Congratulations to our 2023 winners:


Digital Leader of the Year – SME

Winner: Pauldy Otermans , Otermans  Institute

Highly Commended: Emily Walshe, Raven Housing trust

 

Digital Leader of the Year – Enterprise

Winner: Angela Wallace, Lloyds Banking Group

Highly Commended: Charlotte Crowson, Vodafone

 

Diversity Employer of the Year

Winner: GoCardless

Highly Commended: Hargreaves Lansdown

 

Engineer of the Year

Winner: Elizabeth Gee, Lloyds Banking Group

Highly Commended: Kirsten Allanson, Sage UK

 

Graduate of the Year

Winner: Anita Yau Gwa Keung, PwC

Highly Commended: Melina Kim, Pearson and Zhen-Yen Chan, NatWest Group

 

Hero of the Year – SME

Winner: Zoe Dronfield, Trustmarque

Highly Commended: Frances Holmes, Speak Out Revolution & Microsoft

 

Hero of the Year – Enterprise

Winner: Debbie Lewis, Fujitsu

Highly Commended: Louise Tuck, Nationwide Building Society

 

Innovator of the Year

Winner: Emma-Louise Fusari, In-House Health Limited

Highly Commended: Heather Perriam , Trustmarque

 

IT Leader of the Year

Winner: Helen Marshall, Yodel

Highly Commended: Ursula Dolton, Lloyds Banking Group

 

Role Model of the Year

Winner: Agnes Beviz , DVLA

Highly Commended: Nic Ponsford, Global Equality Collective

 

 

Role Model of the Year – Consultancies and Professional Services

Winner: Ella Ovenden, IBM

Highly Commended: Paulette Watson, Academy Achievers

 

Role Model of the Year – Financial Services

Winner: Chloe Gray, Nationwide Building Society

 

Role Model of the Year – Tech

Winner: Dr Pearl Jarrett, Veranda Connect Ltd

Highly Commended: Nicola Martin, Adarga

 

Rising Star of the Year

Winner: Gabriela Piatek, Northumbria  University

Highly Commended: Gaby Hall, Grayce

 

Rising Star of the Year – Consultancies & Professional Services

Winner: Sophia Liu, PwC UK

Highly commended: Mei- Shiang Shen, IBM

 

Rising Star of the Year – Financial Services

Winner: Rachel van Rensburg, NatWest Group

Highly commended: Elizabeth Excell, Lloyds Banking Group

 

Rising Star of the Year – Tech

Winner: Jessica Mowatt, 8x8

Highly Commended: Daizy Limo, Meta Inc (Facebook UK)

 

Outstanding Returner Award

Winner: Emily Hall-Strutt, Next Tech Girls / Empiric

Highly Commended: Isobel Daley, 6point6

 

Security Professional of the Year

Winner: Shannon Wilson, IBM

Highly Commended: Sarah Armstrong-Smith, Microsoft

 

Team Leader of the Year – SME

Winner: Freddie Turner, MiQ  Digital

Highly Commended: Nila Patel, Government Digital Service

 

Team Leader of the Year – Enterprise

Winner: Sara Jones, BT

 

Transformation Leader of the Year

Winner: Kirsty Baxter-Smith, BT Plc

 

Outstanding Transformation of the Year

Winner: Megan Yawor , Medivet

Highly Commended: Mia Michla, NHS England

 

Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year

Winner: Pearson

Highly Commended: BT Group Plc

 

CIO of the Year

Winner: Helen Marshall, Yodel

Highly Commended: Supriti Singh, Arup

 

Woman of the Year

Winner: Louise Hill, GoHenry

Highly commended: Rav Bumbra , Cajigo

 

Woman of the Year – Financial Services

Winner: Divya Shree, NatWest

Highly commended: Cathreen Wong, Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital

 

Woman of the Year – Tech

Winner: Rashada Harry, AWS & Your Future - Your Ambition

Highly commended: Lauren Langdell, Women in DevOps