The First Women Awards
Shortlist 2008
Manufacturing
Leyla Edwards, founder/CEO, KK Finefoods plc
Connie Parry, CEO & finance director, Hurns Beer Company Ltd
Linda Miller, senior project manager train system, Tube Lines
Winner: Rosalind Murray, operations manager, BAE Systems Submarines Solutions
Public Sector
Joan Stringer CBE, principal and vice chancellor, Napier University
Asha Khemka, principal & chief executive, West Nottinghamshire College
Su Sayer OBE, chief executive, United Response
Winner: Julia Cleverdon CVO CBE, Business in the Community
Sharon Bamford, UK India Business Council
Science and Technology
Sara Murray, MD, Buddi Ltd
Winner: Margaret Manning, chief executive, Reading Room
Marie Wold, president/CFO, OnRelay
Mary Assimakopoulos, Research Partnership
Retail and Consumer
Jennelle Tilling, vice president of marketing, KFC UK
Glenys Berd, managing director, Love Those Shoes
Winner: Kelly Hoppen, managing director, Kelly Hoppen Interiors
Sharon Kaur, managing director, Sahara Homes
Eileen Cavalier, CEO, London College of Beauty Therapy
Business Services
Sally Norcross, partner, Clarke Willmott
Suzanne Liversidge, managing partner of Sheffield Office, Halliwells LLP
Moira Elms, UK management board member for marketing & communication, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Joint Winners: Sacha Romanovitch, HR leader, Grant Thornton & Ritu Sethi, partner, The Sethi Partnership Solicitors
Finance
Winner: Christine Hodgson, CFO, CapGemini UK
Carla Stent, chief administrative officer and deputy chief financial officer, Barclays Bank plc
Kate Grussing, Sapphire Partners
Elizabeth Gooch, eg Solutions
Pamela Thompson, Eversheds
Property
Sarah Kay, principal, Woods Bagot
Winner: Sandi Rhys Jones OBE, non-executive director, Simons Group
Christina Meyer, MD/founder, Christina Meyer Sustainable Wood products
Elizabeth Peace CBE, chief executive, British Property Federation
Tourism and Leisure
Su Cacioppo, personnel and legal director, JD Wetherspoon plc
Nicky Dunn, chief executive, Odyssey Arena
Winner: Jacky Wood OBE, chief executive, British Show Jumping Association
First Woman Corporate Award- IBM
Lifetime Achievement Award- Nicole Farhi
