CHAMBER NEWS Celebrating women in business
A leading light in education was named Business Woman of the Year at this year’s Enterprising Women awards. Marion Plant, Principal and Chief
Executive of a cross-border general FE College North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College, was presented with the accolade at a gala dinner to celebrate women in business. In addition to her role with North
Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College, Marion is also Chief Executive of the Midland Academies Trust - which sponsors four secondary schools - and serves on several national and regional bodies. She is a non-executive board member of the Department for Education, a trustee of WorldSkills UK, a board member of the Leicester and Leicestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) and the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP) and Skills lead for both, a trustee of the National Society Council (Church of England), a board member of Coventry University and member of the Academic Affairs Committee and a governor at Stephenson College of Further Education. The Enterprising Women awards
were presented at a gala dinner at Winstanley House, Leicester, hosted by freelance presenter Emma Jesson, who was GMTV’s first weathergirl, later working for ITV Central and ITV Granada, and who has also done advertising voice overs, had a part in a British comedy feature film and appeared on Jasper Carrot and Ruby Wax TV shows.
In total, seven awards were presented. The other six winners were:
Social Commitment Award: • G Wathall & Son
Apprentice of the Year: • Amber Nicholson – AESSEAL
Female Employee of the Year: • Aarti Raj – Pick Everard
Female Entrepreneur of the Year: • Rosin Johnson – Magenta Iris
Team of the Year Award: • Glynis Wright & Co Family Solicitors and Mediators
Small Business of the Year: • Penny Price Aromatherapy
The winners were chosen from a shortlist of 34 finalists.
THE ENTERPRISING WOMEN 2018 AWARDS FINALISTS
Social Commitment Award Sponsored by Leicester Racecourse
• NWG Network • Loates HR • G Wathall & Son - WINNER • Rothera Sharp
Apprentice of the Year Sponsored by Derby College
• Jordan Hind – AIM Awards • Amber Nicholson – Aesseal - WINNER
• Sameena Iftikhar – GEM Vending
• Amia Reid – Wildgoose Construction
• Chloe Parker – Wildgoose Construction
Female Employee of the Year Sponsored by Smallman & Sons
• Rachel Markham – Charity Link • Carol Dixon - Roundhouse Corporate at Derby College
• Charlotte Sanders - College Court Conference Centre and Hotel
• Wendy Walker - Fidler and Pepper Solicitors
• Aarti Raj - Pick Everard - WINNER
Female Entrepreneur of the Year Sponsored by PwC
• Jill Evenden - EBS Chartered Accountants
• Sandra Wiggins - DPI UK • Amanda Daly - Dalycom - The Turnaround CEO
• Lyndsey Hunt - Serious Zhuzh • Rosin Johnson - Magenta Iris - WINNER
Team of the Year Sponsored by Leicester Tigers
• Rhubarb Farm • Brighter Directions • Pick Everard • Ridge and Partners • Glynis Wright & Co Family Solicitors and Mediators - WINNER
Small Business of the Year Sponsored by CBA Business Solutions
• Mercia Image Print • Kingswell Support Service • G Wathall & Son • Heart Security • Penny Price Aromatherapy - WINNER
Business Woman of the Year Sponsored by Pick Everard
• Marion Plant – North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College - WINNER
• Helen Wathall – G Wathall & Son
• Ellie Dunmore – Penny Price Aromatherapy
• Glynis Wright – Glynis Wright & Co Family Solicitors and Mediators
• Emma Brealey – Petwood Hotel
Pictured from left: (back) Tara Bailey on behalf of G Wathall & Son (Social Commitment Award), Charlotte Demetri of Penny Price Aromatherapy (Small Business of the Year), Marion Plant OBE (Business Women of the Year), Eileen Richards, Jean Mountain, Emma Jesson, (front) Glynis Wright of Glynis Wright & Co Family Solicitors (Team of the Year), Aarti Raj of Pick Everard (Female Employee of the Year) and Rosin Johnson (Female Entrepreneur of the Year)
Co-Chair or Enterprising Women
Eileen Richards, founder of ER Recruitment, Leicester, and a member of the Board of Directors at the Chamber, said: “The standard of entries was, again, very high this year and proves there is a real hunger among women in the business community to be recognised for their achievements. “These awards - now celebrating
21 years - are one of the best ways to achieve that recognition. In the past we have had some very worthy winners and I’m delighted that Marion is now among them, although every entry deserves to be celebrated.” Co-Chair Jean Mountain, a Past
President at the Chamber, said: “By highlighting their contribution and telling their stories, hopefully we can inspire other women to pursue their business dream.” Sponsors for this year’s
Enterprising Women awards were Pick Everard (headline sponsor), B Audio Visual, CBA Business Solutions, Derby College, Leicester Racecourse, Leicester Tigers, Purpose Media, PwC and Smallman & Son, with Mercia Image Print as print sponsor and Koobr as design sponsor.
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