Inspiring Females Award Winners
Congratulations to this year’s winners!
Kindly sponsored by Bernicia
2022 Winners
Inspiring female (small business)
Kindly sponsored by Intuit
Winner: Elaine Parker – Safer Date
Inspiring female (medium business)
Kindly sponsored by Hargreaves
Winner: Melanie Stewart – Universal Wolf
Inspiring female (large business)
Kindly sponsored by Openreach
Winner: Kerry Patterson – Tharsus
Inspiring female (global business)
Kindly sponsored by NRG Plc
Winner: Nikki Sayer – Casper Shipping
Most inspiring employer (small business)
Kindly sponsored by Teesside University
Winner: Steedman and Company
Most inspiring employer (medium business)
Kindly sponsored by North East Times
Winner: Northumberland National Park Authority
Most inspiring employer (large business)
Kindly sponsored by Openreach
Winner:Muckle LLP
Most inspiring employer (global business)
Kindly sponsored by NRG Plc
Winner: XL Precision Technologies
Community and CSR inspiring female of the year
Kindly sponsored by AIM Group
Winner: Paula McMahon – Sir Robert McAlpine
Inspiring female business leader of the year
Kindly sponsored by NatWest
Winner: Rebecca Chapman – NEBRC
Apprentice of the year
Kindly sponsored by Esh Construction
Winner: Jenny Hartnett – Northumbrian Water
Outstanding contribution award
Winner: The Northeastern Lionesses
We held our Inspiring Females Awards celebrations on 11 November at Newcastle Civic Centre and the ceremony was hosted by interviewer and former BBC Senior Journalist Charlie Charlton. She said: “These women should be household names.”