CRN Women & Diversity in Channel Awards 2022 | Incisive Media | 9 May 2022 | The Brewery, 52 Chiswell St, London EC1Y 4SA, UK

Now in their 5th year we are proud to announce that these awards have been relaunched as CRN Women & Diversity in Channel Awards, as we aim to champion not only women but also wider diversity within the industry.

The challenge of increasing diversity in tech is now firmly on the agenda across the UK, but it is far from a solved problem. These special awards aim to champion, recognise and celebrate women and diversity in the channel.

We want to put firms and individuals in the spotlight that are not only tackling gender issues, but are making diversity, in all senses, a priority within their business.

Women are still well under-represented across the industry. We feel that shouting about the accomplishments of women in the channel - not because they are women, but because their accomplishments are worth shouting about - can play an important role in tackling diversity in the channel.

The Women and Diversity in Channel Awards launches with new company categories for 2022 including the Cultural Inclusion Award and the LGBTQ+ Inclusion Award.

Categories

Individual Awards
• Technical Employee of the Year
• Sales Employee of the Year
• Marketing Employee of the Year
• Unsung Hero
• Graduate / Apprentice of the Year
• Manager of the Year
• Role Model of the Year
• Entrepreneur of the Year
• Outstanding Returner Award
• Rising Star Award
• Woman of the Year
• Executive Mentor of the Year - open to all individuals
• Diversity Champion of the Year - New for 2022 - open to all individuals
• Mental Health Champion of the Year - New for 2022 - open to all individuals

Company Categories
• Gender Parity
• Diversity Employer of the Year
• Best Community Outreach Programme
• Health and Wellbeing Recognition Award
• Cultural Inclusion Award - New for 2022
• LGBTQ+ Inclusion Award - New for 2022

2021 Winners

Best Community Outreach Programme
• Computacenter

Diversity Employer of the Year
• Softcat

Ethnic Diversity Champion
• Softcat

Gender Parity Award
• SHI Corporation UK

Health and Welbeing Recognition Award
• Computacenter

Executive Mentor of the Year
• Laura-Jane Turner, Jigsaw Systems Limited

Graduate Apprentice of the Year (reseller)
• Hannah Bath, Softcat

Graduate Apprentice of the Year (vendor/distributor)
• Erin Serdet, Microsoft

Entrepreneur of the Year
• Zuleika Philips, Zoom

Manager of the Year (reseller/solution provider)
• Michaela Nankin, Softcat

Manager of the Year (Vendor/Distributor)
• Anita Wosket, Westcoast

Marketing employee of the Year (reseller/solution provider)
• Jessica Poulter, CDW

Marketing employee of the year (Vendor/distributor)
• Maria Ferrara, Palo Alto Networks

Outstanding Returner Award
• Ashley Messina, Academia

Rising Star Award (reseller/solution provider)
• Poppy Angell, Phoenix Software Ltd

Rising Star Award (vendor/distributor)
• Isabelle Stewart, Vmware Uk Ltd

Role Model of the Year (reseller)
• Mary Hunter, Accenture

Role Model of the Year (Vendor/Distributor)
• Hayley Roberts, Distology

Sales Employee of the Year (reseller)
• Claire Jarmyn, Computacenter

Sales Employee of the Year (vendor/distributor)
• Claire Silcock, Palo Alto Networks

Technical Employee of the Year (reseller/solution provider)
• Jola Tkacz, KHIPU Networks

Technical Employee of the Year (vendor/distributor)
• Ruth Miller, Fujitsu

Unsung Hero (reseller/solution provider)
• Lauren Price, Academia

Unsung Hero (vendor/distributor)
• Emma Sines, Westcoast

Woman of the Year
• Debbie Allard, Computacenter
• Hayley Roberts, Distology