2023 Winners & Finalist Announced
25 September 2023After an amazing evening at this year’s Women’s Awards we can now share the names of the Winners and Finalists from both the East and West Midlands. Congratulations to each and everyone of them with huge thanks to our Sponsors, Supporters and Champions.
No | Region | Category | Winner | Finalist | Sponsor or Supporter | Presented by |
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1 | East Midlands | Outstanding Woman in Arts, Media & Music Award 2023 | Donna Briscoe-Greene | Megan Lupton | Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage | Pawlet Brooks MBE |
2 | East Midlands | Outstanding BAME Female Leader of the Year Award 2023 (Black, Asian, Minority, Ethnic) | Gina Samuel-Richards | Deepa Mistry | Dare To Diva | Carol Leeming MBE |
3 | East Midlands | Outstanding Woman in Care Services Award 2023 | Linda Neville | Amelia Benskin | JoinedUp Working | Sue Grogan |
4 | East Midlands | Outstanding Woman with Community Impact Award 2023 | Rahana Sidat | Susan McEniff | SHINE Together CIC | Rajinder Bhuhi, Member of the Board of SHINE |
West Midlands | Outstanding Woman with Community Impact Award 2023 | Ameena Muflihi | Veronica Kumeta | SHINE Together CIC | Rajinder Bhuhi, Member of the Board of SHINE | |
5 | East Midlands | Outstanding Female Disability Champion Award 2023 | Nicole Martin | Marguerite Haye | Some-Antics | Sammy Nour, Founder |
West Midlands | Outstanding Female Disability Champion Award 2023 | Anuradha Rani Upplauri | Jayne Townley | Some-Antics | Sammy Nour, Founder | |
6 | East Midlands | Outstanding Woman in Education Award 2023 | Nusrat Hathiari | Humera Hodgkinson | University of Leicester Business School | Professor Daniel Ladley, Dean |
West Midlands | Outstanding Woman in Education Award 2023 | Clare King | Rebecca Richardson | University of Leicester Business School | Professor Daniel Ladley, Dean | |
7 | East Midlands | Outstanding Female Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2023 | Bhumika Parmar | Linda Neville | Moosa-Duke Solicitors | Mehmooda Duke MBE DL |
West Midlands | Outstanding Female Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2023 | Faye Speedie | Ellie Wilson | Moosa-Duke Solicitors | Mehmooda Duke MBE DL | |
8 | East Midlands | Outstanding Female Leader in a Market Town Award 2023 | Dawn Edwards | Sensi Walters | Open Mind Training & Development Ltd | Mike Pollock |
9 | East Midlands | Outstanding Woman in Professional Services Award 2023 | Debbie Moore | Reena Bhalla | AGR Law Solicitors | Ruth Goward, Co-Founder |
West Midlands | Outstanding Woman in Professional Services Award 2023 | Ellie Wilson | Yemi Oluseun | AGR Law Solicitors | Ruth Goward, Co-Founder | |
10 | East Midlands | Outstanding Female LGBTQIA+ Champion | Katie Neeves | Xin Pan | SanRoo Publishing | Ru Barnett, Co-Founder |
11 | West Midlands | Outstanding Woman in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) | Prof. Alison McMillan / Sarah Blackwell | Frankie Lewns | Leanne Bonner-Cooke MBE | Leanne Bonner-Cooke MBE, Director |
12 | East Midlands | Outstanding Senior Female Executive Award 2023 | Kerry Law | Deepa Mistry | Nucleus HR | Toni Robinson, MD |
West Midlands | Outstanding Senior Female Executive Award 2023 | Michelle Mills-Porter | Carol Campbell | Nucleus HR | Toni Robinson, MD | |
13 | East Midlands | Inspirational Male Supporting Woman Leaders Award 2023 | Martin Heatlie | Arif Voraji | Open Mind Training & Development Ltd | Sandra Pollock OBE |
14 | East Midlands | East Midlands Inspirational Female Leader 2023 | Linda Neville | Katie Neeves | University of Loughborough | Professor Rachel Thomson |
West Midlands | East Midlands Inspirational Female Leader 2023 | Sarah Blackwell | Michelle Mills-Porter | Creative Direction | David Major | |
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