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)