2007 First Women of Tourism & Leisure
Fay Sharpe
The founder and majority shareholder of the UKs largest venue find agency with a turnover of more th an £70m, Fay gave up a successful corporate career to start her own business. All too frequently, woman believe they cannot be both a career woman and a mother, she says.This is a misconception.
Dr Jane Guise
Dr Jane Guise is the first woman, and youngest CEO, of a UK agricultural society.Formerly an agricultural research entrepreneur, she is challenging old ways of thinking and turning the Society into a national leader in the agricultural, environmental and tourist sector.
2007 Shortlist
Myra Shacklady, Milford Haven Port Authority
Janice Weiner, Glaziers Hall