Shortlist for Businesswoman Of The Year 2015 Announced!

Here at IMAGE HQ we’re all about celebrating women in business, from beauty and fashion to technology and marketing. That’s why we’re delighted to announce our shortlist for this year’s prestigious awards.

Now in its ninth year, the IMAGE Businesswoman of the Year Awards aims to recognise and celebrate inspirational women across all areas of the Irish business world. The overall IMAGE Businesswoman of the Year is not open for nominations , but will be chosen from nominations to the other categories or on the judges? own recommendations.

Competition proved stronger than ever for these highly coveted accolades, with over 350 individual entries, so the women who made this shortlist are truly inspirational.

So *drum roll please* here are the nominees…

Entrepreneurship

1. Linda Nolan, managing director, MyBio
2. Siobhan McSharry, managing director, McSharry Foley Insurance and Whoops.ie
3. Kira Walton, co-founder, VOYA
4. Deirdre McGlone, proprietor, Harvey’s Point Hotel
5. Sallyanne Clarke, co-owner, L?Ecrivain
6. Sara Mitchell, co-owner, Poulet Bonne Femme
7. Caroline McEnery, managing director, The HR Suite
8. Monica Matellano, managing director, Eirespan
9. Denise Bell, director and co-founder, Bell Lane Coffee

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Management Professional

1. Niamh Townsend, general manager, Dell
2. Maria Smith, global assistant corporate controller, Oracle
3. Mary Hensey, manager, Tullamore Dew Visitor Centre
4. Gillian French, chief people officer, CarTrawler
5. Fiona Flannery, CEO, DEPFA Bank plc
6. Avril Clare, property recruitment specialist, Recruitment Plus
7. Ann-Marie Holmes, Fab 24 factory manager, Intel
8. Brenda O?Sullivan, regional director, Oxendales
9. Fiona Egan, managing director, head of corporate banking, Rabobank
10. Elaine Carey, CCO, Three Ireland
11. Orla Moran, head of EMEA sales, New Relic

Start-Up

1. Sarah O’Connor and Isolde Johnson, co-founders, Cool Beans
2. Sinead Duffy, founder and creative director, Yogandha Ltd
3. Catherine Buggy, director and shareholder, Boutique Bake
4. Bernadette Kinsella, CEO, worldBOX.ie
5. Ciara Donlon, CEO, THEYA
6. Julianne Brogan and Lydia O’Connor, directors, Blacksheep Foods
7. Niamh Hogan, owner and creator, Holos Skincare
8. Emma Buckley, director of nutrition, Gourmet Fuel
9. Jennie McGinn, CEO, Opsh

Creative Industry

1. Lorna Farrelly and Elizabeth Farrelly, creative directors, The Brow Artist
2. Mary Hawkes Greene, president and CEO, Burren College of Art
3. Libby Murray, owner, Elysian Brows
4. Avril Stanley, CEO, festival director and creative director, Body & Soul
5. Katherine Sweeney, managing director and founder, PREEN Hair & Beauty
6. Lucy Nagle, fashion designer and brand founder, Lucy Nagle Designs Ltd
7. Sonya Lennon, founder and CEO, Frock Advisor, Lennon Courtney, Dress for Success
8. Danielle Ryan, CEO, ROADS Group
9. Ann Chapman, owner, Stonechat Jewellers
10. Aiveen Daly, director and owner, Aiveen Daly Ltd
11. B?bhinn Flood, founder and managing director, The Design House
12. Anna Keely, principal and managing director, Bronwyn Conroy Beauty School

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Social Entrepreneurship

1. Mary Doherty, president, Down Syndrome Ireland
2. Karla Healion, director, Feminist Film Festival
3. Michelle O’Donnell Keating and Niamh Gallagher, co-founders, Women for Election
4. Suzanne O’Connell, founder and CEO, Outreach Moldova
5. Marian Carroll, volunteer CEO, Ronald McDonald House Charities Ireland
6. Mary Carty, co-founder, Outbox Incubator, STEMettes
7. Adi Roche, CEO, Adi Roche’s Chernobyl Children International
8. Jennifer Ryan, CEO, MyLife Solutions

Young Businesswoman

1. Katie Gilroy, managing director, Urbun Caf?
2. Jane Swarbrigg, managing director, Inglot Cosmetics Ireland
3. Laura Murphy, founder, SynerChi Kombucha
4. Elizabeth Fingleton, CEO, Obeo
5. Zo? Rocha, managing director and producer, LittleRock Pictures
6. Kate Verling, managing director, Mink Hand & Foot Spa
7. Chloe Harris, CEO, Foodie
8. Anita Murray, company director, Pink Beauty Group
9. Zara Flynn, managing director, Guns or Knives
10. Chupi Sweetman-Durney, creative director, Chupi Jewellery
11. Ellen Kavanagh, owner and creator, Waxperts

Overseas Irish Businesswoman of the Year

1. Dr Jeanne Bolger, vice-president of investment ventures, Johnson & Johnson
2. Anne Butterly, CEO and founder, Easydry
3. Kathleen Mitchell, vice-president and managing director Europe, Stella & Dot
4. Denise Tormey, president and co-founder, PlanNet21 Communications
5. Alyson Hogg, founder and CEO, Vita Liberata Ltd
6. Galvea Kelly, global assistant vice-president, L?Or?al
7. Eimear Noone, composer and conductor, Twelve O’Clock Arts

Digital

1. Sandra McKenna, co-founder, Sheology Digital
2. ?ine Behan, CEO, Cortechs
3. Niamh Bushnell, Dublin Commissioner for Startups
4. Maryrose Lyons, founder, Brightspark Consulting
5. Anna Scally, partner and head of technology, media and telecoms practice, KPMG
6. Elva Carri, founder, GirlCrew

CEO

1. Sandra Daly, CEO, Mercy University Hospital, Cork
2. Anna Malmhake, CEO, Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard
3. Karen Hennessy, CEO, Design & Crafts Council of Ireland and Irish Design 2015
4. Anne Heraty, CEO, Cpl Resources plc
5. Sin?ad Doherty, CEO, Fenero
6. Amanda Roche-Kelly, managing director, Just Eat
7. Grace O?Shaughnessy, managing director, Java Republic
8. Catherine Heaney, managing director, DHR Communications

The 2015 IMAGE Businesswoman of the Year Awards is sponsored by Samsung, Electric Ireland, No 7 and Kuehne + Nagel, and proudly supported by Newstalk, Enterprise Ireland, Independent.ie and Marks & Spencer

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