WOMAN OF THE YEAR Winner
Blake Morgan led the judging panel and partner Kath Shimmin revealed it was impressed with the time and effort the winner had given to support people internally as well as out in the community. “She actively mentors her female colleagues to improve confidence and attain higher levels of achievement. Outside work, she has been appointed to the Board of Bournemouth University and mentors girls within her involvement with the Prince‘s Trust.“
Shimmin presented the award to: Annette D‘Abreo of Ceuta Healthcare
D‘Abreo is the UK managing director of Ceuta Healthcare – the leading international outsource partner for sales, marketing and logistics management within health and beauty.
Kath Shimmin (left) and Naomi Riches (right) with winner Annette D‘Abreo
Role Models
As co-founder of Ceuta in 1994, she started the business from scratch with personal funding, and the company has shown consistent growth since conception, now enjoying a £60m turnover and an 80%-plus market share.
A smart, dynamic and creative team has been nurtured to delight Ceuta‘s clients with results, solutions and ideas. D‘Abreo leads from the front, her entrepreneurial spirit is contagious and continues to drive business success.
In 2013, D‘Abreo won the Asian Businesswoman of the Year Award and under her leadership Ceuta Healthcare has gained IIP Gold status and Sunday Times ‘Best 500 UK Companies to Work For‘ inclusion on three occasions, among many other company awards.
Interviewed after receiving her award . . . Annette D‘Abreo was quick to acknowledge the help of others in her success.
“This is just fantastic. I am genuinely overwhelmed because the other five women in my category were just fabulous, all brilliant in what they have done and continue to achieve, which is inspirational to all of us.
Kath Shimmin (left) and Naomi Riches (right) with ‘Role Models‘ Lisa Forrester (second from left) and Diane Fairbairn from Santander on behalf of Cheryl Adams
Chosen by the judges as ‘Woman of the Year‘ Role Models were:
Lisa Forrester of GCS Recruitment Specialists – “An advocate of the value of women in the workplace, we were impressed with the way in which Lisa mentors her female colleagues, helping them to achieve their potential.“
Cheryl Adams of Santander Corporate & Commercial Banking – “Cheryl works hard to develop talent and establish partnerships for the future, and we applaud her efforts in creating opportunities to transform both individuals and her organisation.“
The other category finalists were: Christine Clacey, Microsoft Charlotte Male, Clive Barford Kathleen Smith, Serocor Solutions (Serocor Group)
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“It‘s also great for my fantastic partner Edwin Bessant, who is inspirational to me, and for the women in our business, of whom I have two here with me tonight. They are fantastic managers, but across the business for us it is not so much about being male or female, but how great you are within the team. A lot of the women in our company are fabulous, but this award is for everyone at Ceuta really.“
So what drives D‘Abreo? “Just to keep winning, succeeding and not letting any obstacle to get in the way. We have some very demanding clients who pitch a lot at us all the time. We just sit down and think how we are going to get over things, never take ‘No‘ for an answer, and get through by coming up with brilliant solutions, which we keep doing day-in day-out.“
LARGE BUSINESS
Open to women in organisations with over £15 million turnover – this year entry nominations were received for board directors and senior managers in the private, public and third sectors
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