Women & Diversity in Channel Awards 2023 - SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED!
Congratulations to all those who made the shortlist!
CRN is delighted to unveil the shortlist for the Women & Diversity in Channel Awards, which will take place at The Brewery on 13 October.
Find out more about the awards here.
Shortlisted entries will now be put before a panel of external judges made up of industry luminaries who will decide the ultimate winners.
Congratulations to all those shortlisted!
Company Categories
Best Diversity Recruitment Initiative of the Year - New for 2023
Cisco
Fujitsu Platform Business
Jargon PR
Redstor
TD SYNNEX
Cultural Inclusion Company of the Year
Computacenter
Exertis
Fujitsu Platform Business
HP inc
Redstor
Softcat plc
TD SYNNEX
Gender Parity Award
Computacenter
Exertis
Fujitsu Platform Business
Hable
Jargon PR
TD SYNNEX
Health and Wellbeing Recognition Award
Exertis
Fujitsu Platform Business
Jargon PR
OryxAlign
Redstor
TD SYNNEX
LGBTQ+ Champion Award
Exertis
Fujitsu Platform Business
HP Inc
Softcat plc
TD SYNNEX
Individual Categories
CRN Woman of the Year 2023
Alison Nixon, TD SYNNEX
Amanda Walker, Westcon Comstor
Anushka Davies, Softcat plc
Charlie Harris, Microsoft
Clare Parry-Jones, Computacenter UK Ltd
Fernanda Catarino, Fujitsu
Heidi Liu, VMware
Karen McLaughlin, Insight
Liz Greenwood, Exertis UK
Lyndsey Rathor, Exertis
Melissa Rambridge, Sweethaven
Michelle Htun-Kay, Codestone
Sara Wilkes, SCC Plc
Vicki ONeill-King, Sapphire systems
Zoe Boreham, Redstor
Diversity Champion of the Year
Alexandra Lloyd-Edwards, Trustwave
Alison Say, IBM
Bamidele Farinre, NHS
Bernadette Wilson, ResourceiT
Bridget Woods, Aspectus Group
Christina Orr, Lenovo Ltd
Donavan Hutchinson, Trustmarque
Elinor Honigstein, LinkedIn
Flannery Devine Gibbons, CDW UK
Jack Hinchliffe, HP Inc
Lucie Hutchison, Pax8
Maya Purkayastha, Computacenter
Rachel Clay, Softcat plc
Sadaf Mozaffarian, Microsoft
Vicki Oneill-King, Sapphire systems
Entrepreneur of the Year
Heather Kerr, HP Inc
Kat Mason, Telefonica Tech
Natalie Seymour, TD Synnex
Nichola Vaughan, Distology Ltd
Vicky Critchley, Pax8
Executive Mentor of the Year
Deborah Jones, The Queen Elizabeth II Centre
Gillian Holloway, Insight Direct (UK) Ltd
Helen Croft, Computacenter
Helen Hawthorn, Zoom
Penelope Bridger, Bytes
Phillipa Winter, SOFTCAT PLC
Sarah Rolls, CyberCrowd Ltd
Sian Lavin, Computacenter PLC
Sumi Shukla, Riverbed Technology
Vicki ONeill-King, Sapphire systems
Graduate/Apprentice of the Year - Reseller/Solution Provider
Alice Hall, Crayon UK
Dilara Kose, Computacenter
Eden Tucker, Ingram Micro
Frankie Perren Smart, Softcat
Frankie Spooner, Telefónica Tech
Hannah Hodnett, HP Inc
Jemma Mason, Softcat
Jenna Burke, Telefonica Tech UK&I
Lea Kovacevic, Computacenter
Liberty Pengelly, XMA Ltd
Malachi Nelson, XMA Ltd
Phoebe Daltrey, SystemActive
Manager of the Year - Reseller/Solution Provider
Amie Mulderrig, Insight (Enterprises)
Angela Millen, OryxAlign
Caroline Lewis, Tiger
Emily Riddles, CAE Technology Services
Jessica Pemberton, Softcat PLC
Judith Lillis, Trustmarque Solutions Ltd
Kelly Dobson, SHI Corporation UK Limited
Lisa Marstin, Sapphire Systems
Maria Amin, Pax8
Michelle Would, SCC
Nicole Hill, Grey Matter
Penelope Bridger, Bytes
Sian Connolly, XMA
Sian Lavin, Computacenter PLC
Tracy Stanning, Telefónica Tech UK&I
Manager of the Year - Vendor/Distributor
Alexandra Neary, Braze
Casey Phillips, TD SYNNEX
Emily Fallon, GoRefCo LLP
Katherine Sant, Adobe
Lisa Ergun, Lenovo UKI
Lorna Brindley, ArtSystems Ltd
Luisa Shipton, NetApp
Mandy Pooley, Westcoast Ltd
Michelle Burvill, TD SYNNEX
Miranda Jones, TD SYNNEX
Nicola Corbett, TD Synnex
Rupinder Bhamra, Westcon-Comstor
Tina Leecy, Exertis UK Ltd
Marketing Employee of the Year - Reseller/Solution Provider
Alanna Bestwick, Grey Matter
Daisy Mossop, Softcat plc
Gabrielle Alvear, Grey Matter
Katerina Misuta, Corero Network Security
Katherine Murphy, Trustmarque
Katie Sloan, Core Technology Systems
Louise Mahrra, CAE Technology Services Ltd
Marie devlin, Network Group
Nida Ashraf Ali, Trustmarque
Rachel Moon, Computacenter
Rebecca Court Incremental Group
Marketing Employee of the Year - Vendor/Distributor
Anita Bharath, intY
Deborah Pilling, TD SYNNEX
Emma Lewis, Arrow ECS
Helen Wells, HP
Hetty Roach, Exertis
Kate Danks, Mimecast
Keely Moseley, Pure Storage
Lakhvinder Kaur, Adobe
Nic Le Cornu, Fujitsu Platform Business
Ona Elezaj, Westcoast Cloud
Rowena Case, Nutanix
Samantha Strachan, NetApp
Sarah Hoar, VMware
Yolanda Kloppers, Pax8
Mental Health Champion of the Year
Akida Oualah, Computacenter
Alice Munt, TD SYNNEX UK Limited
Angela Saville, Softcat PLC
Daisy Shayler, Bytes Software Services
Hannah Kingston, Westcoast Ltd
Heather Dunsmore, boxxe
Jade Dimech, Insight Technology UK Ltd (Insight Enterprises)
Jody Stockford, HP
Kinga Smith, Exertis Uk
Lillian Ayala, The Fusebox
Mandy Tregenna, SCC Plc (Specialist Computer Centres Plc)
Serena June Horgan, Grey Matter
Somayeh Rahimi, Computacenter
Zoe Dronfield, Trustmarque
Outstanding Returner Award
Amy Brown, Pax8 UK Ltd
Andrea Gerard, Westcoast Limited
Annie Glennie, Charterhouse Group
Catherine Robertson, VMware
Charlott Whitehead, Computacenter
Elisha Kirkham, Softcat Plc
Hannah Klymkiw, Computacenter
Harriet Mumford, Exertis UK Ltd
Hayley Smith, Computacenter Limited
Kiran Patel, Sapphire Systems
Louise Ashley, CDW Ltd.
Lucy Sharman, Core Technology Systems
Neelam Parmar, ITS TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD
Nikita Blythe, HP Inc
Robyn Eames, Adobe
Rising Star Award - Reseller/Solution Provider
Charlotte Bunker, Bytes Software Services
Cheryl Stephenson, SCC
Chloe Phillips, CDW UK
Gabriella Iannelli, Computacenter
Gabrielle Alvear, Grey Matter
Hannah Mc Crory, Options Technology
Hayley Doyle, CDW
Jasmine Cottrell, Braze
Jenni Fuller, Options
Kate Bentley, Logicalis UK
Laura McLaughlin, Insight
Lauren Hitchens, ROC Technologies
Liadh Troy, Computacenter Ltd
Maria Spindlow, SHI UK Corporation Limited
Tamla Dick, Epaton Ltd
Rising Star Award - Vendor/Distributor
Adele Quinn, Redstor
Alix Clements, TD SYNNEX
Amy Lishman, Fujitsu
Anbreen Ali, Exertis Uk Ltd
Ashton Anderson, Agilitas I.T Solutions
Catherine Clayton, Mimecast
Demi James, HP Inc
Eden Tucker, Ingram Micro
Fiona Harwood, Rapid7
Hannah Hodnett, HP Inc
Hannah Smith, Lenovo
Iulia Gibson-Sutru, Fujitsu
Molly Garner, Exertis UK ltd
Tess Garner, Tenable
Victoria Cracknell, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Role Model of the Year - Reseller/ Solution Provider
Angela Millen, OryxAlign
Gillian Holloway, Insight Direct (UK) Ltd
Katie Sloan, Core Technology Systems
Lakshmi Raman, Sapphire Systems Ltd
Lisa Gamble-Smith, Computacenter UK
Megan Land, SCC
Mhairi Hannah, Softcat PLC
Nicole Hill, Grey Matter
Paulette Watson, Academy Achievers
Penelope Bridger, Bytes
Rachel Grant, Computacenter
Rosie Harris, SCC
Sharon Stevenson, Sapphire Systems Ltd
Tamsin Nicola Ashmore, Ultima Business Solutions
Role Model of the Year - Vendor/Distributor
Amy Lishman, Fujitsu
Caroline Ward, GoRefCo LLP
Emma Westland, RingCentral
Hannah Mandaza, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Helen Watson, Zoom
Helenna Mannila, Westcoast Cloud
Kate Steele, Lenovo Global Technology UK Ltd
Kateryna Naumenko, Redstor
Kim Lonas, Exertis
Lara Sweet, Mimecast
Namrata Kiri, HP inc
Sharraine Warman, TDSYNNEX
Tamar Brooks, VMware
Violetta Yordanova, Meta
Sales Employee of the Year - Reseller/Solution Provider
Abby Pope, Insight Direct
Angelique Benard, Insight Direct Uk
Bernadette Wilson, ResourceiT
Chloe Parker, Computacenter
Emily Palmer, Softcat PLC
Frankie Spooner, Telefónica Tech
Hannah Newman, Core Technology Systems (U.K.) Limited
Holly O'Brien, Computacenter (UK) Ltd
Iona Simaku, Softcat plc
Jane Emerson, Logicalis
Sarah Kennedy, Telefónica Tech UK&I
Tarah Mason, boxxe Ltd
Sales Employee of the Year - Vendor/Distributor
Alice Keefe, Logitech
Ashlyn Hicks, Lenovo
Candy Keen, Westcoast Cloud
Charlotte Brindle, EPOS Audio
Demi James, HP Inc
Emma Howard, TD SYNNEX
Emma Westland, RingCentral
Faye Langford, Westcoast Cloud
Jennifer Bredin, Lenovo
Kelly Nickless, Lenovo
Kirsty Bennett, Fujitsu
Miranda Laurens, Td Synnex UK Limited
Nikita Blythe, HP Inc
Olivia Viney, Palo Alto Networks
Rachel Thompson, Mimecast Services Ltd.
Technical Employee of the Year
Ashleigh Baker, Softcat
Catherine Breese, SHI
Daniela Quanbrough, Computacenter
Donna Hall, TD Synnex
Heather Mayhew-Wilson, ResourceiT Consulting Ltd
Helenna Mannila, Westcoast Cloud
Jacqui Greenland, Insight Enterprises
Jessica Mowatt, 8x8
Junice Dalumpines, Wanstor Ltd
Karen Medhat, IBM
Katrina Ashley, Computacenter Plc
Kelly Barrington, Oryxalign
Lauren Brown, Softcat Plc
Rahel Admasu, Redstor
Unsung Hero - Reseller/Solution Provider
Cara Burns, Telefónica Tech UK&I
Maya Purkayastha, Computacenter
Gemma Snell, Softcat plc
Renée Ramsay-Nicol, Computacenter
Heather Mayhew-Wilson, ResourceiT Consulting Ltd
Ambica Chouhan, SCC
Rachael Lomax, Insight Direct UK Ltd
Mykaila Wilson, boxxe
Yvette Ackerman, Computacenter
Harriet Forrest, Fortay Connect
Unsung Hero - Vendor/Distributor
Alexandra Neary, Braze
Annette Cunningham, TD SYNNEX
Claire Hughes, Arrow ECS
Clare Williams, Exertis (UK)
Elmari Toerien, Westcoast Ltd
Heather Kerr, HP Inc
Kate Greenaway, Kaseya
Kateryna Naumenko, Redstor
Mandy Pooley, Westcoast Ltd
Nandini Dhorajia, HP Inc.
Robyn Eames, Adobe
Sarah Croxford, Microsoft
Sinead Hammond, RUCKUS Networks
Sue Gardner, Arrow