2020 Winners
CIO of the Year
Winner: Marykay Wells, Pearson
Highly Commended: Barbara Gottardi, Vanguard Europe
Digital Leader of the Year: Enterprise
Winner: Marijana Mileusnic, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Highly Commended: Goldy Samra, Lloyds Banking Group
Digital Leader of the Year: SME
Winner: Dione Rogers, Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust
Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year
Winner: Rachel Edwards, Atos IT Services Ltd
Diversity Employer of the Year: Enterprise
Winner: Louise O'Shea, Confused.com
Highly Commended: Siobhan Kelly-Bush, Schneider Electric
Diversity Employer of the Year: SME
Winner: Nabila Salem , Revolent Group
Entrepreneur of the Year
Winner: Joanna Montgomery, Little Riot
Graduate of the Year
Winner: Daphne Coates, IBM
Hero of the Year: Enterprise
Winner: Sarah Lucas, William Hill Plc
Hero of the Year: SME
Winner: Toni Scullion, dressCode
Innovator of the Year: Enterprise
Winner: Patty Kostkova, University College London (UCL)
Innovator of the Year: SME
Winner: Kiran Roest, Vital Signs Solutions
IT Leader of the Year
Winner: Debbie Garside, GeoLang Limited
Highly Commended: Rachel Ruston, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Outstanding Returner Award
Winner: Nina Anthony, Atos
Highly Commended: Madeleine Pettitt, Westminster City Council
Outstanding Transformation
Winner: Mariah Edwards, Civica
Highly Commended: Li Qun Taylor, Natwest
Rising Star of the Year: Financial Services
Winner: Tola Alade, Lloyds Banking Group
Highly Commended: Kate O’Loughlin, NuData Security, a Mastercard Company
Rising Star of the Year: Public Sector & Universities
Winner: Sharmila Natarajan, Royal Mail Group
Highly Commended: Leanne Davies, Glyndwr University
Rising Star of the Year: SME
Winner: Neveen Elasar, Sparta Global
Highly Commended: Varuna Venkatesh, AO.com
Rising Star of the Year: Tech & Services
Winner: Deborah Akuoko, KPMG UK
Highly Commended: Alina Timofeeva, KPMG
Role Model of the Year: Tech & Services
Winner: Anna Somaiya , KPMG LLP
Role Model of the Year: Financial Services
Winner: Alice Genevois, Lloyds Banking group
Role Model of the Year: Public Sector & Universities
Winner: Michelle Slee, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Role Model of the Year: SME
Winner: Lorraine Gray, Pursuit Marketing
Highly Commended: Nabila Salem, Revolent Group
Security Leader of the Year
Winner: Leah Claireaux, BT
Highly Commended: Debbie Garside, GeoLang Limited
Software Engineer of the Year
Winner: Sharmila Natarajan, Royal Mail Group
Team Leader of the Year: Tech Sector
Winner: Lara Barnes, Sitecore.com
Highly Commended: Evgeniya Naumova, Kaspersky
Team Leader of the Year: SME
Winner: Toni Scullion, dressCode
Team Leader of the Year: Financial Services
Winner: Kathleen Moore, HSBC
Transformation Leader: Tech Sector
Winner: Melita Hopper, Wipro Technologies
Transformation Leader: SME
Winner: Ursula Dolton, British Heart Foundation
Transformation Leader: Financial Services
Winner: Debra Johnson, HSBC
Woman of the Year: Enterprise
Winner: Kate Platonova, HSBC
Woman of the Year: SME
Winner: Emma Call, Creative EC
Woman of the Year: Tech Sector
Winner: Alex Cesar, Refinitiv
