CRN Women & Diversity in Channel Awards 2022 - WINNERS

Last night's Women and Diversity in the Channel Awards took place at The Brewery in central London.

Having originally launched under the Women in Channel banner in 2018, this year the awards were rebranded to reflect the fact that diversity goes far beyond gender. The journey towards becoming a truly diverse industry means that the IT channel must embrace diversity as a whole and be an attractive and welcoming place for everyone regardless of their race, gender, cultural background, religious beliefs or sexual orientation.

New company categories added this year include those for Cultural Inclusion and the LGBTQ+ Inclusion.

Here we look back at the winners and the highly commended individuals from last night's awards.

Entrepreneur of the Year

WINNER: Elena Sinel, Teens in AI

LGBTQ+ Inclusion Award

WINNER: Softcat

Manager of the Year (reseller/solution provider)

WINNER: Vicki Oneill-King, Sapphire

Highly Commended: Paris King, Softcat

Mental Health Champion of the Year

WINNER: Alexander Lewis, Softcat

Outstanding Returner Award

WINNER: Zuleika Phillips, Zoom

Role Model of the Year (reseller/solution provider)

WINNER: Emma de Sousa, Insight

Sales Employee of the Year (reseller/solution provider)

WINNER: Helen Croft, Computacenter

Diversity Champion of the Year

WINNER: Juliet Baker, Adobe

Graduate/Apprentice of the Year - Reseller/Solution Provider

WINNER: Megan Land, SCC

Highly Commended:

Jaina Mistry, Computacenter

Kayleigh Provan, Akari Solutions

Health and Wellbeing Recognition Award

WINNER: Softcat

Highly Commended: Computacenter

Marketing Employee of the Year - Reseller/Solution Provider

WINNER: Rohima Begum, SCC

Highly Commended: Rachel Moon, Computacenter

Rising Star Award - Reseller/Solution Provider

WINNER: Amie Mulderrig, Insight

Highly Commended:

Laura Fowler, Softcat

Gabriella Iannelli, Computacenter

Unsung Hero - Reseller/Solution Provider

WINNER: Debbie Pitt, Computacenter

Best Community Outreach Programme

WINNER: OutSystems Community

Executive Mentor of the Year

WINNER: Olya Scekaturova, Computacenter

Gender Parity

WINNER: Maintel

Manager of the Year - Vendor/Distributor

WINNER: Yasemin Pereira, Adobe

Role Model of the Year - Vendor/Distributor

WINNER: Justine McDermott, Cisco International

Unsung Hero - Vendor/Distributor

WINNER: Hannah Hinder, Westcoast Limited

Highly Commended: Sacha Christophe, Redstor Limited

Cultural Inclusion Award

WINNER: Softcat

Diversity Employer of the Year

WINNER: Softcat

Graduate of the Year - Vendor/ Distributor

WINNER: Sophie Hendry, HP

Marketing Employee of the Year - Vendor/ Distributor

WINNER: Helen Wells, HP

Rising Star -Vendor/Distributor

WINNER: Monica Stefan, Twilio

Highly Commended: Amy Lishman, Fujitsu

Sales Employee - Vendor/ Distributor

WINNER: Kate Steele, Lenovo

Technical Employee of the Year

WINNER: Emma Wright, Softcat

Woman of the Year

WINNER: Larisa Lucaciu, Lenovo

Highly Commended: Rebecca Monk, Softcat