2009 First Woman of Business Service
Angela Mortimer, Angela Mortimer plc
Eponymous founder of pan-European £40m-turnover recruitment consultancy Angela Mortimer plc, Anglea is one of Britain`s best known women entrepreneurs. She has furthered the careers of more than 250,00 women, and her predominately female workforce of 150 is deployed across the UK and Europe. Always ahead of the curve, she introduced a ban on smokin in the workplace in 1981- decades before the rest of the country.
Shortlist
Dr Afnan Al-Shuaiby, Secretary General & Chief Executive, Arab-British Chamber of Commerce
Dr Irena Edwards, Head of Central and Eastern Europe, Eversheds LLP
Catherine King, CEO, Adecco Group UK and Ireland
Angela Mortimer, Founder & Director, Angela Mortimer plc
Claire Sandbrook, CEO, Shergroup
Deirdre Trapp, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
