UK Women in Business Award 2005 - 12/9/2005
Jane Palmer, Managing Director of Industrial Brushware and Ibex Geo Tech, has won the UK Women in Business Award 2005. Jane has several patented tool systems working in the oil exploration field and provides solutions for some of the largest oil service companies in the world.
Ahmed Suleiman, founder of the global women in business conference, said:
“Jane has won the award, not only because of the innovative work of her company, but for her overall contribution to business thoughout her career. Jane has been a mentor in both entrepreneurial business and engineering slills and during the last five years has sponsered students from Oxford University’s department of Engineering Science. On top of this she sits on the board, as a non executive Director, of over 20 different companies.”
Trade and Industry Secretary Alan Johnson said:
“An award like this will help raise the profile of the important contribution women are making in UK industry and hopefully inspire a new generation of young women entering the workplace to go to the very top.
“The Government has put in place a clear strategy to encourage diversity at the top of the UK workplace and though the signs are encouraging there is still progress to be made. We must all continue to strive to ensure that talent from all backgrounds is properly recognised.”
The award, which is now running in its 9th year is a joint initiative between UK Trade & Investment, Women in Business International and the British exporters Association (Bexa). It particularly focuses on achievement in international markets as well as an ongoing commitment to international trade relations. Previous winners include: Dawn Gibbins MBE, Chairman of Flowcrete (industrial floorings); Elisabeth Boultbee, Manager at Great Ormond Street Hospital; Jan Ward, Managing Director of Corotherm Industries (oil pipelines); and last year’s winner Mechelle Weinberg, Director of Alperton Limited (export trading house).
Last year’s winners were Weis Sunn, responsible for groundbreaking international sales in satelite technology and Pat Young, who is heavily involved in the international health care sector.
The award was given out at the Women in Business, annual conference. Now in its 9th year, the initiative aims to promote and encourage business networking and the exchange of knowledge and skills between businesswomen from around the world. Past speakers at its conferences and events have included: Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan, Bahia Hariri of Lebanon, Shaikha Hisah Saad Al Sabah of Kuwait, Shaikha Hanadi Al Thani of Quatar, Shaikha Lubna Al Qassimi and Mrs Zanele Mbeki. This year’s key note speaker was HRH Princess Lulwa Al Faisal of Saudi Arabia.
The Government has delivered support for diversity in the boardroom through commissioning of the Higgs and Tyson reports, through the publication of Better Boards, through holding Roundtables, through commissioning the Cranfield Report on ethnic diversity in the FTSE 100 and through support of the Female FTSE Index.
Building Better Boards” builds on the recommendations of Derek Higgs and Laura Tyson for more diverse and effective boardrooms. The guide:
• sets out the business case for effective diversity and better practices in the boardroom;
• cites the benefits for companies, with evidence from some of Britain’s best-known businesses and names; and
• outlines Government and business-led initiatives to develop the talent pool of women.
If you want to apply for an award you should email womeninbusiness@aol.com. All application froms muct be in by the 20th of Novmeber 2005.
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