn, Managing Director, Kuehne + Nagel Ireland
- Margot Slattery, Country President, Sodexo Ireland
- Marie Whelan, Chief Information Officer Europe, CRH
Entrepreneurs Award:
- Nora Khaldi, Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Nuritas
- Eleanor McEvoy, Founder & CEO, Budget Energy Ltd
- Ramona Nicholas, Co-Founder & Joint Managing Director, Cara Group
- Evelyn O’Toole, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Complete Laboratory Solutions (CLS)
- Rita Shah, Founder & CEO, Shabra Plastics & Recycling Group Ltd
Public Sector Leaders Award
- Emily Logan, Chief Commissioner, Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission
- Tara McCarthy, Chief Executive, Bord Bia – Irish Food Board
- Susan O’Reilly, Chief Executive Officer, Dublin Midlands Hospital Group; Clinical Professor, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin
Trailblazers Award
- Senator Joan Freeman, Founder, Pieta House; CEO, Solace House; Senator, Seanad Éireann
- Senator Lynn Ruane, Independent Senator, Seanad Éireann
Arts, Sports & Entertainment:
- Neasa Hardiman, Director & Screenwriter, Big Stories on the Small Screen; Language Communications
- Oonagh Murphy, Freelance Theatre Director
- Joy Neville, Rugby International Referee & Former Ireland Women’s Rugby International Captain, Irish Rugby Football Union
Future Leaders:
- Tetlanyo Lekalake, Co-Founder, Marketing Director, African Professional Network Ireland; Country Marketing Lead, Facebook
You can find out more about the winners here>>
