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The Women in IT Awards is the world’s largest event dedicated to tackling the technology industry’s disheartening gender imbalance. It does this by showcasing the achievements and innovation of women in technology, identifying new role models and promoting further dialogue around diversity among industry influencers.

Organised by business-technology magazine Information Age, the Women in IT Awards has gathered resounding support from trade associations, politicians and companies of all sizes and sectors since launching in 2015.

2019 Past Winner

ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Sian Allsopp – Morgan Stanley

Finalists:
Linda Aiello – Salesforce
Sian Allsopp – Morgan Stanley
Sheridan Ash – PwC
Sally Bogg – Leeds Beckett University
Jayne Duffy – Ciena
Amber Edwards – Oracle
Deborah Flint – Accenture
Lisa Marena – JUST EAT
Clare Stephens – IBM
Chris Taylor – The Telegraph
Marina Traversari – Oracle
Nicola Whiting – Titania

BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Zoe Cunningham – Softwire

Finalists:
Zahra Bahrololoumi – Accenture
Michelle Baker – BT
Guita Blake – Mindtree
Elsa Chen – Entanet
Zoe Cunningham – Softwire
Ariane Gorin – Expedia
Estelle Johannes – CompTIA
Margo Leach – Axelos
Joanne MacGregor – Barclays
Katie Mills – StateZero Labs
Annette Murphy – Zayo Group
Debbie Vavangas – IBM

BUSINESS ROLE MODEL OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Bijna Dasani – Lloyds Banking Group

Finalists:
Sarah Armstrong-Smith – Fujitsu
Lisa D’Arcy – Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Gemma Daley – Barclays
Bijna Dasani – Lloyds Banking Group
Daryn Edgar – SAP
Khayala Eylazova – PwC
Rachel Goddin – KPMG
Mivy James – BAE Systems
Gillian McLennan – JP Morgan
Jennifer Norman – XMA
Sarah Sanders – AWS
Rachel Wilkins – Dell

CIO OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Tiffany Hall – Cancer.org.uk

Finalists:
Barbara Gottardi – HSBC
Tiffany Hall – Cancer.org.uk
Jo Hannaford – Goldman Sachs
Nadira Hussain – Society of IT Management
Carol Johnson – The Telegraph
Rachel Jones – HM Land Registry
Angela Morrison – Debenhams
Georgina Owens – DAZN
Natascha Polderman – Control Risks
Gabi Wagenhofer – Castrol

CTO OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Katie Nykanen – Adstream

Finalists:
Anna Dick – Hiring Hub
Katie Nykanen – Adstream
Doina Popa – Barclays

DATA LEADER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Katia Walsh – Vodafone

Finalists:
Tayyaba Arif – PwC
Carolyn Brown – Bank of England
Elinor Doubell – BP
Soledad Galli – LV=
Di Mayze – Scratch Consulting
Rebecca Moore – Skyscanner
Justyna Owczarek – The Telegraph
Helen Terry – Virgin Money
Miriam Vizvary – Hive
Katia Walsh – Vodafone

DIGITAL LEADER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Amy Johnson – Anglian Water

Finalists:
Dania Al-Sudani – The Estée Lauder Companies Inc
Caroline Bedford – DXC
Monica Carlesso – Lloyds Banking Group
Amy Johnson – Anglian Water
Penny Mills – Smart Energy GB
Jillian Moore – Atos
Wendy Paine – Logicalis UK
Bella Slade – Post Office
Janine Smith – ITV

DIVERSITY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Debbie Forster MBE- Tech Talent Charter

Finalists:
Simi Awokoya – Witty Careers
Heather Black – Salesforce Supermums
Debbie Forster MBE- Tech Talent Charter
Emily Hyett – BAE Systems
Izzy Obeng – Foundervine
Kerri-Lauren Sturch – Turner & Townsend
KPMG: IT’s Her Future
Ivanti’s Women in Tech (WiT) Initiative
Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation
Oracle Women in Leadership
Tech Women Today
#YouEqualTech Community – Mortimer Spinks

EDITOR'S CHOICE
WINNER: Dr Alessandra Sherman – United Konsultants

Finalists:
Kiran Bhagotra – ProtectBox
Sophie Deen – Bright Little Labs Limited
Natalia Di Miguel – Passionate Gig
Denise Dumas – Red Hat
Anisha Macdermid – Exclamation Marketing
Pae Natwilai – Trik
Dr Alessandra Sherman – United Konsultants
Jill Stephens – Click4Assistance
Jane Walshe –Enforcd
Heather Williams – Sourcing Playground

EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR
JOINT WINNERS: Accenture & Thoughtworks

Finalists:
Accenture
Beyond
G3 Comms
Hire Stem Women
Index Exchange
J.P. Morgan
News UK
Sky
Thoughtworks
YOOX Net-a-Porter Group

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
JOINT WINNERS: Emma Margetts – Alpha-Exchange/Visible Alpha & Avril Chester – Cancer Central

Finalists:
Stephanie Alys – Mysteryvibe
Anna Assassa – Tisski
Kristina Boikova – Wine Picker
Avril Chester – Cancer Central
Tazz Gault – StateZero Labs
Tarryn Gorre – Kafoodle Limited
Emma Margetts – Alpha-Exchange/Visible Alpha
Helen Mitchell – Blukudu
Lara Mott – ImproveWell
Zara Nanu – Gapsquare
Elizabeth Vega – Informed Solutions

E-SKILLS INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Mahek Vara – Code Camp

Finalists:
Sarah-Jane Mintey – Developing Experts
Toni Scullion – Dresscode
Beckie Taylor –Tech Returners
Ramat Tejani – Formerly at GSMA
Mahek Vara – Code Camp
Code for Life, Ocado Technology
Open Schools Coding Competition
Scotland Women in Technology
Sky’s Get into Tech programme, Sky

FUTURE CIO OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Laura Yeaman – National Crime Agency

Finalists:
Natasha Darbyshire – Logicalis
Kristen Goodrich – City University London
Natalie Jones – Home Office
Hemna Juneja – DAZN
Sofy Large – EE
Leanne Lynch – British American Tobacco
Holly Nolan – Good Energy
Stephanie Stylianou – Make Positive
Laura Yeaman – National Crime Agency

GLOBAL LEADER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Monica Eaton-Cardone – The Chargeback Company

Finalists:
Lucy Burrow – Rolls-Royce
Jill Cooper – GSMA
Monica Eaton-Cardone – The Chargeback Company
Stina Ehrensvard – Yubico
Federica Falcone – Accenture
Julie Fergerson – Ethoca
Catherine Hryszko – Schroders
Leanne Kemp – Everledger
Seema Khinda Johnson – Nuggets
Lynn Lucas – Cohesity
Kate Platonova – HSBC

INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Priya Lakhani – CENTURY Tech

Finalists:
Yasmeen Ahmad – Teradata
Emily Foges – Luminance
Julie Grieve – Criton
Priya Lakhani – CENTURY Tech
Katya Linossi – ClearPeople
Jenn Rivas – DAZN
Shamira Sanghrajka – EY
Collette Thompson – Anglian Water
Lauren Tombs – HM Land Registry

IT TEAM OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Amy Johnson – Anglian Water

Finalists:
Pooja Bagga – Royal Mail
Judy Bennett – Bank of England
Lis Blaber – Debenhams
Mary Collerton – Elsevier
Anji Henry & Rachel Higham – BT Technology IT team
Amy Johnson – Anglian Water
Jacqueline Nisbet – Lloyds Banking Group
Home Office
Claire Priestley – City University London
Ann Wardrop – Virgin Money

RISING STAR OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Laura Drysdale – News UK

Finalists:
Emily Bovington – XMA
Jade Carlotta-Jones – BP
Laura Drysdale – News UK
Maya Kolaska – BAE Systems
Jen Merley – Morgan Stanley
Kitty O’Leary – Deloitte
Lucy Player – Fujitsu
Isabel Richards – Ocado
Victoria Robins – Capita
Emma Savory – Lucidica
Kate Self – BT
Dominique Tan – JP Morgan
Sophie Thompson – VirtualSpeech
Sofia Vaughan-Jones – ITV

SECURITY CHAMPION OF THE YEA
WINNER: Carly West – Bank of England

Finalists:
Nicole Axten – Six Degrees
Charmaine Hanley – YOOX Net-a-Porter Group
Elaine McKechnie – Clydesdale Bank
Nada Moussa – Six Degrees
Melanie Oldham – Bob’s Business
Becky Pinkard – Digital Shadows
Mindy Player – Lloyds Banking Group
Jackie Ronson – Formerly EE
Carly West – Bank of England

TRANSFORMATION LEADER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Nina Monckton – NHS Business Services Authority

Finalists:
Michelle Christmas – Nationwide Building Society
Monika Fahlbusch – BMC Software
Anne Gray – Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Kate Griffiths-Lambeth – Charles Stanley
Celia Hopkinson – Mercedes Benz Financial Services UK Ltd
Sarah Hurrell – Ferranti Computer Systems
Anne Jardine – Virgin Money
Rachel Kelsall – NFU Mutual
Nina Monckton – NHS Business Services Authority
Kate Richardson – JUST EAT
Komal Tekchandani – Heathrow Airport
Jacky West – Computacenter
Amy Williams – Barclays

WOMAN OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Anna Doherty – J.P. Morgan

Finalists:
Aouda Bellout – Schroders
Kate Collins – Royal BAM Group
Melissa Di Donato – SAP
Anna Doherty – J.P. Morgan
Marian Edwards – Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Rosemary Hitchcock – YOOX Net-a-Porter Group
Ceri Picton-Tully – HSBC
Susan Sharawi – Deloitte
Cheryl Willis – NetApp

YOUNG LEADER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Tara Annison – Lendingblock

Finalists:
Tara Annison – Lendingblock
Maxine Austin – Lloyds Banking Group
Jasleen Budhiraja – TCS
Jessica Chapplow – Wavemaker
Oana Emanuela Voinea – Accenture
Leanne Fitzpatrick – Hello Soda
Danielle Hamilton – Thrive Learning
Deborah O’Neill – Oliver Wyman
Claire Roberts – Entale Media
Kristen Shannon – Exsession (Aframe)
Eileen Valera – AND Digital Ltd
Rosie Woodhead – HMRC Digital
Clare Young – dxw