CRN Women in Channel Awards 2018 - Winners

18 individuals and three companies walked away as winners at CRN's inaugural Women in Channel Awards last night

There will be 620 sore heads in the IT channel today following CRN's inaugural Women in Channel Awards.

A full list of all 21 winners (18 individuals and three companies), who were selected following a gruelling judging process encompassing 17 industry judges, can be found below.

Guests were treated to a stand-up routine from comedian Laura Lexx and talk from polar explorer Paula Reid.

Pictures from the evening can be found on our Facebook page.

Best Community Outreach Programme

VMware

Diversity Employer of the Year

BT (Helen Slinger, pictured, right accepting the award)

Entrepreneur of the Year

Zandra Moore, Panintelligence

Graduate / Apprentice of the Year

Angela Counsell, Computacenter
Morgan O'Sullivan, Softcat

Manager of the Year

Clare Parry-Jones, Computacenter (pictured in main photo, above)

Marketing Employee of the Year - Vendor

Monique de Klerk, Lenovo

Highly Commended

Haley McPherson, ProLabs

Marketing Employee of the Year - Distributor

Amanda Glasgow, Tech Data UK

Marketing Employee of the Year - Reseller

Hannah Cunningham, Cisilion (pictured, right, accepting the awards)

Outstanding Returner Award

Faye Morgan-Frith, Softcat

Rising Star - Distributor

Annie Shah, Ingram Micro

Rising Star - Reseller / Services

Olya Scekaturova, Insight Direct

Highly Commended: Paris King, Softcat

Rising Star - Vendor

Emily Smith, VMware

Role Model

Natalie Matthews, Logicalis

Sales Employee of the Year - Distributor

Cathi Low, Tech Data

Sales Employee of the Year - Reseller

Lorna Sharpe, Softcat

Sales Employee of the Year - Vendor

Fay Potter, HP

Highly Commended

Jane Wheeler, Sennheiser

Technical Employee of the Year

Wendy Paine, Logicalis UK

Unsung Hero Award

Abi King, intY

Highly Commended: Di Boyer, IPNetix

Woman of the Year

Seeta Hariharan, Tata Consultancy Services

Highly Commended: Heidi Woodhouse, Dixons Travel

Lifetime Achievement Award

Vin Murria, Softcat PLC (pictured right, with CRN's Nima Green)