Women & Diversity in Channel Awards 2025: All the winners
After a night of sparkle and recognition, catch up on all the winners of CRN’ s annual awards evening below
CRN is delighted to announce our 2025 Women & Diversity in Channel Awards winners.
Last night, we celebrated with our finalists and winners at an exclusive awards ceremony at The Brewery, London, hosted by critically acclaimed comedian Jen Brister.
Over the past three decades, the channel has made extraordinary progress in elevating women’s representation and visibility at every level.
What began as a small but determined effort to spotlight women in an often male-dominated industry has grown into a powerful movement for systemic change.
We’ve seen women rise from entry-level roles to boardrooms, take the helm of partner programmes, lead global business units, launch their own companies, and shape the cultural and commercial priorities of the industry itself.
But as much as we celebrate the progress of the past 30 years, we also recognise that true inclusion requires a broader lens.
The channel needs to reflect the full range of human experience: people of colour, LGBTQ+ professionals, disabled and neurodivergent colleagues, those from different socioeconomic and educational backgrounds, and anyone whose identity has been historically marginalised or overlooked.
Congratulations to our 2025 winners: you are not only shaping a stronger, more representative channel; you are redefining what success looks like in our industry.
The big reveal…
Best Diversity Recruitment Initiative of the Year
Winner: STECHAD LTD
Highly commended: Howell Technology Group (HTG)
Best Place to Work Award
Winner: Highgate
Highly Commended: Exertis
Championing Diversity Award
Winner: Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Cultural Inclusion Company of the Year
Winner: Exertis
Highly Commended: STECHAD LTD
Health and Wellbeing Recognition Award
Winner: Highgate
Graduate/Apprentice of the Year – Reseller/Solution Provider
Winner: Serena Jivan, Agilitas IT Solutions
Graduate/Apprentice of the Year – Vendor/Distributor
Winner: Sophie Cutler, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Sales Employee of the Year – Reseller/Solution Provider
Winner: Imogen Toms, Softcat
Highly Commended: Sinead O'Donnell, MTI Technology Limited
Sales Employee of the Year – Vendor/Distributor
Winner: Zeta Stephenson, Mimecast
Marketing Employee of the Year – Reseller/Solution Provider
Winner: Kelly Waring, LIMA
Marketing Employee of the Year – Vendor/Distributor
Winner: Konstantina Giannopoulou, HP
Highly Commended: Kate Danks, Coro
Manager of the Year – Reseller/Solution Provider
Winner: Laura Cowl, Computacenter
Highly Commended: Lucy Coates, Softcat
Manager of the Year – Vendor/Distributor
Winner: Helen Watson, Zoom
Rising Star Award – Reseller/Solution Provider
Winner: Bethan Jones, Computacenter
Rising Star Award – Vendor/Distributor
Winner: Cara McKenna, Fortinet
Highly Commended: Lara Sweet, Mimecast
Role Model of the Year – Reseller/Solution Provider
Winner: Matilda Najmaldin, Computacenter
Highly Commended: Alexandra Stephenson, Wavenet
Role Model of the Year – Vendor/Distributor
Winner: Amanda Walker, Westcon Comstor
Highly Commended: Leanne Newell, Exertis Hypertec
Technical Employee of the Year
Winner: Konstantina Giannopoulou, HP
Entrepreneur of the Year
Winner: Tara-Jane Sloane, Telev8 Ltd
Highly Commended: Raj Meghani, BlockAPT
Executive Mentor of the Year – Reseller/Solution Provider
Winner: Yomi Akinsanya, Computacenter
Executive Mentor of the Year – Vendor/Distributor
Winner: Louise Mahrra, Cisco
Highly Commended: Sameena Akhter, Capgemini
Unsung Hero – Reseller/Solution Provider
Winner: Nafeesah Ikram, Trustmarque
Highly Commended: Baiju Shah, Computacenter
Unsung Hero – Vendor/Distributor
Winner: Kira Squire, LastPass
Highly Commended: Lucy Plummer, Westcoast Ltd
Outstanding Returner Award
Winner: Diane Godfrey, ARO
Diversity Champion of the Year
Winner: Sarah Noble, Computacenter
Mental Health Champion of the Year
Winner: Nafeesah Ikram, Trustmarque
Woman of the Year
Winner: Ruby Hamilton, Microsoft